Outcome:
Mana Whenua significant sites and cultural landmarks are acknowledged
Attributes:
- Acknowledges a Māori world view of the wider significance of tohu / landmarks and their ability to inform the design of specific development sites
- Supports a process whereby significant sites can be identified, managed, protected and enhanced
- Celebrates local and wider unique cultural heritage and community characteristics that reinforce sense of place and identity, both traditional and contemporary
Application:
- Recognition of tohu, including wāhi tapu, wāhi tūpuna, maunga, awa, puna, mahinga kai, mahinga mataitai and ancestral kāinga
- Allows visual connection to significant sites to be created, preserved and enhanced
- Wider cultural landmarks and associated narratives able to inform building / spatial orientation and general design responses
- Design, art and heritage trails, digital technologies, physical markers and interpretation boards