NZQA registered unit standard
2579 version 9
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Title
Observe conservation practices to conserve environmental
resources used in whakairo
Level
4
Credits
6
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to: examine
conservation practices; propagate resources; and harvest
whakairo resources sustainably.
Classification
Whakairo > Whakaraupapa Whakairo
Available grade
Achieved
Explanatory notes
Contemporary conservation practices are those outlined by the Department of
Conservation regulations available http://www.doc.govt.nz and the Resource Management
Act 1991 and any subsequent amendments;
Conservation Act 1987;
Reserves Act 1977;
Historic Places Act 1993;
Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Examine conservation practices used to conserve environmental resources.
Range
three plant resources, one animal.
Evidence requirements
1.1
Traditional conservation practices are examined and developed in a manner
ensuring rites and customs are maintained.
Range
1.2
rites and customs include but are not limited to – mauri, tapu, rāhui
kaitiakitanga.
Traditional conservation practices are examined and developed in a manner
ensuring resource availability and sustainability.
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Contemporary conservation practices are observed and developed to maintain
resource availability.
Range
Department of Conservation regulations, Resource Management
Act 1991 and any subsequent amendments.
Outcome 2
Propagate resources as a conservation practice.
Range
three plant resources.
Evidence requirements
2.1
Resources are propagated in a manner ensuring conservation of rare species.
Outcome 3
Harvest whakairo resources sustainably using conservation practices.
Range
plant resource, animal resource.
Evidence requirements
3.1
Resource availability is quantified to ensure stocks are maintained.
Range
3.2
Alternative materials are selected in a manner ensuring sustainable
management of stock.
Range
3.3
natural, manufactured.
Resources are selectively harvested in a manner ensuring stocks are not
depleted.
Range
3.4
scarce, plentiful.
age of stock, location, amount taken, frequency of harvest.
Regulations and tikanga are observed in a manner ensuring resources are
protected.
Range
rāhui and iwi tikanga and Department of Conservation regulations.
Planned review date
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Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process
Version Date
Last Date for Assessment
Registration
1
5 December 1995
31 December 2016
Revision
2
6 April 1998
31 December 2016
Revision
3
19 April 2000
31 December 2016
Revision
4
18 September 2001
31 December 2016
Review
5
19 December 2003
31 December 2016
Review
6
12 December 2008
N/A
Revision
7
21 May 2010
N/A
Rollover
8
21 February 2013
N/A
Revision
9
19 November 2015
N/A
Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference
0226
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Please note
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Providers and Industry Training Organisations, which have been granted consent and
which are assessing against unit standards must engage with the moderation system that
applies to those standards.
Requirements for consent to assess and an outline of the moderation system that applies
to this standard are outlined in the Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR). The
CMR also includes useful information about special requirements for organisations wishing
to develop education and training programmes, such as minimum qualifications for tutors
and assessors, and special resource requirements.
Comments on this unit standard
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suggest changes to the content of this unit standard.
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