The values underpinning Tāwhaki

David Perenara-O’Connell explains the four values that underpin Tāwhaki – a joint effort between hapū and the New Zealand Government to restore the whenua and make it available for use by the aerospace community.

Questions for discussion:

• How might these four values be represented by those working in the aerospace sector?

• How might these four values be represented by us as individuals?

• David talks about the values being woven together. What do you think that this means?

Transcript

David Perenara-O’Connell

Māngai, Tāwhaki Joint Venture

The joint venture committee have just recently worked through the values for Tāwhaki to grow and cater for our aerospace community but also to be compatible with what our whānau expect for the whenua. We want to be true to our values.

So auahatanga – based around innovation and being courageous and being bold.

Whakapapa – the importance of our relationships, not just as people and between communities, but also our whakapapa that connects us to the land, to the biodiversity and everything people rely on for our survival.

There’s manawanui, which is sticking to task, being strong in the face of challenge.

The last value is tautiakitanga or kaitiakitanga – guardianship and care for things, and that’s not just the care for the whenua and the resources, but also about the care of opportunities for future generations, the care for the wellbeing of our communities.

So they’re the values that Tāwhaki have woven together.

Acknowledgements David Perenara-O’Connell, Tāwhaki Joint Venture Drone shots of Lake Waihora and Kaitōrete Spit, Tāwhaki Joint Venture Kea Atmos prototype in flight, Kea Aerospace Women harvesting harakeke, whānau gathering, preparing tuna to dry and preparing hāngī from What is Mahinga Kai? Environment Canterbury Conservation work at Lake Waihora, from Whakaora Te Ahuriri, A Wetland for Te Waihora, Environment Canterbury