4. Words like:
- Mana (authority and dignity)
- Whakapapa (genealogy)
- Kaitiakitanga (guardianship)
Show how language carries cultural values that don’t translate easily.
- Mana (authority and dignity)
- Whakapapa (genealogy)
- Kaitiakitanga (guardianship)
Show how language carries cultural values that don’t translate easily.
January 13, 2026 at 10:42 PM
4. Words like:
- Mana (authority and dignity)
- Whakapapa (genealogy)
- Kaitiakitanga (guardianship)
Show how language carries cultural values that don’t translate easily.
- Mana (authority and dignity)
- Whakapapa (genealogy)
- Kaitiakitanga (guardianship)
Show how language carries cultural values that don’t translate easily.
Iwi say they are practising kaitiakitanga of a vulnerable estuary, while boaties claim launching at the spot does no harm.
Access dispute to ‘illegal’ boat launching spot heats up
Iwi say they are practising kaitiakitanga of a vulnerable estuary, while boaties claim launching at the spot does no harm.
dlvr.it
January 13, 2026 at 3:12 PM
Iwi say they are practising kaitiakitanga of a vulnerable estuary, while boaties claim launching at the spot does no harm.
I'm hoping that this is what saves us, the understanding that decolonisation is our future. People, even Pākehā, are connected to Aotearoa due to Māori mātauranga, kaitiakitanga, rangatiratanga, manaakitanga, and whanaungatanga.
Without Māori we've got nothing.
Without Māori we've got nothing.
‘Prior to the pandemic, we were very international … now when we design new experiences, we have Kiwis at the forefront of our minds.’
Māori culture goes from being ‘awkward’ to in demand for domestic tourists
‘Prior to the pandemic, we were very international … now when we design new experiences, we have Kiwis at the forefront of our minds.’
newsroom.co.nz
January 4, 2026 at 8:21 PM
I'm hoping that this is what saves us, the understanding that decolonisation is our future. People, even Pākehā, are connected to Aotearoa due to Māori mātauranga, kaitiakitanga, rangatiratanga, manaakitanga, and whanaungatanga.
Without Māori we've got nothing.
Without Māori we've got nothing.
📢 Māori values like kaitiakitanga could shape fairer, more trusted AI design.
👉 Latest bot: NZ Transport Agency - Auckland & Northland
👉 Latest bot: NZ Transport Agency - Auckland & Northland
Lee Gray: Why Māori values could be the key to more ethical AI
www.nzherald.co.nz
December 23, 2025 at 4:22 PM
📢 Māori values like kaitiakitanga could shape fairer, more trusted AI design.
👉 Latest bot: NZ Transport Agency - Auckland & Northland
👉 Latest bot: NZ Transport Agency - Auckland & Northland
I dont think the TPM chaos gives Labour the easy ride they think it does in the Māori seats
Strikes me there is a lot of social and environmental alignment between Green policy and Kaitiakitanga
Strikes me there is a lot of social and environmental alignment between Green policy and Kaitiakitanga
December 18, 2025 at 11:36 PM
I dont think the TPM chaos gives Labour the easy ride they think it does in the Māori seats
Strikes me there is a lot of social and environmental alignment between Green policy and Kaitiakitanga
Strikes me there is a lot of social and environmental alignment between Green policy and Kaitiakitanga
The wānanga centres Te Tiriti o Waitangi(Treaty) & He Whakaputanga, & precedents that recognise Taranaki Maunga & watershed Te Awa Tupua as living entities, restoring Te Mana o te Whenua & reinstating kaitiakitanga by tangata whenua.
For context see CJWinter www.researchgate.net/publication/... 8/12
For context see CJWinter www.researchgate.net/publication/... 8/12
(PDF) A Seat At The Table
PDF | Aotearoa New Zealand acknowledges mātauranga Māori in the two Acts and one Memorandum of Understanding recognising the ‘personhood’ status of... | Find, read and cite all the research you need o...
www.researchgate.net
December 14, 2025 at 3:26 AM
The wānanga centres Te Tiriti o Waitangi(Treaty) & He Whakaputanga, & precedents that recognise Taranaki Maunga & watershed Te Awa Tupua as living entities, restoring Te Mana o te Whenua & reinstating kaitiakitanga by tangata whenua.
For context see CJWinter www.researchgate.net/publication/... 8/12
For context see CJWinter www.researchgate.net/publication/... 8/12
Te Wānanga o Hina supports a network of learning and creativity guided by understandings from Moana-nui-a-Kiwa / Moananuiākea and their application to lunar futures through the ethic of kaitiakitanga (guardianship) and mālama (protection and care) for Mahina, the Moon.
hinawananga.nz
7/12
hinawananga.nz
7/12
Hina Wānanga
Moana-nui-a-Kiwa and Moananuiākea perspectives for Hina (Moon), with Te Ara Whänui ki te Rangi / Space Place, Te Whanganui a Tara NZ
hinawananga.nz
December 14, 2025 at 3:26 AM
Te Wānanga o Hina supports a network of learning and creativity guided by understandings from Moana-nui-a-Kiwa / Moananuiākea and their application to lunar futures through the ethic of kaitiakitanga (guardianship) and mālama (protection and care) for Mahina, the Moon.
hinawananga.nz
7/12
hinawananga.nz
7/12
So proud of the kids, both of them got perfect report cards, excellence in all areas (!) and Mr 11 got an award for Te Reo Me Ōna Tikanga and Miss 7 got Kaitiakitanga 🥰🥰 I'm so pleased for them! So glad the went to the puna reo, they're both thriving #maoriexcellence
December 11, 2025 at 7:13 PM
So proud of the kids, both of them got perfect report cards, excellence in all areas (!) and Mr 11 got an award for Te Reo Me Ōna Tikanga and Miss 7 got Kaitiakitanga 🥰🥰 I'm so pleased for them! So glad the went to the puna reo, they're both thriving #maoriexcellence
Kaitiakitanga teaches that land is kin.
Mining Denniston would be a crime against the whenua just as extraction harms Indigenous lands in Canada.
Denniston is a wonder of nature.
#ClimateCrisis #Kaitiakitanga
www.youtube.com/watch?v=g1FJ...
Mining Denniston would be a crime against the whenua just as extraction harms Indigenous lands in Canada.
Denniston is a wonder of nature.
#ClimateCrisis #Kaitiakitanga
www.youtube.com/watch?v=g1FJ...
Save Denniston | Stand Up For Nature
YouTube video by Forest & Bird
www.youtube.com
December 1, 2025 at 3:32 AM
Kaitiakitanga teaches that land is kin.
Mining Denniston would be a crime against the whenua just as extraction harms Indigenous lands in Canada.
Denniston is a wonder of nature.
#ClimateCrisis #Kaitiakitanga
www.youtube.com/watch?v=g1FJ...
Mining Denniston would be a crime against the whenua just as extraction harms Indigenous lands in Canada.
Denniston is a wonder of nature.
#ClimateCrisis #Kaitiakitanga
www.youtube.com/watch?v=g1FJ...
A fundamental principle for KWH #conservation is that Kāi Tahu can express rangatiratanga and exercise kaitiakitanga for KWH. All research, data management, the structured decision-making framework, and mgmt interventions were conducted in full partnership with Kāi Tahu.
doi.org/10.1111/1365... 6/9
doi.org/10.1111/1365... 6/9
Decision analysis for seabird recovery: Navigating complexity across ecosystems, balancing competing values and bridging spaces between research and implementation
We illustrate that decision analyses provide inclusive environments for all participants despite diverse backgrounds and views, enable rational navigation of complex decision landscapes and facilitat....
doi.org
November 30, 2025 at 11:29 PM
A fundamental principle for KWH #conservation is that Kāi Tahu can express rangatiratanga and exercise kaitiakitanga for KWH. All research, data management, the structured decision-making framework, and mgmt interventions were conducted in full partnership with Kāi Tahu.
doi.org/10.1111/1365... 6/9
doi.org/10.1111/1365... 6/9
...Māori names; Whiro, Tuakaihau, and Ranginui. Tuakaihau has two moons, Māui and Hina, while Ranginui - a gas planet with an enormous ring system - has three, Tūmatauenga, Tāne, and Tangaroa.
My handling of the Garden Commonwealth also goes a little into kaitiakitanga and its absence. (3/3)
My handling of the Garden Commonwealth also goes a little into kaitiakitanga and its absence. (3/3)
November 29, 2025 at 6:15 AM
...Māori names; Whiro, Tuakaihau, and Ranginui. Tuakaihau has two moons, Māui and Hina, while Ranginui - a gas planet with an enormous ring system - has three, Tūmatauenga, Tāne, and Tangaroa.
My handling of the Garden Commonwealth also goes a little into kaitiakitanga and its absence. (3/3)
My handling of the Garden Commonwealth also goes a little into kaitiakitanga and its absence. (3/3)
📢 [AI摘要] 惠灵顿：一份涉及纽西兰地热能源开发战略的报告指出，排除《怀唐伊条约》将违反条约。该战略旨在到2040年将纽西兰的地热能源产量翻一番。报告批评了战略对毛利人相关议题的忽视，包括对“kaitiakitanga”（守护）的保护不足，以及未能充分体现条约伙伴关系。报告也指出了对地热资源的定义存在偏差。
Leaving Treaty out of geothermal strategy a breach - Waitangi Tribunal
www.rnz.co.nz
November 28, 2025 at 10:06 PM
...New Eden and Babylon colonists rushed to colonise the two planets before such rules could be enforced like they had been for Oasis, which was discovered first.
Can you tell I have opinions about native biospheres and kaitiakitanga as a Kiwi- (4/4)
Can you tell I have opinions about native biospheres and kaitiakitanga as a Kiwi- (4/4)
November 27, 2025 at 7:57 AM
...New Eden and Babylon colonists rushed to colonise the two planets before such rules could be enforced like they had been for Oasis, which was discovered first.
Can you tell I have opinions about native biospheres and kaitiakitanga as a Kiwi- (4/4)
Can you tell I have opinions about native biospheres and kaitiakitanga as a Kiwi- (4/4)
@umbrarchist
Both frameworks are broken. I don't support Keynes or MMT.
I support tikanga: kaitiakitanga bans waste, manaakitanga centres care, rangatiratanga rejects corporate control.
Western economics—ALL of it—needs rebuilding from indigenous principles. Your critique proves it.
Kia kaha.
Both frameworks are broken. I don't support Keynes or MMT.
I support tikanga: kaitiakitanga bans waste, manaakitanga centres care, rangatiratanga rejects corporate control.
Western economics—ALL of it—needs rebuilding from indigenous principles. Your critique proves it.
Kia kaha.
November 23, 2025 at 4:07 PM
@umbrarchist
Both frameworks are broken. I don't support Keynes or MMT.
I support tikanga: kaitiakitanga bans waste, manaakitanga centres care, rangatiratanga rejects corporate control.
Western economics—ALL of it—needs rebuilding from indigenous principles. Your critique proves it.
Kia kaha.
Both frameworks are broken. I don't support Keynes or MMT.
I support tikanga: kaitiakitanga bans waste, manaakitanga centres care, rangatiratanga rejects corporate control.
Western economics—ALL of it—needs rebuilding from indigenous principles. Your critique proves it.
Kia kaha.
#KohaCon25 How to build skills and community.
IMHO: Approach works with other teams too, especially where they have the option to work with open source software or open approaches. Compliance driven tickboxes just aren't as creative.
Slide details in AltText. Alex and Craig stand below slide.
IMHO: Approach works with other teams too, especially where they have the option to work with open source software or open approaches. Compliance driven tickboxes just aren't as creative.
Slide details in AltText. Alex and Craig stand below slide.
November 16, 2025 at 11:41 PM
#KohaCon25 How to build skills and community.
IMHO: Approach works with other teams too, especially where they have the option to work with open source software or open approaches. Compliance driven tickboxes just aren't as creative.
Slide details in AltText. Alex and Craig stand below slide.
IMHO: Approach works with other teams too, especially where they have the option to work with open source software or open approaches. Compliance driven tickboxes just aren't as creative.
Slide details in AltText. Alex and Craig stand below slide.
"Illegal Fishing, Neoliberal Extractivism, and the Failure of Crown Kaitiakitanga in Aotearoa’s Marine Reserves" - 16 November 2025
open.substack.com/pub/themaori...
open.substack.com/pub/themaori...
"Illegal Fishing, Neoliberal Extractivism, and the Failure of Crown Kaitiakitanga in Aotearoa’s Marine Reserves" - 16 November 2025
Te Whakamōrea o te Moana: The Plunder Continues
open.substack.com
November 15, 2025 at 12:31 PM
"Illegal Fishing, Neoliberal Extractivism, and the Failure of Crown Kaitiakitanga in Aotearoa’s Marine Reserves" - 16 November 2025
open.substack.com/pub/themaori...
open.substack.com/pub/themaori...
First up we have From Koha to Digital Kaitiakitanga:
Indigenous Values, Data Sovereignty and Library Systems
. Presented by Aleisha Amohia and Chris Cormack, Catalyst.
Chris was the original developer for Koha, world's first free and open spice library system […]
[Original post on digipres.club]
Indigenous Values, Data Sovereignty and Library Systems
. Presented by Aleisha Amohia and Chris Cormack, Catalyst.
Chris was the original developer for Koha, world's first free and open spice library system […]
[Original post on digipres.club]
November 7, 2025 at 8:17 PM
First up we have From Koha to Digital Kaitiakitanga:
Indigenous Values, Data Sovereignty and Library Systems
. Presented by Aleisha Amohia and Chris Cormack, Catalyst.
Chris was the original developer for Koha, world's first free and open spice library system […]
[Original post on digipres.club]
Indigenous Values, Data Sovereignty and Library Systems
. Presented by Aleisha Amohia and Chris Cormack, Catalyst.
Chris was the original developer for Koha, world's first free and open spice library system […]
[Original post on digipres.club]
More support around this concept:
"As O'Neale et al. (2025) emphasise, 'Document your code; state your assumptions; show your working' is essential for maintaining algorithmic whakapapa and supporting kaitiakitanga."
"As O'Neale et al. (2025) emphasise, 'Document your code; state your assumptions; show your working' is essential for maintaining algorithmic whakapapa and supporting kaitiakitanga."
November 1, 2025 at 12:39 AM
More support around this concept:
"As O'Neale et al. (2025) emphasise, 'Document your code; state your assumptions; show your working' is essential for maintaining algorithmic whakapapa and supporting kaitiakitanga."
"As O'Neale et al. (2025) emphasise, 'Document your code; state your assumptions; show your working' is essential for maintaining algorithmic whakapapa and supporting kaitiakitanga."
With Ngāi Tahu kaitiakitanga, three subspecies are proposed:
• M. a. murihiku — mainland “Northern” hoiho
• M. a. motu maha — Enderby (Auckland Is)
• M. a. motu ihupuku — Campbell Is
These lineages are evolutionarily independent.
• M. a. murihiku — mainland “Northern” hoiho
• M. a. motu maha — Enderby (Auckland Is)
• M. a. motu ihupuku — Campbell Is
These lineages are evolutionarily independent.
October 28, 2025 at 8:08 PM
With Ngāi Tahu kaitiakitanga, three subspecies are proposed:
• M. a. murihiku — mainland “Northern” hoiho
• M. a. motu maha — Enderby (Auckland Is)
• M. a. motu ihupuku — Campbell Is
These lineages are evolutionarily independent.
• M. a. murihiku — mainland “Northern” hoiho
• M. a. motu maha — Enderby (Auckland Is)
• M. a. motu ihupuku — Campbell Is
These lineages are evolutionarily independent.
#ICUH25 is less than a month away!
Join us for a special tour Te Papa Museum & explore the hidden treasures of the taonga #Māori collection — a rare look into the care, culture & kaitiakitanga that shape #health #equity & #community resilience
Register now: icuh2025.org/registration
#UrbanHealth
Join us for a special tour Te Papa Museum & explore the hidden treasures of the taonga #Māori collection — a rare look into the care, culture & kaitiakitanga that shape #health #equity & #community resilience
Register now: icuh2025.org/registration
#UrbanHealth
October 22, 2025 at 12:46 PM
#ICUH25 is less than a month away!
Join us for a special tour Te Papa Museum & explore the hidden treasures of the taonga #Māori collection — a rare look into the care, culture & kaitiakitanga that shape #health #equity & #community resilience
Register now: icuh2025.org/registration
#UrbanHealth
Join us for a special tour Te Papa Museum & explore the hidden treasures of the taonga #Māori collection — a rare look into the care, culture & kaitiakitanga that shape #health #equity & #community resilience
Register now: icuh2025.org/registration
#UrbanHealth
See also Aotearoa 🐸 Freddy stands for Climate Justice and Kaitiakitanga in opposition to this government's denial of science & deliberate eco-cide.
October 16, 2025 at 5:42 AM
See also Aotearoa 🐸 Freddy stands for Climate Justice and Kaitiakitanga in opposition to this government's denial of science & deliberate eco-cide.
Hmmm, proof?
The whole plan embodied “Kaitiakitanga” of a life giving tāonga FOR EVERYONE; govt would’ve born the cost?
Never being implemented, we won’t ever know how successful it may or may not have been because of the pushback from the uber wealthy, powerful elite who are anti-everything-Māori.😳
The whole plan embodied “Kaitiakitanga” of a life giving tāonga FOR EVERYONE; govt would’ve born the cost?
Never being implemented, we won’t ever know how successful it may or may not have been because of the pushback from the uber wealthy, powerful elite who are anti-everything-Māori.😳
October 12, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Hmmm, proof?
The whole plan embodied “Kaitiakitanga” of a life giving tāonga FOR EVERYONE; govt would’ve born the cost?
Never being implemented, we won’t ever know how successful it may or may not have been because of the pushback from the uber wealthy, powerful elite who are anti-everything-Māori.😳
The whole plan embodied “Kaitiakitanga” of a life giving tāonga FOR EVERYONE; govt would’ve born the cost?
Never being implemented, we won’t ever know how successful it may or may not have been because of the pushback from the uber wealthy, powerful elite who are anti-everything-Māori.😳
Gisborne iwi commits $5m from future Treaty settlement for kaitiakitanga
https://www.newsbeep.com/nz/63869/
Te Aho said any land passing through the district council had to be bought and they were considering…
https://www.newsbeep.com/nz/63869/
Te Aho said any land passing through the district council had to be bought and they were considering…
Gisborne iwi commits $5m from future Treaty settlement for kaitiakitanga - New Zealand News Beep
Te Aho said any land passing through the district council had to be bought and they were considering establishing the endowment fund to care for the resources.
www.newsbeep.com
October 7, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Gisborne iwi commits $5m from future Treaty settlement for kaitiakitanga
https://www.newsbeep.com/nz/63869/
Te Aho said any land passing through the district council had to be bought and they were considering…
https://www.newsbeep.com/nz/63869/
Te Aho said any land passing through the district council had to be bought and they were considering…
Not to mention Toitū Te Tiriti gatherings & hikoi #Kotahitanga #Kaitiakitanga
September 27, 2025 at 4:26 AM
Not to mention Toitū Te Tiriti gatherings & hikoi #Kotahitanga #Kaitiakitanga
📢 Tributes continue to flow for Sir Tumu Te Heuheu Tūkino VIII, acknowledging his quiet nature, his kaitiakitanga and focus on the future.
'Quietly spoken leader with immense mana' - tributes flow for Sir Tumu Te Heuheu
www.rnz.co.nz
September 23, 2025 at 6:22 AM