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Rakatahi of Aukaha: Korako Edwards
Our final instalment in our Rakatahi series features Korako Edwards, who is passionate about the environment and aspires to see his whānau Kāi Tahu, and Māori across New Zealand, taking a leadership role in terms of the protection and enhancement of our taiao.
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New Windows Going In From The Outside
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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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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