Te Ora ō Tāmaki Makaurau is the wellbeing framework developed by the Mana Whenua Kaitiaki Forum in response to Te Tāruke-ā-Tāwhiri.
Within the framework, Kia Ora Te Tātai Aspirational Outcome (from the Māori Outcomes Performance Measurement Framework) that refers to the interconnection of all things. describes the world as a dynamic and complex ecosystem of whakapapa Genealogy that links Māori to their ancestors. interconnections and interdependencies.
All things - people, birds, fish, trees, weather patterns - are members of a cosmic family. Humans not only depend on ecosystems A community of plants, animals and other organisms that function together as a unit along with their environment., but also influence them.
There are key linkage points between Te Tāruke-ā-Tāwhiri: Auckland’s Climate Plan and Te Ora ō Tāmaki Makaurau, which will allow them to be used together.
The wellbeing framework is a regional innovation that is built on generations of knowledge and reflects the world view of the various mana whenua Hapū and iwi with ancestral relationships to certain areas in Tāmaki Makaurau where they exercise customary authority., iwi A number of hapū (section of a tribe) related through a common ancestor., rangatahi Māori Māori youth and Māori communities of Tāmaki Makaurau The Māori name for Auckland. Translates to Tāmaki desired by many..
Descending from Kia Ora Te Tātai are three dimensions of well-being. These dimensions can frame our understanding of an ecosystems or whole living systems approach to health and wellbeing.
The ability and capacity of te taiao The environment. to sustain and maintain whole living systems and regenerate its own mauri, while contributing to the mauri Life principle, life force, vital essence. The essential quality and vitality of a being or entity. of people and land.
The ability and capacity of the whenua Land, country, earth or ground. to sustain and maintain whole living systems and regenerate its mauri, while contributing to the mauri of people and nature.
The ability and capacity of tāngata People. to sustain and maintain their mauri, while contributing to the mauri of the land and nature.
For mana whenua, this relates to their ability and capacity to maintain, sustain and regenerate their specific whakapapa relationships with land, nature and people of Tāmaki Makaurau.
For Māori communities, this relates to their ability and capacity to maintain, sustain and regenerate whānau Extended family, family group, a familiar term of address to a number of people. Also the primary economic unit of traditional Māori society. and community well-being within Tāmaki Makaurau.
A Te Ao Māori The Māori world, or the Māori world view. lens can frame our thinking about and approaches to climate change. It also ensures the notion of taiao, whenua and tāngata remain an important focal point for all climate change related decisions.
Our Te Ao Māori lens is structured around core Māori values and principles derived from Māori views of the world.
These values and principles provide an insight into Māori concepts and beliefs anchored upon intergenerational Relating to, involving, or affecting several generations. symbiotic relationships between people, place, nature and the wider universe (whole living systems) and the reciprocal responsibilities and obligations to care for, protect, activate, maintain and regenerate these whakapapa relationships.
These values and principles, when applied, can also be categorised as ngā mahi a te ora / well-being activities.
Existing activities and programmes are reviewed and re-calibrated to align Te Tāruke-ā-Tāwhiri Auckland's Climate Plan priorities.
Existing systems, strategies, plans and programmes are not climate resilience ready.
Educate and prepare Whānau, Māori communities, Māori land owners, marae The enclosed space in front of a wharenui (meeting house) where people gather., Māori sector organisations and businesses, and iwi for a systems shift.
Readiness and preparedness of Māori for the shift to a climate resilient The ability of a system and its component parts to anticipate, absorb, accommodate, or recover from the effects of a hazardous climatic event in timely and efficient manner. This includes ensuring the preservation, restoration, or improvement of its essential basic structures to become better prepared for future climate change impacts. system.
Kaitiakitanga – stewardship centred, mana whenua underpinned and led, collaborative partnerships between mana whenua, the council, the Crown and communities anchor the regeneration of ecological systems.
Transformation of ecological, social and cultural wellbeing through the regeneration of symbiotic-whakapapa systems.
Tāmaki Makaurau / Auckland no longer relies on fossil fuels to function.
Reduction of emissions The production and discharge of something e.g. the production and discharge of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. and co-design innovative solutions.
Tāmaki Makaurau / Auckland leads by example in a regenerative economy that transforms the ecological, social, cultural and economic well-being of Tāmaki Makaurau.
Kaitiakitanga values underpin our economy
These five shifts have informed development of priorities within the plan and will be key to implementation of the plan.
