We were able to distinguish the 36 indicators below over a 30 month period, through a series of Māori community focused workshops, forums, hui, surveys & the annual Te Aho summit. Individuals as well as rōpū were asked “what do you look for to know that your Māori community is doing well” as well as the kaupapa tuku iho that influenced their thinking. Their collective responses reveal their aspirations for a Māori community that gives expression to “10 kaupapa”

Kaitiakitanga – acting so as to preserve and maintain taonga; ensuring safety in all activities:

• Our natural resources are healthy and sustainable
• Māori hold into Rangatiratanga over taonga tuku iho
• All marae have developed and implemented succession plans in governance, management and operations

Rangatiratanga – exhibiting leadership by example; the ability to bind people together; following through on commitments

• Whānau and Hapū are knowledgeable and self sufficient
• Iwi investments provide employment and enrichment for members
• Kaumātua are involved and engaging in iwi/hapū decision making and learning
• Governance groups are healthy, skilled, and provide strong kaupapa based guidance
• Self determination is expressed within all social, business and professional environments

Whanaungatanga – recognising that our people are our wealth; knowing that you are not alone; and assuring others that nor are they alone.

• Māori business networks in the area are well supported
• Tautangata Māori are supporting the tino rangatiratanga of the mana whenua
• Tautangata Māori are supported in the learning, sharing and expression of their own individual iwitanga
• Tangata whenua from abroad are engaging with Aotearoa Māori

Pūkengatanga – teaching, preserving and creating knowledge as part of the Mātauranga continuum

• All tamariki have access to whānau managed kura kaupapa education
• Whakatupu Mātauranga is active and returning benefits to the community
• Kaumātua contributions are sought after
• Enrolment targets for Wānanga and other Māori educational organisations are met

Manaakitanga – behaving in ways that elevate others; showing respect and consideration toward others; generosity and fulfilling reciprocal obligations.

• Whānau are shaping and participating in Whānau wellbeing
• Hosting events of regional and national significance for Māori
• Celebrating and supporting, voluntary activities

Kotahitanga – making decision and taking actions that lead to the unity of purpose and not to division and disharmony

• Relationships and communication between Māori are strong
• Consensus decision making is effective
• Rangatahi are involved in education and community
• Māori are engaging productively with the wider community

Whakapapa – Ranginui, Papatūanuku and their children are here; our tūpuna are beside us; we are one with these as we carry out our role in the creation of our future; this is whakapapa

• Take opportunities for teaching whakapapa
• Hapū are regularly engaging to share and celebrate whakapapa connections with each other, and with other iwi
• Hui, including Hui-a-tau are well attended by members of whānau, hapū and iwi

 

Ūkaipōtanga – having a sense of importance, of belong and of being a contributor to your land, to your home, to your tūrangawaewae.

• Māori influence community decision making
• Marae are well supported
• Marae express kaupapa tuku iho abundantly
• Marae are the preferred choice for events

Te reo – this is the repository of all that we are as Māori; ko te reo te kaipupuri I te Māoritanga

• Take opportunities to learn/teach and use Te Reo
• Language revitalization plans in the place with whānau, hapū and iwi
• Bilingual signage on the marae and in the community

Wairuatanga – recognising that our relationship with other and with our environment (maunga, awa, moana, marae) is more than physical.

• Develop skills based on inherited knowledge (values, models of thinking, weaving, rongoa etc)
• Whānau and hapū provide spiritual support
• Te Ao Māori events are celebrated