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Whakarapopoto Korero
Ko tēnei mea ko te 'biodiversity' he kaupapa whai ora,
ōranga tonutanga mō ngā momo āhuatanga o te taiao e
tau nei ki runga i a Papatiianuku. Ahakoa anō kei konā
ngā āhuatanga o te papa taiao hei maukino, hei
whakangaro atu i te ora o te papa whenua. I roto i te
kotahi rau tau neke atu ko te tangata tetahi tonu o ngā
mea kai te maukino i te papa whenua me te taiao. Kite
ao whānui tonu, e tika ana kia kaha tēnā, me tēnā kite
tiaki i ngā ira o te taiao hei kākahu whakataratara mō
ngā whakatipuranga kei te piki ake. Ki roto o Aotearoa,
he mahinga nui tate Māori kite whakatū, manaaki i aua
ira, ēngari kāore hei kaitiaki noa iho, ēngari hei whakatū
i ngā whāinga whanui mō aua ira taiao nei, te taha ahurea tikanga, he kaupapa momo mātauranga mete whakatū rautaki mō ngā tau kei mua i a tātau. He maha ngā momo kaupapa rangahau hei tātari kia tutuki ai te tirohanga whānui o te motu mō aua ira taiao.

Abstract
Biodiversity is about existence and well-being based
on protecting the variety of earth's life forms. Although
natural processes can cause species depletion and
extinction, the prime cause in the last I 00 years has been human activity. Internationally, everyone has a
responsibility to sustain biodiversity and maintain the
widest genetic pool of biological wealth for future
generations. In New Zealand, Māori have a unique role
to play in sustaining indigenous biodiversity, not only in
terms of kaitiakitanga but in achieving national
biodiversity goals through the provision of another
cultural perspective, another knowledge system, which
will help plans for the future. Traditional concepts and
perspectives are summarised. A research framework is
proposed to show the role biodiversity could have for
Māori advancement and to underpin a bicultural approach
for achieving national biodiversity outcomes.