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
Tūtoru 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 kitaki - 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:
- ŪKAIPŌ - Place: We are connected to our places and practices and our communities are nurtured by our whakapapa, whenua, raki and wai.
- TUAKIRI - Identity: We know who we are, we are connected and contributing to our hapū and iwi.
- ORAKA TONUTAKA - Wellbeing: We are working together, creating the conditions for whānau and hapū to build our own futures.
- PAPA ŌHAKA - Economic base: We protect and grow our economic base, leveraging our collective influence to realise regional economic development.
- TAIAO - Environment: We fiercely protect the taiao as a matter of whakapapa and duty.
- WHAKAHAERE - Organisation: We govern our tribal organisations to be high performing, agile and innovative, ensuring sustainability for our uri.
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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