NZQA registered unit standard
20319 version 5
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Title
Explain the relationship between biosecurity, biosecurity risks,
biodiversity, and mātauranga Māori
Level
5
Credits
6
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to:
explain biosecurity, biosecurity legislation, and the
implications for the environment and mātauranga Māori;
explain how the resources and rights of Māori under the
Treaty of Waitangi are affected by biosecurity measures
and biosecurity risks; and
identify and describe potential areas of research into the
effects of biosecurity on biodiversity and how this relates
to the resources and rights of Māori under the Treaty of
Waitangi.
Classification
Environment Māori > Māori Environmental Management
Available grade
Achieved
Explanatory notes
1
Where the local rohe is occupied by a number of iwi or hapū, the tangata whenua or
mana whenua view will take precedence. Other iwi or hapū views should be
encouraged in order to enrich and enhance understanding of key Māori concepts and
practices.
2
Descriptions and explanations can be presented in a number of ways that may
include oral presentations, visual presentations, written presentations, whakaari,
haka, whaikōrero and waiata.
3
Legislation relevant to this unit standard may include: Biosecurity Act 1993;
Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act 1996; Te Ture Whenua Maori Act
1993; Treaty of Waitangi Act 1975; Resource Management Act 1991; Conservation
Act 1987; and the Crown Minerals Act 1991.
4
Definitions
Biodiversity – or biological diversity refers to the varieties of all biological life (people,
plants, animals, fungi, and micro organisms), the genes they contain and the
ecosystems on land or in the water where they live. It is the diversity of all life on
earth.
Biosecurity – the protection of New Zealand’s economy, environment, human health,
and taonga Māori, from the introduction of pests and unwanted organisms.
Biosecurity measures – the monitoring and reporting systems put in place to reduce
and prevent any biosecurity risks.
Biosecurity risk – the accidental and/or illegal release of organisms into the
environment.
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Environment – a combination of physical, natural, people and communities.
Mātauranga Māori – encompasses a dynamic and evolving range of knowledge
areas, including Te Ao Tawhito, and everything in Te Ao Māori. For the purposes of
this unit standard, the knowledge areas include spiritual and cultural beliefs, values,
practices, tikanga, and rongoā Māori.
EPA – Environmental Protection Authority (Te Mana Rauhī Taiao).
MPI – Ministry of Primary Industries
Taonga Māori – as defined by whānau, hapū, and iwi and may include Te Wao Nui a
Tāne, ngā Wai Ariki, ngā Puna Ariki, Tangaroa, te taiao, awa tapu, maunga tapu, and
wāhi tapu.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Explain biosecurity, biosecurity legislation, and the implications for the environment and
mātauranga Māori.
Evidence requirements
1.1
Biosecurity is explained in terms of the implications for the environment.
1.2
Biosecurity is explained in terms of the implications for mātauranga Maori
concepts of interdependence of life forms and whakapapa from nga Atua to the
present.
1.3
Biosecurity legislation is explained in terms of the implications for the
environment and mātauranga Māori.
Range
1.4
Biosecurity legislation is explained in terms of the provisions relating to the
Treaty of Waitangi.
Range
1.5
biosecurity legislation may include – Biosecurity Act 1993,
Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act 1996;
evidence of one required.
biosecurity legislation includes – Biosecurity Act 1993, Hazardous
Substances and New Organisms Act 1996;
evidence of one required.
The role and processes of EPA and MPI are explained in terms of their
relationship with Māori and the effects of biosecurity legislation on Māori rights
under the Treaty of Waitangi.
Range
biosecurity legislation includes – Biosecurity Act 1993, Hazardous
Substances and New Organisms Act 1996;
evidence of one required.
Outcome 2
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Explain how the resources and rights of Māori under the Treaty of Waitangi are affected by
biosecurity measures and biosecurity risks.
Evidence requirements
2.1
The relationship between biosecurity and the resources and rights of Māori
under the Treaty of Waitangi is explained in terms of the potential positive and
adverse impacts on Māori.
2.2
Biosecurity risks are explained in terms of a current event and its implications
and impacts are analysed for taonga Māori.
Range
current events may include: eradication of introduced, unwanted
species; algal bloom; marine pollution; the import of exotic plants;
the export of indigenous flora and fauna; destruction of habitats;
extinction of indigenous species;
evidence of an analysis of two biosecurity risks is required.
Outcome 3
Identify and describe potential areas of research into the effects of biosecurity on
biodiversity and how this relates to the resources and rights of Māori under the Treaty of
Waitangi.
Evidence requirements
3.1
Potential areas of research are identified and described in terms of those which
are likely to determine the impact of biosecurity on biodiversity and how this
affects the resources and rights of Māori under the Treaty of Waitangi.
Planned review date
31 December 2019
Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process
Version Date
Last Date for Assessment
Registration
1
17 December 2003
31 December 2012
Review
2
27 October 2006
31 December 2012
Rollover and
Revision
3
17 September 2010
31 December 2012
Review
4
17 November 2011
31 December 2016
Review
5
19 November 2015
N/A
Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference
0166
This CMR can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
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