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The Puawānanga Process

Puawānanga is a process, based on a relationship with your Puawānanga Kaitiaki which supports the first Object of the Te Rōpū Kaiwhiriwhiri o Aotearoa NZAC Constitution and Members responsibility to Te Tiriti o Waitangi. Te Rōpū Māori acknowledges tangata whenua and tauiwi will have different knowledge and understanding of Te Ao Māori but aspire towards achieving cultural understanding and competence.

To complete this section of the upgrade to full Member application process, you are required to engage with a Puawānanga Kaitiaki for three or more sessions. This may be within a group or individually. The Puawānanga Kaitiaki is expected to be someone of Māori descent (Iwi to be identified in Puawānanga Kaitiaki Report), comfortable with Te Ao Māori, and can therefore assist the Applicant to reflect and highlight potential issues and learnings needed. 

We also encourage building an ongoing relationship with your Puawānanga Kaitiaki and/or another Māori Kaupapa/Cultural Supervisor/Advisor, post the upgrade to full Membership. They will be able to continue to support you in Puawānanga Kaitiakitanga which is a required CPD goal for Members every 3 years, continuing to grow bicultural practice alongside honouring Te Tiriti o Waitangi.

The kōrero with the Puawānanga Kaitiaki should include: 

  • Use of the “Tihei-Wā Mauri Ora Indigenous Resource” which could include self reflections in both personal experience and professional practice. The link to download the article related to this can be found under the References.
  • Engagement with any of the resources mentioned in the References and any issues that arise from that.
  • Discussion around the Applicants written reflections, including any challenges and/or concerns. 

Puawananga References  

Puawananga Kaitiaki Report 2023