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Tūpuna being good Pono ancestors Tūpuna pono, being good ancestors, is the vision at the heart of the Te Tauihu Intergenerational Strategy, convened by Wakatū Incorporation alongside iwi, local government, central government, businesses and communities of Te Tauihu. Miriana Stephens, Wakatū Director and Programme Director for the strategy, reflects on the journey so far and shares her thoughts on the future of this exciting kaupapa.
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since early 2018. At our annual Wakatū board planning meeting in Mōhua in 2018, we decided it was time to have a conversation with iwi, hapū, councils and the business community across Te Tauihu to look at a new approach to regional development, and to seek out innovative ways to engage with communities, while aligning with Te Pae Tawhiti, the 500-year intergenerational vision of Wakatū. We saw the strategy as being about leadership,
waka eke noa – we are in this waka
purpose, and ensuring we lay a better foundation
together. It is this fundamental belief that
through facilitating longer-term planning,
led our whānau to take on the challenge of bringing
connecting decision-making across the region and
together stakeholders across our rohe to develop
unlocking the potential in the communities for the
the Te Tauihu Intergenerational Strategy.
benefit of our people, our land and our future, from
The development of the strategy has been underway
Waikawa to Mōhua.
