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Te Kauae Raro

Whakapapa

In whare wānanga (ancestral places of learning) Te Kauae Raro refers to the ‘lower jawbone’ which corresponds to ‘earthly knowledge’, whereas celestial knowledge connects to Te Kauae Runga (the upper jawbone). Muriranga-Whenua gave her lower jawbone to her grandson, Māui, who then went on to fashion it into a Matau (hook) to fish up a new world, Te Ika-a-Māui (the North Island). He also used the jawbone as a Patu (club), when Māui and his whānau battled Tamanuiterā (the Sun) in order to make the socio-political landscape more equitable.

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Te Kauae Raro is a Māori with lived experience kaunihera (council) that keeps the Te Pou lived experience project work accountable to the Māori Consumer, Peer Support and Lived Experience workforce.

Te Kauae Raro was established in October 2021 with eight founding members. The role of the kaunihera is to provide quality Tiriti o Waitangi leadership, accountability and responsiveness from a Māori lived experience perspective in the implementation of the Action Plan’s projects.

The following Te Tiriti principles are outlined in the Equity Tool (named Taumata o te Maurea) that is used to measure the Lived Experience team’s work against.

  • Tino Rangatiratanga (Self-determination)
  • Pātuitanga (Partnership)
  • Mana Taurite (Equity)
  • Whakamarumarutia (Active protection)
  • Kōwhiringa (Options)

Our current members

Adrienne (Rangimokai) Fruean

Jeremy Tumoana

Leilani Maraku

Joanne Henare

Guy Baker

Wi Huata

He aha ta tatou mahi

  • To ensure Te Tiriti Principles are embedded in the Consumer, Peer Support and Lived Experience (CPSLE) work Te Pou produces
  • To hold the team accountable for the inclusion of Māori lived experience voices to inform their work.
  • Analyse information provided by the Te Pou Lived Experience project team to establish if the proposed strategy will deliver equity for Māori.
  • Provide high level recommendations that ensure equity for Māori
  • Connects action plan work with the Kaimahi Māori lived experience workforce
  • Operationalise the strategy for delivery of the Action Plan projects
  • Monitor and measure outcomes that demonstrate equity for Māori

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