Led by Mutumutu and Mukukai, kaitiaki of fresh and saltwater for Ngāti Toa, this exhibition aims to share the cultural values, knowledge and enduring relationship of Ngāti Toa, as kaitiaki mana whenua, to the interconnected water sources of this region. A focus is the urgent return to full health of the once teeming ecosystem of Te Awarua o Porirua, the largest estuary in the lower North Island, and all waterways that must continue to sustain life and wellbeing. The protection and care of these taonga is explored through narratives past and present to illustrate the effects of urbanisation and degradation.