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WE ENVISAGE THATWAIKATO-

TAINUI WILL DETERMINE THE

BENCHMARKS OF SUCCESS

BASEDON THE OUTCOMES

OF ENGAGEMENTWITHOUR

PEOPLE. WE ARE GUIDED

BY THE ASPIRATIONS OF

WHAKATUPURANGA 2050 TOBE

OURMEASURE OF SUCCESS,

OUR YARD-STICK.

Foreword

Piki ake Taawhaki i te

taahuuhuu matapuu!

According to the Tainui tradition,

Taawhaki scaled the heavens to reach

a higher understanding of all aspects

within the world, an understanding

that he would bring home as a

platform of knowledge for his people.

From Taawhaki to Hoturoa and down

through the generations, this search

for knowledge and the advancement

of understanding has been a passion

for Waikato-Tainui. Each successive

generation has sought to entrench

the maatauranga of the past and

advance the understanding of the

present as a pathway of promise for a

brighter future.

This education plan gathers together

the dreams and aspirations, ngaa

tuumanako me ngaa moemoeaa,

of today, it is a plan that creates

opportunities for our young ones to

stand strong with a sense of pride

in their unique heritage, to fully

appreciate the gift of their reo and

tikanga, and to embrace learning as

a foundation to fulfil their personal

aims and objectives.

Purutia te toi i ahu mai i

Hawaiki raa anoo.

Reo and tikanga are keys to unlocking

the treasures of the past. They act as

windows, through which we catch a

glimpse of a proud history. To foster

our reo and to uphold our tikanga is to

secure the very essence that makes

us Waikato-Tainui!

Tukua ngo maatauranga

kia pupuu ake i roto i

a koe.

For one to succeed in education, one

must follow meaningful pathways

of learning to achieve personal

goals. This could lead to any number

of pathways throughout a tribal

member’s life. What is critical is

that each tribal member is free

to determine their own destiny,

empowered to reach their goals and

all the while, strong in their tikanga

and secure in their reo.

Tangata tuu ki te Marae,

tau ana!

Future generations will be open to

a world of endless opportunity and

prosperity. They will lead from the

paepae to the boardrooms; they

will make the haangi, the policy and

the strategic visions. In all areas,

reconnection to their Marae, to their

heritage, will set them in good stead

for all the challenges they will face.

Waahinga koorero

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Ko Te Mana Maatauranga 2015-2020