Under s7 of the Resource Management Act, in achieving the purpose of the Act all persons exercising functions under the Act shall have particular regard to (a) kaitiakitanga. The interpretation section of the Act states that kaitiakitanga means: Select one: a.Traditional Mori knowledge b.The exercise of guardianship by the tangata whenua of an area in accordance with tikanga Mori in relation to natural and physical resources c.Mori rights with respect to fishing, water and other natural resources within the traditional rohe of the iwi concerned