Sustainable use of the Tukituki river

• Environment uses and consequences
• Sustainability
• Processes
• Interaction
• Kaitiakitanga (environmental)

Using the monitoring data from the sites listed in the resources section on this page, research the uses of the Tukituki (or other local area). Consider swimming, fishing, recreation, farming, gravel extraction and any other uses you discover in your research.

In the classroom, explore questions surrounding your area such as:

• How do people use the area?
• What are the consequences of using the area on the environment and the local people?
• How will continued use impact on the sustainability of the environment?

Once these ideas have been researched and explored, organise a visit to an area in the Tukituki catchment such as the Tukituki at Red Bridge, which is also a monitoring site. Students can observe uses of the river from that area or take part in water monitoring to assess the health of the river.

Hawke's Bay Regional Council can provide kits for schools interested in water monitoring and gathering data. Learn more about the kits on NIWA's website: Stream Health Monitoring and Assessment Kit (SHMAK). Connect with us at HBRC for water monitoring kits and additional support: enviro@hbrc.govt.nz

Key learning outcomes for students:

• Comprehensive understanding of the sustainable use of an environment.
• Explain the consequences of the use of the selected environment on people and the environment.
• Explain the sustainability, or otherwise, of the selected environment with continued use.

Tips for teaching and learning:

• Geographic understanding refers to an understanding of the spatial dimension of the environment, and understanding how people interact with environments and the consequences of that interaction.
• Use of the environment refers to using it for a purpose such as mining, farming, fishing, tourism, energy production, recreation, forestry, transportation.
• Link the the impacts to the ideas of a sustainable future, weaving concepts of manaakitanga and kaitiakitanga throughout.

Thinking
Students will use creative, critical, and metacognitive processes to demonstrate geographic understanding as well as human impacts and their consequences on the environment.

Using language, symbols, and text
Students will use oral, written, and visual text to understand information about the area.

Managing self
Students will be encouraged to manage themselves independently, establish personal goals, make plans, manage projects, and set high standards.

Relating to others
Students will be expected to interact effectively with a diverse range of people in a variety of contexts to research the area and understand sustainable use of the environment.

Participating and contributing
Students will be actively involved in communities through explaining their ideas and making connections with the area. 

Demonstrate geographic understanding of the sustainable use of an environment.

AS91009 Geography 1.3 - Demonstrate geographic understanding of the sustainable use of an environment. (3 credits; Internal)

Other subject Achievement Standards with learning synergies

AS90811 EFS 2.2- Explain how human activity in a biophysical environment has consequences for a sustainable future (4 credits; Internal)

AS91158 Biology 2.6 - Investigate a pattern in an ecological community, with supervision.

AS91298 Agriculture and Horticulture 2.6 - Report on the environmental impact of the production of a locally produced primary product.

• Land, Air, Water Aotearoa (LAWA) - Tukituki River
• Tukituki Dashboard | Hawke's Bay Regional Council
• Geography AS91009: Demonstrate geographic understanding of the sustainable use of an environment
• NIWA SHMAK manual
• Waikato Sustainability Education guide
• Hawke's Bay State of the Environment 2018-2021 report