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