Mahinga kai definition
Mahinga kai literally means ‘food cultivation’, and it is an all-inclusive term that encompasses the ability to access (both physically and legally) the resource, the site where gathering occurs, the activity of gathering and using the resource, and the good health of the resource – it must be fit for cultural use.
Mahinga kai means, for the purpose of a joint management plan, the customary gathering of food and natural materials and the places where those resources are gathered”. See section 167 of the Ngai Tahu Claims Settlement Act 1998.
Examples of Mahinga kai in a sentence
Mahinga kai and nohoanga sites are prevalent throughout the Mangawhai area.