Vision statement
E kore au e ngaro, te kākano i ruia mai i Rangiātea
E kore au e ngaro, te kākano i ruia mai i Rangiātea captures the vision for Tū Rangatira and encapsulates a principle of Māori society dating from its origins, from the time of Rangiātea.
E kore au e ngaro, te kākano i ruia mai i Rangiātea asserts that to know yourself, your whakapapa and cultural heritage, is to never be lost. Embedded in the whakataukī is the vision that a Māori identity will not fade: it is derived from ancestors, passed down from generation to generation, and lives on in our mokopuna.
E kore au e ngaro, te kākano i ruia mai i Rangiātea challenges leaders to develop a leadership style and commitment to education that nurtures mokopuna to realise their full potential as Māori – to know who they are, to speak with a Māori voice and to protect Māori cultural wealth for future generations.
Effective leadership in education recognises that through language, culture and knowledge, mokopuna grow to know their identity as tangata whenua of Aotearoa.
