Ko tā tētahi rōpū whakamahere i te whakamahinga o āna rawa kia tutuki ai āna whāinga, kia toitū anō hoki ngā rawa. He haepapa hei kawe mā te whānau, mā te hapori, mā ngā kaunihera, mā te kāwanatanga, mā ngā kaiwhakaputa me ngā kaiwhakapeto, tae atu ki ngā pakihi me ngā rangatōpū nui.
A group's planning to utilise the resources at their disposal in order to achieve their goals in a sustainable manner. It is a responsibility shouldered by whānau, by communities, by councils, by governments, by producers and consumers, and also businesses and corporations.
Kua whakatūria e te marae he wānanga mō te whakahaere rawa i runga anō i tā te Māori titiro.
Nā te kore i āta aroturukitia e te kāwanatanga te kaupapahere whakahaere rawa, kua riro ko te taiao te papa.
Ko te āta tiaki i ngā rawa kia toitū tonu, koia tētahi mātāpono matua i te whakahaere rawa.