Our values of Te Aroha, Ngā Ture,
Whakapono and Kotahitanga are
embedded in and woven through the
actions we take to achieve successful
outcomes for our tauira, as by achieving
success for tauira we achieve success as
an organisation. Our values also provide
an on-going cycle of evaluation and
improvement that contributes to the
achievement of our Kaupapa and our
goals. Te Wānanga o Aotearoa defines its
values as follows.
Te Aroha
Having regard for one another and those
for whom we are responsible and to
whom we are accountable
Te Whakapono
The basis of our beliefs and the
confidence that what we are doing is right
Ngā Ture
The knowledge that our actions are
morally and ethically right and that we are
acting in an honourable manner
Kotahitanga
Unity amongst iwi and other ethnicities;
standing as one
Ki te whakawhiwhi i ngā mea angitu, a, i ngā
akoranga katoa tino teitei mo ngā Māori me
ngā iwi o Aotearoa me te ao
Ki te waihanga i tētahi āhuatanga hei
akoranga tikanga Māori
Ki te whakawhiwhi i te mea akoranga
whai kiko
Ki te tautoko, ki te whakahau, ki te ārahi i
ngā tauira katoa, I a rātou e aru ana i ngā
whanaketanga i ngā akoranga me ngā mahi
e pa ana ki a rātou
Ki te whakahau i ngā tauira katoa ki te ako
kia whiwhi ai rātou i te puāwaitanga tino
teitei o te māiatanga
Ki te whakahau i ona kaimahi, kia pai ai te
haere o ngā tikanga o te mahi i whakaatu
mai, kia whiwhi ai rātou i te puāwaitanga
tino teitei o te māiatanga
To provide holistic educational
opportunities of the highest quality for
Māori, peoples of Aotearoa and
the world
To provide a unique Māori cultural learning
environment
To provide practical learning experiences
To provide support, encouragement
and guidance to all tauira in their pursuit of
personal development, learning
and employment
To encourage all tauira to learn and achieve
to their fullest potential
To be a good employer and encourage staff
to develop personally and professionally to
their fullest potential
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The values
Ngā Uara
Kaupapa
The philosophy
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