te whak ak i tenga
Our vision is inspired by Kiingi Taawhiao:
Maaku anoo e hanga toku nei whare
Ko ngaa pou oo roto he mahoe, he patatee
Ko te taahuuhuu he hiinau
Me whakatupu ki te hua o te rengarenga
Me whakapakari ki te hua o te kawariki.
I shall build my house from the lesser known trees of the forest.
The support posts shall be mahoe and patetee, and the ridge pole of hiinau.
My people will be nourished by the rengarenga and strengthened by the kawariki.
too ta atou whare
waikato-tainui tribal members
waikato-tainui te kauhanganui
incorporated
te arataura o waikato-tainui
waikato raupatu
lands trust
waikato raupatu
river trust
tainui group holdings ltd
waikato-tainui college
for research and development
te ahunga
Our purpose is captured in the words of Princess Te Puea:
kia tupu, kia hua, kia puawai
to grow, to prosper, to sustain.
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