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MANA AHUREA STORY

The Design Process

Mana Ahurea works with partners across the Otago region to incorporate manawhenua values and identity into new developments. This means being involved in the very early stages of the process, to influence the design process long before building begins.

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MANA TAKATA STORY

Employment Workstreams

General Manager of Mana Takata Chris Rosenbrock says that the Employment workstream is making a real difference for Māori and Pasifika across Otago.

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Feb 14

Dunedin City Cultural Narrative

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Dr Michael Stevens is a Ngāi Tahu historian currently working for Aukaha on the development of a Ngāi Tahu cultural narrative for Dunedin city. He is one of several people contributing to...

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Jan 21

Te Ohu Aukaha

Last year Aukaha signed a contract with MSD for a Managed Apprenticeship Trust Plan in Otago. The plan is part of the wider philosophy of Aukaha and our partners to...

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Jan 10

Ngāi Tahu Cultural Narratives in Schools

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The Ministry for Education is encouraging schools to more consistently recognise the history and ongoing presence of mana whenua. A key way of doing this is through the development of cultural...

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Dec 29

Mahika kai

Mahika kai is an intrinsic part of Kāi Tahu identity, and is one of the key values that Aukaha works to protect.Mahika kai is the gathering of foods and other...

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Dec 26

Kanakana

Another mahika kai species particularly valued in the south is kanakana or lamprey. Kanakana are an unusual and ancient fish – they look a bit like eels, are boneless (instead...

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Dec 22

Kākahi

One of the more mysterious mahika kai species is kākahi. These are our native freshwater mussels that live in rivers and lakes. Unlike marine mussels, they move around with a...

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Rakatahi of Aukaha: Korako Edwards
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Whare Ora – preparing for Makariri
Funding remains available for whānau homes that require critical and essential upgrades. Find out if your whare is eligible.
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Andrea Shaw and her predecessor Paul Miller with Khobi Pere, a tauira of the He Toki Electrical course.
Paving the way for others – Mana Takata
A former Ōtākou kaik kid has made it her mission in life to ensure everyone has a fair chance at getting into quality employment.
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Toxic algae warning for Whakaehu Silverstream - once a place Kāi Tahu tīpuna would bathe in, today we are unable to access it.
Decolonising our awa
A new Otago Regional Council Plan, in partnership with mana whenua, looks to restore the mauri of Otago's freshwater bodies.
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Intergenerational connections etched on the walls of Tāhuna
The tenacity and strength of a famous Kāti Māmoe ancestress is celebrated on the streets of Tāhuna Queenstown through Kāi Tahu artworks.
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Kā mātāpono Our Values

Testimonials

1. Rakatirataka

We act with integrity, responsibility, and authority, reflective of the mana and rakatirataka of the manawhenua we work on behalf of.

2. Whanaukataka

We are inclusive and cooperative: with rūnaka, whānau, kaimahi stakeholders, partners and clients.

3. Manaakitaka

We work to build the capacity of ourselves and of our rūnaka, whānau, and hapū. We are supportive of our partners, clients, and stakeholders.

4. Kotahitaka

We work collaboratively to maximise our collective strengths and achieve hapū aspirations. This occurs across all of our pou; with our board, manawhenua panels, rūnaka and whānau; and with our partners, stakeholders and clients.

5. Mōhiotaka

We are responsive and communicative, and actively value and work to increase the knowledge systems within which we work.

6. Auahataka

We are innovative in our work, finding new ways to test our thinking, develop new ideas, generating new knowledge, and ways of operating.

7. Tautiakitaka

We operate with prudence and with awareness of the wider implications of our actions within financial, social, cultural, and environmental contexts.

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