He tirohanga ao Māori
Ka mua, ka muri
Ka hikoi whakamuri kia anga whakamua.
Ko te ingoa o tō mātou mahere kaupare āhuarangi hurihuri ko Te Atakura – First to Zero. Ko tēnei mea Te Atakura he ata tuhi e tohu ana i te rā hou, he tīmatanga hou, he āheinga hou.
Ko te tikanga o te rā hou nei he whakarerekē i tā tātou tirohanga ki tō tātou ao, he whakauru i ngā reanga o mua, o nāianei, o anamata hoki ki ō tātou whakaaro mō te mahi tahi ki te kaupare i te āhuarangi hurihuri.
Ina tirohia e tātou ngā āhuatanga hei whakapiki ake, hei whakarite hoki mō te anamata, me whakauru he tirohanga torowhānui o ngā hononga o te tangata ki te taiao.
Mā te tirohanga o te ao Māori, ka arotahi ki te whakaora i ngā tauritenga o:
- te tangata,
- te wāhi
- te taiao
Ki te ngaro, ki te kino rānei ngā whenua ahurea, momo taonga me ngā mahinga kai i ngā huringa o te āhuarangi, ka motu pea ngā hononga tuku iho a te tangata whenua ki te wāhi, ki te rawa hoki. Ka pā hoki ki te tūrangawaewae, te mātauranga, me ngā tikanga e hono ana ki te ahurea me te wairua Māori.
Ā mātou mahi
He mahi hira te huringa āhuarangi mō ngā mana whenua: Taranaki Whānui ki Te Upoko o Te Ika, Te Rūnanganui o Te Āti Awa ki te Upoko o Te Ika a Māui me Te Rūnanga o Toa Rangatira.
Mā Tākai Here, tā mātou whakaaetanga pātuitanga nui me ēnei iwi, me tā mātou rautaki Māori 10 tau, a Tūpiki Ora, e pūmau ana te Kaunihera ki te tuitui i ngā taura here kaha ake me te whakapakari i tō tātou kaha ki te tautoko i ngā mahi āhuarangi a ō mātou hoa Tākai Here.
E tautokona ana e Mataaho Aronui, te wāhanga Māori o te Kaunihera, kei te āta hōpara mātou i ngā āhuatanga hei whakauru mai i te reo me te ao Māori ki ngā mahi kua oti i te rōpū Urupare Huringa Āhuarangi. Ko tā mātou whāinga he whakarite ka whakaurua mai te mātauranga Māori ki ā mātou mahi mā te mahi tahi me te mana whenua hei whakatinana i Te Tiriti ina kōkiritia ngā mahi āhuarangi, me te whakaata i tēnei i roto katoa i ngā whārangi huringa āhuarangi o tā mātou paetukutuku.
Rapu mōhio atu anō mō te whakaaetanga pātuitanga Tākai Here (1.9MB PDF) i konei.
Kia tina, kia whena, kia tina toka te manawa ora!
Te ao Māori perspective
Ka mua, ka muri
Walking backwards into the future
Our climate action plan is called Te Atakura - First to Zero. Te Atakura refers to the peak of dawn, which in Māori culture symbolises a new day, a new start and the beginning of opportunities.
This new day is about changing our perspective of the world around us, and incorporating past, present, and future generations in our thinking around how we work together to address climate change.
When we look to how we can improve and prepare for the future ahead, we need to incorporate a holistic view of how people and nature are connected.
From a te ao Māori perspective, this includes focusing on how we can restore the balance between:
When culturally significant land, taonga species, and mahinga kai (food gathering sites) are lost or damaged due to changes in the climate, it can sever the ancestral relationships tangata whenua share with a place and a resource. It can also affect tūrangawaewae (place where one has the right to stand), mātauranga (knowledge), and tikanga (customs) that are linked to Māori culture and sense of being.
What we're doing
Climate change is a key focus for mana whenua: Taranaki Whānui ki Te Upoko o Te Ika, e Rūnanganui o Te Āti Awa ki te Upoko o Te Ika a Māui and Te Rūnanga o Toa Rangatira.
Through Tākai Here, our landmark partnership agreement with these iwi, and our 10-year Māori strategy Tūpiki Ora, the Council is committed to establishing stronger relationships and developing our capability to support our Tākai Here partners’ climate action efforts.
Supported by Mataaho Aronui, the Council's Māori business unit, we’re actively exploring ways to incorporate te reo and te ao Māori in the work done by the Climate Change Response team. Our goal is to ensure mātauranga (knowledge) is incorporated into our mahi by working in partnership with mana whenua to embody Te Tiriti when we take climate action, and reflect this throughout the climate change pages of our website.
Find out more about the Tākai Here partnership agreement (1.9MB PDF).
Kia tina, kia whena, kia tina toka te manawa ora!