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educat ion
MAATAURANGA
For the education team, much of 2014-15 has centered on the initial work to develop
a new tribal education plan. Launched June 2015, the plan is led by the principle
that whaanau is at the heart of lifelong learning and that Waikato-Tainui will support
all members to access educational opportunities throughout their lifetime.
586 Waikato-Tainui Tertiary Education Grants
71 Tumate Mahuta Memorial Scholarships
12 Doctoral Scholarships
13 Maatauranga and Maatauranga Toi Grants
17 Sponsorships supporting cultural kaupapa
TE WHANAKE AMOKURA
Nurturing Leadership and Success
During the year the Waikato-Tainui College for
Research and Development and the Waikato
Raupatu Lands and River Trusts joined forces
to host a summer internship programme at
Hopuhopu. The programme offers participants
valuable work experience in an academic
environment and is designed to advance research
that will be useful in the ongoing development
of tribal, cultural, environmental, social and
economic initiatives.
The internships are available to students who wish
to develop qualitative and/or quantitative research
skills, and who are enrolled in upper undergraduate
level, postgraduate or Masters study. This year’s
interns and their research topics were:
• Manawa Huirama – Whakapapa of Freshwater
• Morgan Renata – Waikato-Tainui Urupa Strategy
• Stacey Solomon – Taonga Tuku Iho
• Marree Sylva – Ownership to Freshwater
leader ship progr amme
The College and the River Trust
also combined to develop an
environmental leadership programme
for primary and secondary school
students, drawing directly from the
environment strategy Tai Tumu,
Tai Pari, Tai Ao.
The process to develop the plan has been robust
and comprehensive, as would be expected for any
strategy that seeks to engage minds, capture the
aspirations of the people, and achieve a step-
change. Consultation hui with tribal members,
waananga, background research of previous
tribal strategies and studies, presentations to
the education sector, an environment scan, and
research into 21st century education have been
undertaken to acquire the information and the
perspectives required.
Named Ko te Mana Maatauranga, the plan
embodies the hopes, dreams and aspirations
of our iwi. It is a strategy that seeks to uplift our
people and empower them to pursue meaningful
pathways, be committed to Kiingitanga, grounded
in our tikanga, fluent in our reo and connected to
our marae and whakapapa.
PUUTEA MAATAURANGA
Education Funding
Each year hundreds of tribal members and groups
receive grants, scholarships and sponsorships to
support their education. More than $1 million has
been distributed this year to 699 recipients:
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