Kaitiakitanga

Kaitiakitanga Program and Network
Te Whaiti Nui-a-Toi children
guard and share Whirinaki,
their culture, language and values

Our Program Roadmap:

Our program is based on the Tipu Ake organic leadership thinking that we pioneered in our Kura. It is very different to conventional project thinking.

At Te Kura Toitu o Te Whaiti Nui-a-Toi, our Board member, teacher, parent and community's decision making focuses on the outcomes for our children ( e.g. are they getting all the choices for their future). For Kaitiakitanga we are extending this to focus on the outcomes for our Mokopuna (grandchildren) and their grandchildren.

Rather than looking at our current situation and then putting a single project plan in place to try to improve things, we start with the vision of wellbeing (or more appropriately the much more embracing Maori state of Ora) we want our grandchildren enjoy, then look at all the different things we could do right now to move us towards this.* Our Roadmap Powerpoint display plots many of these possible paths and gives an idea of the likely sequence which expands on the vision of our July 2003 funding application

Our program includes many more projects than our small community could possibly do all at once. Like growth in our forest, where life is abundant, every germinated project is interconnected with every other in complex ways and each is searching for sunlight and the right conditions to grow. For our program that sunlight often comes in the form of external volunteers, student teams and organisations form all around the world who choose to koha (freely give) their time, energy expertise and resources because they believe so strongly in what we are doing and sharing, that they want to join in.

* This thinking extends the concept of Backcasting ( rather than forecasting) that is a key component of The Natural Step process that many of the world's leading sustainable companies ( for example Interface) are using. Refer to the article under stories at www.tipuake.org.nz

NOTICES AND ACHIEVEMENTS:

Our gift to you - download Free Whirinaki Matariki Wall Calendar

What Andree a sustainability writer discovered about Kaitiakitanga

Coming Easter 2010 Biomimicry Exploration - Norbert Hoeller, Auckland
David Bellamy - Moa's Ark revisited tour Whirinaki 25 4-10 Oct 09
The Maori Youth Hikoi to Bioneers Conference, San Francisco 16 Oct 08
VIDEO "Redesigning our Future" - Youth Forum with Michael Braungart

Papakainga Development - Matekuare Whanau Project underway
Minginui Community Gardening - underway thanks to Community Max
Whirinaki Ecological Technology (We-tech) Our pest control innovation

Check out our school's Energy Monitoring / Weatherstation project
Our drama production, kapakaka and other creative initiatives


Ngati Whare Iwi Treaty Settlement signed, incl partnership with DOC
WEMZ - The Whirinaki Ecological Restoration Zone - a project with DOC
DOC partnerships information kiosk, Mangamate, Sanctuary(proposed)
Take a photo tour through our valley see restoration work needed
Ready to start - our Whirinaki Centre, Nursery and Recycling Projects
Our project to upgrade our water supply in Minginui Mar 07
Thanks TPK for facilitating Govt support for Minginui initiatives
Our network's submission to govt on Rural Community Opportunities

Toxin Bioremediation Project started in Whakatane May 09
Celebrate what our friends at Hokianga Harbourcare are doing
Our Network's Mycorestoration Research Project - Fungi and mushroom
Our Lopez friends help Raglan with an affordable housing project

Thanks MfE for a big toxin cleanup on our millsites - July 07
Blocked - our Community Digital Strategy - Whirinaki Interactive 12/06
Prince Andrew adopts our Kiwi, Princess Beatrice on Mokoia Is Mar 07
Our network on the Kiwi Youth Voice learning journey to US. Mar 07
Our network at Youth Voice Digital Earth Summit on Sustainbility Aug 06
We welcomed Hunter Lovins 7-9 July 06, VIDEO view NZ tour resources
Thanks Waikato University for help with broadband 05
Thanks Housing Corp, house painting and marae restoration teams
Go Tramping in Whirinaki. See Kaka, Kiwi, Weka, Robin, Blueduck
Report Living Organisation workshops. Tipu Ake presented worldwide 05
Report Hikoi to Indigenous Knowledges Conf , Well, NZ. June 05
Thanks to UNITEC Architecture Students for help with town plans 04
Report on Sustainable Resources Conf, Colorado 04
Report on PMI Global Forum, Los Angeles Tipu Ake paper 04
Report on Sharing Indigenous Wisdom Conf, Wisconsin, June 04
Int and local visitors attend Tipu Ake Retreat March 04 See report
MPs Horomia and Mallard open our new merged area school Jan 04
Trip to Whaingaroa Env Gp Raglan, Jan04 learnings, VIDEO view