Kaitiakitanga - Guardianship of the environment that supports our culture

The main areas of application at present are education, leadership, community development, government, organisational transformation, corporate visioning and values, project management, sustainability and indigenous peoples

This is being done extensively via the web and many sites around the world now link to it.
At an academic level we have provided documents and tapes to the libraries in all major Universities and Polytechnics, as well as to many universties in North america and Europe.
We have presented papers at a number of local and international conferences.
People from around the world are begining to attend our marae retreats
We have enthusiastic supporters in the international media and other consultants that promote it locally
Tipu Ake workshops are regularly run for interested NZ organisations and groups.
Project Management workshops at AUT and elsewhere include it as a new tool.
We are linking with any other NZ and International organisations operating in related areas.

Scheduled presentations:

The Project Management Institute Global Forum, Anaheim, Los Angeles 23-26 Oct 2004 (see project details)

Outcomes expected:

Organisations that apply it will become more agile, proactive and long term outcome focused.
Many will see it as a tool that can help us leave a better environment for our grandchildrens
People will begin to question some of the conventions and values that govern organisational behaviour
The people of Te Whaiti and Maori people in general will be recognised for their special wisdom
Indigenous people will be recognisd for the unique strengths and wisdom they bring to the knowledge economy
New Zealand will be seen to be making an important contribution in the area of community and business leadership.
Te Whaiti Nui-aToi will be seen as an international role model for sustainable development in the knowledge economy
Income will return to the Whirinaki to sponsor new activities and scholarships for our children.
University project teams will benefit from participating in project work
Everyone involved in our network will benefit from the sharing and learning process.
The world will see that big global things can start in small places with lots of enthuiasm, even without money.

Start Date: Model launched on Murumurunga Marae at Te Whaiti 7th Nov 2001
Expected Completion: Ongoing - Regular activities are being scheduled and opportunities taken as they arise

Budget: No budget allocated for this project - it is being done purely by voluteer efforts and koha

Nominal Project Leader: Peter Goldsbury

Project Team: A group of volunteers at Te Whaiti , AUT and other student teams, and international presenters.

Issues Register:

Flag	Date:	Issue:	Action	By	Signoff

Progress Log: ( to see the full Tipu Ake Research Log download the model from www.tipuake.org.nz )

Date	Details of event or action
July 99	Stumbled on the succesful self-transformation of the Te Whaiti School by its local community
June 01	Started putting the model together with the School and Community Members and testing externally
17/11/01	Launched Tipu Ake with a retreat on the Marae at Te Whaiti
During02	Local marketing and ongoing development with the help of AUT Student Teams Ran seminars around the country AK Well, ChCh, Dun, Rot, NP and presented at conferences NZATD, HRINZ, PMINZ, ICANZ, Navy. . Ongoing use on Project Management Workshops at AUT etc.
22/02/03	Tourism NZ invited Te Whaiti Nui-a-Toi children to perform for Team NZ and America's Cup media.
14/03/03	Presentation to Auckalnd University Masters students videoed as a new resource for universities etc.
22/03/03	School Children did SWOT analysis on a Possum Fur industry - Their starting ideas for Kaitiakitanga
26/04/03	Tipu Ake workshop for Whaingaroa Environment Group, Raglan - first application to sustainability.
26/05/03	Paper on Tipu Ake at the Project Management Institute Global Congress, The Hague
16/06/03	Workshop on Tipu Ake at The Shambhala Institute Authentic Leadership Summer School, Hallifax, Can.
23/06/03	Workshop session on Dept of Internal Affairs, Management Retreat.
25/06/03	Christopher Evatt a Kiwi Consultant Presenter in Finland established as a volunteer presenter in Europe
04/07/03	Planned Kaitakitanga project using Tipu Ake protocols and submitted funding application to E&SD fund
Aug 03	Andree Mathieu publishes Tipu Ake in French on L'Agora website, Quebec, Canada (1m visits/ month)
4/11/03	Presentation at CEG Connecting Communities Conference, Wellington
5/1/03	Half day pre conference workshop for the Project Management Institute, Christchurch.
23/12/01	Industry NZ advises that our Kaititkitanga Enterprises project to be awarded funding
16/01/04	Media team of student volunteers capture holiday field trip by Te Whaiti community to WEC Raglan
10/02/04	Madeline Mauwer from AccountAbility UK presents to ICANZ Sustainability Group linking in TA & KT
20/02/04	Tipu Ake was closing Keynote at PMI International Performance Management Symposium, Canberra.
09/03/04	Andree Mathieu, The Natural Step, Canada presents to ICANZ Sustainability Group linking in TA & KT
11/03/04	Visit to Hokianga Harbourcare group and connected them into Tipu Ake and Kaitiakitanga network
19/03/04	Tipu Ake retreat at Te Whaiti with the theme Kaitiakitanga attracted participants from US and elsewhere.
6-10/5/4	Community members presented Tipu Ake / Kaitiakitanga at www.sharingindigenouswisdom.org Wisconsin
29/09/04	Presentation on Tipu Ake / Kaitiakitanga accepted at www.sustainableresources.org, Boulder, Colorado
19/10/04	Tipu Ake offered at PMI International Performance Management Symposium, London.- Not accepted
23/10/04	Presentation on Tipu Ake / Kaitiakitanga accepted at PMI US Global Forum, Anaheim, California. At this stage Peter Goldsbury will present this at no cost to the project.

NOTICES AND ACHIEVEMENTS:

Our gift to you - download our Free Whirinaki Wall Calendar

What Andree a sustainability writer discovered about Kaitiakitanga

The Maori Youth Hikoi to Bioneers Conference, San Francisco 16 Oct 08
VIDEO "Redesigning our Future" - Youth Forum with Michael Braungart

Check out our school's Energy Monitoring / Weatherstation project
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, Nursary and Recycling Projects
Blocked - Our project to upgrade our water supply in Minginui Mar 07
Thanks TPK for facilitating Govt support for Minginui initiatives

Celebrate what our friends at Hokianga Harbourcare are doing
Our Network's Mycorestoration Research Project - Fungi and mushroom
Our Lopez friends help Raglan initiate an affordable housing program

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

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