Identity, Language and Culture
This department is responsible for the management and implementation of Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Awa Cultural, Te Reo and Leadership Strategies.
Delivering projects, activities and events that enhance Ngāti Awa reo, identity and increase connectivity and participation rates.
Te Reo Māori
Our Identity, Language & Culture
Pānui
Our pānui and events
Taiohi & Rangatahi
Information about our youth programmes
Latest Identity, Language & Culture Posts
Keep up to date with the latest project updates, pānui and events.
Ngāti Awa kōhao rau tangata rau
Ngāti Awa the numerous
Latest Identity, Language and Culture Videos
Te Ara Poutama – Guiding Principles
Our guiding principles are paramount to everything we do. They also represent the parameters that we must work within.
Manaakitanga
Caring for each other
Our shared obligations to care for one another, with particular emphasis on caring for our youth and our elders.
Kaitiakitanga
Guardianship for future generations
Represents our obligations to protect our culture, our environment, our resources and our people today and for
future generations, in accordance with our cultural practices.
Ngāti Awatanga
Our language and culture
Uphold and protect our language and culture – which derive from our shared ancestry – as the cornerstone of our unique identity.