Mōku te Ao is based around eight Pou and is a Māori-first approach. It is a part of how we empower our members and staff to work towards system change.
Click on the title of each Pou below to see the image that represents it.
Whakamana
Honouring identity, language and whenua to give power and authority to others by maintaining Mana.
Whanaungatanga
Obligations based on relationships linking individuals to generations based on kin and non-kin and built on experience and place which is practice whakawhanaungatanga.
Rangatiratanga
The right to autonomy by controlling your own aspirations and destiny.
Whakapapa
Geneology, lineage, descent, kinship and status.
Manaakitanga
Duty of care to support and uplift others with kindness, generosity and respect.
Wairuatanga
The spiritual dimensions of thinking, being, doing and connecting through time and space.
Kaitiakitanga
A connection between humankind and the natural world which is a role of guardianship.
Tikanga
To follow tikanga is to follow processes that are right and based on rites.