THE PRINCIPLES

Kaitiakitanga – Guardianship protector
Mauri Ora – Wellbeing – People and the Environment
Tipuna – Ancestors – Gods and Spirits – Environment
Mana Whenua – Tangata Whenua – Tikanga Tiaki

KAITIAKI ROLES

• Growing the mana of the role as Kaitiaki
• Assuring sustainability and long terms use of our taonga
• Protecting fragile elements of ecosystems
• Replenishing and assuring provision of “food”
• Commercial developments inclusive of tangata whenua
• Developing Education programmes to explain interrelationships between all elements of our living taonga

IMPLEMENTATION – “Look to our past for future”

• Acknowledging our Tipuna
• Their stories
• Exploits
• Knowledge
• Importance to us today and into the future

PROTECTING AND ENHANCING OUR TAONGA

• Adoption of 10 year plan to re-populate the reserve with native plants that are unique to the area
• Introduction of fully detailed interpretation panels which inform about the native plants, their uses, and importance to the Maori
• Implementation of education programmes for Ngati Rangiteaorere tribe through Kohanga Reo (total immersion Maori language - pre-school ) and Kura Kaupapa (total immersion Maori language - primary school upwards)
• Continuing upgrading of access ways for safety in accordance with “Visual and Fit” criteria set by tangata whenua (people of the land) – Tikitere Trust
• Utilising materials that accurately reflect who we are, where we have come from and where we intend to take our people into the future
• Recognition that our people are our taonga (treasures) and need to be developed to aspire to the full potential – implementation of robust training programmes in tikanga tiaki(sustainable practises), tourism, business management and spa management.
• Adoption of cultural practises that reflect our uniqueness as a people, our culture and our taonga (treasure) – the land.