TY - BOOK AU - Tipa,Gail AU - Teirney,L.D. ED - New Zealand. TI - Using the cultural health index : how to assess the health of streams and waterways = Te whakamahi i te kuputohu hauora ahurea : me pehea te arotake i te hauora o ngā pūkaki me ngā awa wai T2 - ME ; SN - 0478259492 (spiral binding) : U1 - 333.91621608999442 21 PY - 2006/// CY - Wellington, N.Z. : PB - Ministry for the Environment, Manatū Mō Te Taiao, KW - NEW ZEALAND KW - ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING KW - STREAMS KW - CATCHMENTS KW - WATERWAYS KW - RESOURCE MANAGEMENT KW - WATER QUALITY KW - MĀORI VALUES KW - LEGAL ASPECTS N1 - Cover title; Written by Gail Tipa and Laurel Teirney; "This user guide should be read alongside the reports describing the development of the Cultural Health Index"--Cover verso; Includes bibliographical references (p. 53); Also available via the World Wide Web N2 - The Cultural Health Index (CHI) is a tool that Maori can use to assess and manage waterways in their area. The index allows iwi/hapu to assess the cultural and biological health of a stream or catchment of their choosing, and then communicate this information to water managers in a way that can be understood and integrated into resource management processes. This guide explains how to apply the CHI for streams and waterways, from selecting sites and setting up a monitoring team, to calculating the CHI scores for the sites. It provides resources such as forms, recommended interview questions and data collection worksheets UR - http://webcat.niwa.co.nz/documents/0478259492.pdf ER -