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The format for each utilised key

personnel such as Te Ahurei

Rangatahi and key facilitators. The

group facilitation process planned to

ensure that all tribal members who

attended were able to contribute their

ideas in a safe environment. All ideas

were gathered and represented.

To guide the facilitation and

thinking, four questions were

developed alongside practitioners

in the education space (see beside).

The questions sought to provide

enough scope for tribal members

and Waikato-Tainui to develop an

understanding of what education and

learning is to our tribal members; and

what education success looks like as

Waikato-Tainui.

It was intended that Waikato-Tainui

aspirations would be at the heart

of the new education plan. In early

2014, tribal members were asked

about their values, practices,

aspirations and ideas to support

educational success for all Waikato-

Tainui. Five marae waananga were

run across the rohe, as well as an

online survey. Across the board, all

age groups were well represented

and a diverse spread of perspectives

were gathered.

Waananga were facilitated at:

• Poihaakena Marae

• Waahi Paa

• Raungaiti Marae

• Makaurau Marae

• Te Awamaarahi Marae

1 What values are important for our

whaanau to practice and role model

to be successful?

2 What is currently practiced in

our homes, whaanau, marae and

communities that supports our

education success?

3 What initiatives would support

households, whaanau and marae to

achieve success in learning for life?

4 What would we see happening

in Waikato-Tainui if our whaanau

achieved this?

Throughout this document, there

are tongikura from past Waikato-

Tainui leaders and quotes from

tribal members during the recent

consultation process. In this way,

our people’s voices have helped to

inform and shape this plan every step

of the way. What becomes clear is

that in order to realise the aspirations

of Whakatupuranga 2050, the new

education plan will need to support

tribal members across all age groups.

Tamariki

positive

thinking

Self sustainable,

self governing,

self economic,

self saucing

pudding!

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