Te Whenua Ora o Taranaki
Te anga · the framework

A framework for whenua wellbeing

Six connected areas of care for the land, the water and the living world - all guided by mātauranga Māori at the centre.

Mātauranga Māori

Mātauranga Māori at the centre

The framework holds six areas of whenua wellbeing - soil, water, climate, animals, people and biodiversity. Mātauranga Māori is not one area among them. It sits at the centre as the knowledge that guides how we observe, interpret, plan and act across all six.

Mātauranga
Māori
Papa OraHealthy SoilWai OraHealthy WaterHau OrangaClimate HealthTiaki KarareheAnimal WelfareTiaki TangataPeople WellbeingRerenga RauropiBiodiversity

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How the framework works

Observe, interpret, plan, act

01

Observe

Read the tohu of the taiao - the moon, the soil, the awa and the manu.

02

Interpret

Make sense of what we see through mātauranga and shared kōrero.

03

Plan

Decide when and how to act, in rhythm with the maramataka.

04

Act

Carry out the mahi - plant, rest, restore and care for the whenua.

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