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Kiaora Tamariki! We are going to do some research into the questions we wanted to answer about Marine Reserves in order to have some good knowledge when we go on our Hikoi on Friday. To help you answer the questions here are 2 good websites for you to visit to find good information. [] and [] To go to these sites simply click on them and you will be taken there! There are also a couple of books and brochures to have a look at that will be helpful.

So what do you have to do? Answer the following questions by writing your answers below each one. Answer with as much information as you can from your research. Don't forget to save your Mahi every 10 minutes to save losing it! Cool - off you go! 1) What are marine reserves created for? A marine reserve is an area of the ocean and shore that is protected. All the living things within the marine reserve area are protected, including their homes in the rocks, sand and coral. 2) When were marine reserves first created in Aotearoa and how many are there now?

New Zealand’s first marine reserve (Cape Rodney – Okakari Point Marine Reserve) was established in 1975 and was one of the world’s first no-take marine reserves. Now there are 30 marine reserves and here are some names Auckland island marine reserve, cape rodney marine reserve, Fiordlands marine reserve, Kapiti marine reserve, and there are many more.

3) What are some interesting facts about our marine reserve " Te Tapuwae O Rongo Kako"?

The subtidal area of the reserve contains several distinct habitats. Down to about 10 metres in depth, a variety of seaweeds such as flapjack and kelp can be found and kina, marine snails, sponges and other animals are common. Some of the fish that you may see include spotties (paketi), banded wrasse (tangahangaha), red moki (nanua), hiwihiwi, butterfish (greenbone, marari), marblefish (kehe) and parore. The coast around Gisborne attracts high numbers of crayfish and as you explore the crevices and overhangs you may see hundreds of tiny crayfish, depending on the time of year.

4) Who protects the marine reserves and why? How do they protect it?

D.O.C monitor and map the marine reserves and the police catch the poachers.

5) What are the rules about using a marine reserve, taking things from it, and using it? People are free to swim, snorkel, dive and boat within a marine reserve.

People are not allowed to disturb or take any living things from within a marine reserve, except for scientific purposes, which has to be approved. Marine reserves are open to the public, which means that everyone can visit marine reserves and enjoy them! 6) What is the Ngati Konohi story about the name "Te Tapuwae O Rongo-Kako" – [|53] –

Chapter Seven The History of Rongo-Kako
We commence our history of Rongo-Kako, the son of Tamatea-mai-Tawhiti, at the point where he was a student of the //Whare-wananga//. Intelligent in mind, well fashioned in body, he was, it seems, rather older than the usual age when he was chosen by his East Coast people as their candidate for scholastic honours in the University that had been set up in the Wairarapa district. The fact that he was beyond the teen age may have accounted for the fact that he proved a poor scholar. He was many times put out of the house for drowsiness, and but for the personal interest of Tupai, whom we remember as one of the high priests of the Takitimu canoe, Rongo would have been expelled. No doubt there was a bond linking the aged Tupai to Rongo. Was not this the son of his late commander with whom he had travelled from Hawaiki? However, Rongo was looked upon by the //tohungas// as a failure. At the end of the final term the other students were put through their tests, and no doubt there were successes and failures. Our hero took part in none of the tests as he was already looked upon as a failure. The final test was that of the ability to take superhuman strides as a means of travel. Rongo-Kako begged to be allowed to join the small number of students who were prepared to take this test. Permission was refused on account of Rongo's other failures. One by one the applicants for this last physical-cum-supernatural test were put through a preliminary ceremony and asked to repeat the appropriate incantation. As each entrant succeeded in the oral test so he was told to make a journey to obtain a sample piece of //rimu-rapa//. This was the giant sea-weed known as kelp, which at this particular place grew no nearer than on the rocks of some small islands off the coast. When torn from the rocks by storm and, washed up on to the mainland beach to become dry in the sun, the name of the kelp was changed to //rimu-puka//. This is often seen in – [|54] – great black ribbons along the sea beaches. One by one the students returned bringing the //rimu-puka//, thus proving that they had not left the mainland but had picked up their evidence in a dead state on the sand. In view of the wholesale failure of the others, Rongo made a strong appeal to be allowed to undertake the test. Out of respect for his descent, and out of curiosity to see the result, his appeal was granted. To the amazement of all he was word perfect in the recitative tests, and so was sent forth to the physical hurdle, the passage of sea separating the source of the true //rimu-rapa// from the mainland. Again he passed the tests and returned bringing the required sample of the freshly gathered kelp. The result was that he was consecrated to the high office of priest by anointing with the sacred oil. Days of learning past, the time had now come for lovemaking. The maiden of his choice lived beyond the hills and far away, and Rongo knew that he had many rivals. Muri-whenua, or Hauraki, near our present Thames, was by all accounts a maiden of surpassing charm. Her fame had spread to the distant school, and had been so talked of that each of the students had individually planned to woo the maid. And each secretly decided to be first to reach Hauraki. Rongo-Kako had only one serious rival, however, one named Paoa, who belonged to Hauraki, where dwelt the lady. This Paoa is the eponymous ancestor of that great tribe [|Ngati-Paoa], of Hauraki, and is often confused with the captain of the Horouta, whose name was Pawa, and who arrived 100 years before the Main Fleet. Paoa appeared to have the initial advantage as he had gained the highest marks of any in the college for proficiency in navigation. To do him justice he offered Rongo-Kako a seat in his canoe for the journey up the coast. This was politely declined by Rongo, who said that he preferred to travel by land. Rongo purposefully dallied to allow Paoa to get a good start, then, when he knew that Paoa must have almost reached a certain place, he took one of his giant strides and reached the place just before Paoa. Paoa saw Rongo walking along the beach and again offered him a seat in the canoe, an offer again declined. Rongo again waited before he took a second step that this time landed him on [|Cape Kidnappers]. His footmark on the Cape is still pointed out to visitors. So the pair proceeded up the coast, Rongo always contriving to arrive a little ahead of his rival. From Kidnappers he stepped over to [|Hawke's Bay] to a point near Whangawehi on the Mahia Peninsula. Here again the mark of his footprint is still to be seen today. When, however, he turned up at – [|55] – Whangara beyond Gisborne, just ahead of Paoa, the canoeist realised that Rongo was making sport of him. He decided that if he were to win the maiden, Muriwhenua, he would have to put a stop to Rongo's giant strides. He hastily rowed on to a point past [|Tokomaru Bay] and set about preparing a great trap, or //tawhiti//, to trip and hold his enemy. To the present day this place is known as Tawhiti-a-Paoa (Trap of Paoa). Rongo was not to be caught, and this time he took an even greater stride, high above the trap, and so continued his journey. He was first on the scene at the maiden's home and secured her as his bride. If pakeha credulity should strain at the acceptance of this story, let us say that it is universally known and told throughout the East Coast. [|Mr. Elsden Best] mentions it in his book //Tuhoe//, page 990. He writes, "This story reminds us of the legend of Paoa and Rongo-Kako, the champion strider of the East Coast. These two ancestors were travelling up the East Coast of the [|North Island]. Paoa rowed steadily forward, not being gifted apparently with any extraordinary powers of locomotion. Rongo-Kako would wait until Paoa got far ahead of him and take a huge stride and so overtake him. Some of Rongo's footsteps are pointed out by his descendents. They are only about fifty miles apart. This procedure seems to have annoyed Paoa, who fixed up a //tawhiti//, or spring trap, in order to trap the agile Rongo. But Rongo the strider was not to be so caught. He took a long step, passing over the trap and springing it with his toe, so that the //taratara//, or setting stick of the trap, flew violently off into space, eventually coming to earth in the Waikato district, where it is said to still exist in the form of a tree." Rongo-Kako having married the beautiful Muriwhenua, had born to him a son, whom he named after his own father, Tamatea. Later the lad was circumcised, and this was the origin of his full name of Tamatea-Ure-haea, or Tamatea the circumcised.