MANAWA TOKA
Māramatanga: The power of the resolute, enduring heart. It speaks to the creative power, passion, spirit, and the resolute drive to acquire the knowledge of the gods. The many and varied forms of toi, the traditional forms of art and creative expression ensure that the multiple bodies and systems of knowledge of the gods and story of creation are retained and passed on to successive generations.
Ngā Āhuatanga: This Manawa supports the retention and maintenance of traditional art forms such as Whakairo, Rāranga, Mau Rākau, and other traditional practices. It speaks to the beating heart of the Rangahau creation pūrākau; and it embraces the development of new creative ideas and turning them into reality.
Hapori: Toi, Whakairo, Rāranga, Mau Rākau, and other forms of art and design and types of creative expression.
Kaihautū: Maree Sheehan – maree.sheehan@twoa.ac.nz
MANAWA RANGAHAU - Communities of Practice
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Manawa Ora
Hauora, Health & Wellbeing
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Manawa Rū
Innovation & Technology
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Manawa Whenua
Holistic Environmental Approach (Guardianship for future generations)
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Manawa Toka
Creative Development & Expression (Traditional Māori Art Forms)
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Manawa Keukeu Ora
Empowering Hapū/Iwi/Hapori Māori (Assertion of Indigenous rights)
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Manava Moana
We are the Moana & the Moana is Us
(Pacific - Te Moananui a Kiwa) -
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Toitoi Manawa
Igniting the Spark of Fun & Creativity (Passion projects)
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Manawa Tiriti
Exploring impacts of Te Tiriti o Waitangi (Future Aotearoa New Zealand)
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Manawa Ako
Ako Philosophy, Theory & Practice
(Wānanga & Ako Excellence) -
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Manawa Tītī
Kia Toitū Te Reo Māori
(Permanence of Indigenous languages)
