Mō Kā Uri Kāi Tahu 2050
As we complete the 25-year cycle that has been Ngāi Tahu 2025, we are now working on transitioning what we do to align with Mō Kā Uri – Kāi Tahu 2050, that beautifully articulates our vision (Manako) for our Kāi Tahu future over the coming 25 years.
Kia turuturu taku ao Kāi Tahu
Tūturu te noho
Tūturu te hono
Tūturu ake nei
Mō tātou, ā, mō kā uri ā muri ake nei
Over the next few months you will notice changes to the website as we embed Mō Kā Uri across the organisation and determine the activities we will undertake to best give effect to the vision.
Underpinning the manako are three pepeha founded in the voice of our whānau and what matters most to them.
Tūturu te noho
Our Communities, Places and Practices
Our mana Motuhake comes from our places
We are connected to our places and practices and our communities are nurtured by our whakapapa, whenua, and wai.
Tūturu te hono
Our Connection to Culture and Identity
Our kotahitaka comes from our whakapapa
We know who we are, we are connected and contributing to our hapū and iwi.
Tūturu Ake Nei
Our Collective Future, Influence and Responsibility
Our rakatirataka protects the past and shapes the future
We are working together, creating the conditions for whānau and hapū to build their own futures.
These pepeha are all interconnected and work as part of a whole ecosystem rather than in isolation.
In everything we do, we will hold ourselves to account by upholding these tikaka:
Rakatirataka
We have the ability and means to advance our shared aspirations and collective wellbeing. (look after ourselves, live our own dreams).
Mana Motuhake
Our hapū, papatipu rūnaka and their communities have autonomy and are thriving in their takiwā.
Kotahitaka
We are connected by whakapapa, culturally grounded, our mātauraka is accessible and we act collectively.
Aupiki Ōhaka - Economic Sustainability
We carefully and responsibly manage our pūtea and economic base.
Mana kītahi - Accountability
We hold ourselves account to our tīpuna and mokopuna and we hold to our word.
Whakatuputupu
We plan, invest and act intergenerationally.
Kaitiakitaka
We fiercely uphold the mana and mauri of our whenua, wai, raki, mahika kai and taoka.
Manaakitaka
We uplift the mana of each other through care and respect.
Tauutuutu - Reciprocity
We enable and encourage contribution to the collective.
The following huanui are the agreed priorities that will guide us in bringing Mō Kā Uri to life. They are:
- Ahi Ka: Every Papatipu Rūnaka stands strong - visible, respected, and leading with authority. Kāi Tahu mana motuhake is lived every day through intergenerational ahi kā presence and the leadership pathways that sustain it.
- Tuakiri: Kāi Tahu identity is accessible. Its strength and visibility is sustained through whakapapa, mātauraka tuku iho, and te reo that are within reach, easy to engage with, and readily shared so all can connect with what it means to be Kāi Tahu.
- Mauroa: The settlement is deliberately protected and advanced through collective Kāi Tahu authority at all levels of local and central government.
- Kāika Nohoaka: Kāika Nohoaka are dynamic Kāi Tahu communities. They are full of our people, vibrant, connected, and where Kāi Tahu identity strengthens.
- Kāi Tahutaka: Whānau confidently live and express their Kāi Tahu identity. They draw on knowledge, culture, and unwavering pride to shape how they behave and make decisions in their daily lives.
- Oraka: Kāi Tahu authority shapes national policy, redesigning health, education, housing, and social systems to uphold equity and self-determination for whānau Kāi Tahu.
- Mahika kai me te Taiao: The taiao is prioritised and protected through Kāi Tahu guardianship that adapts and innovates with the changing climate. Healthy ecosystems and taoka species sustain our mahika kai and strengthen the ability for Kāi Tahu to feed ourselves and others.
- Pakari: Kāi Tahu nurture and enhance a dynamic, evolving culture. Through reciprocity and collective care, whānau will ensure each generation strengthens what they inherit.
- Tukuihotaka: Kāi Tahu steward our economic resources with agility, discipline, and foresight in a changing world. In doing so, we protect and grow what we hold today, strengthened for generations yet to come.
This is the beginning of the Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu journey towards connecting its activities to our tribal vision Mō Kā Uri – Kāi Tahu 2050.
We will review and assess our implementation using a Kai Tahu cultural framework derived from our māramataka and traditions of mahika kai and expedition that are deeply connected to our places, our interactions with them, and our associated traditions.
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