Taiao Aronui
Taiao Aronui
Taiao Aronui is an iwi education initiative spearheaded by Rangitāmiro – a collective of four Ngāti Whakaue kura determined to realise mātauranga ā-iwi within science education.
During the school holidays, kaiako dedicate themselves in wānanga to explore:
• Te Ara Ahi – Our geothermal wonderland
• Ngā Wai – Our freshwater lakes and rivers
• Te Whenua – Our diverse landscape, and
• Te Ngāhere – Our native flora and fauna
Through wānanga, kaiako will forge cross-school networks, and connect with local experts and science-sector organisations to restore, renew, and revitalise their knowledge, skills, and practice – enabling them to become leaders of pūtaiao education.
• Te Ara Ahi – Our geothermal wonderland
• Ngā Wai – Our freshwater lakes and rivers
• Te Whenua – Our diverse landscape, and
• Te Ngāhere – Our native flora and fauna
Through wānanga, kaiako will forge cross-school networks, and connect with local experts and science-sector organisations to restore, renew, and revitalise their knowledge, skills, and practice – enabling them to become leaders of pūtaiao education.
He Mokopuna Taiao
‘Mokopuna Taiao’, means to be grounded in your whakapapa – knowing who you are, where you come from, the environment
that surrounds you, and upholding your responsibilities to the taiao and your whānau, hapū, and iwi.
He Mokopuna o te Ao
Raising ‘Mokopuna Taiao’ instils confidence within our tamariki mokopuna to both recognise and realise their unlimited potential to embrace the opportunities the world has to offer. This is how we imagine ‘he Mokopuna Taiao, he Mokopuna o te Ao’.
Taiao Aronui is a collective responsibility to our children and our mokopuna.