Ko te whakamahinga whānui o ngā puranga pepa maitai e pā ana ki tētahi rārangi whakamīharo o ngā painga hangarau:
1. Te Tere me te Whai Hua o te Tāutanga: Ka taea te tāuta tere i te papa rakau ma te whakamahi i ngā hama wiri, ngā hama pā, ngā tikanga pēhi waipēhi rānei. Ka whakaitihia e tēnei te roa o te mahi ki ngā pakitara pupuri raima tuku iho, e hiahia ana kia roa te wā whakamaroke. He painga nui te kaha ki te tāuta me te iti o te keri i ngā wāhi tāone nui.
2. Te ōwehenga Kaha-ki-Taumaha Tino Pai: He tino kaha te hanganga o ngā puranga pepa maitai, engari kāore e nui rawa te taumaha. Mā tēnei ka māmā ake te kawe, te whakahaere, me te tāuta, me te whakarato tonu i te ātete e tika ana ki te pēhanga o te whenua me te wai.
3. Te Whakamahinga Anō me te Oranga Tonu: He maha ngā wā ka whakamahia he puranga rino kotahi mō ngā kaupapa maha. Ka taea te tango mai i muri i te whakamahinga o te wā poto, pērā i roto i ngā tāke pouaka mō ngā pou piriti, ka taea te whakamahi anō ki tētahi atu wāhi. Mā tēnei whakamahinga anō ka whakaitihia te whakapaunga rauemi me te para, ka waiho hei whiringa e aro ana ki te taiao.
4. Hoahoa Penapena Wāhi: He poutū te whakatakoto o ngā pakitara papa rakau, ā, he iti noa te wāhi e hiahiatia ana, he painga nui tēnei i roto i ngā taiao tāone iti, i ngā wāhi rānei he iti, he nui hoki te utu mō te hoko whenua.
5. Ngā Mahi Whānui: Ka horapa te whai huatanga o te whakatō pepa ki ngā momo rāngai maha. Koinei te otinga matua mō:
Ngā Tauranga me ngā Whanga: Te hanga i ngā taiepa tauranga me ngā tauranga.
Te Ārai i te Waipuke: Te hanga parepare me ngā taiepa waipuke hei tiaki i ngā hapori.
Te Whakaora Whenua: Te waihanga i ngā parepare moana tūturu mō ngā whenua hou.
Hanganga Ā-Iwi: Te hanga taiepa rangitahi, taiepa tuturu rānei mō ngā ara raro i ngā huarahi tere, ngā papa waka i raro i te whenua, me ngā turanga o te rūma o raro.
Te Tiaki Taiao: Te ārai i ngā wāhi poke hei ārai i te horapa o ngā poke.
