Rangatiratanga – Nā Tākuta Ferris
Kotahitanga – Nā Elaine Bevan
Manaakitanga – Nā Te Tahi Takao
Te Reo Māori – Nā Te Rangikapiki Fraser
Whakapapa – Nā Chris Gerretzen
Kaupapa and their expression Te Wānanga o Raukawa operates within the kaupapa/tikanga framework as proposed by Ngā Kaihautū and endorsed by Te Mana Whakahaere. We find that this has placed us in an environment with challenges and opportunities to learn about how the Māori mind (prior to being influenced by the language and culture of later settlers) conceptualised and responded to the world. The kaupapa provide a window to that world. The ongoing accumulation of experience represents a contribution to our mātauranga continuum, which has served us well and will serve us into the future.
The ten kaupapa are
Whakapapa
Kaitiakitanga – Nā Te Kura ā Iwi o Whakatupuranga Rua Mano
Pūkengatanga – Nā Tākuta Ferris
Ūkaipōtanga – Nā Chris Gerretzen
Wairuatanga – Nā Mari Ropata
Whanaungatanga – Nā Pip Devonshire
Whakapapa reinforces the connections between all of us, and to our tūpuna, atua and tūrangawaewae as we strive to better understand and contribute to the mātauranga continuum, which binds us one to another across the generations.
Ngā Kaupapa 12 12 TE TEWĀNANGA WANANGA O RAUKAWA RAUKAWAProspectus Prospectus
Te Reo Māori Te Reo is a taonga, which we have inherited from our tūpuna and is not only an invaluable body of knowledge, enlightenment and innovation but is intimately connected with mātauranga, carrying valuable clues about the way our tūpuna understood and experienced the world. The acquisition, maintenance and revival of te reo must be a priority.
Manaakitanga Manaakitanga provides us with endless opportunities to engage with people, individually and collectively, in a way that enhances each other’s mana. We need to ensure that all of our activities are conducted in a way that is mana enhancing of all those involved and reflects values such as generosity, fairness, respect and consideration. A favourable view formed by others suggests the presence of manaakitanga.
Wairuatanga Wairuatanga acknowledges the existence and importance of the spiritual dimension in our lives and in mātauranga. Wairuatanga recognises the interdependence and extensive web of relationships between present, past and future generations in the rediscovery, maintenance and expansion of the mātauranga continuum.
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