Kia ora e ngā whānau, e ngā mātua, e ngā pākeke o Te Puna Wai o Waipapa. Te tari Māori would like to thank you all for your support in a successful start to the year at our first whānau hui.

Whānau gave us valuable feedback about their aspirations and concerns for Te Ao Māori at Te Puna Wai o Waipapa. In summary:

What do you think success looks like for Māori?

• Mana
• Pride
• Achieving goals
• Learning tikanga, whakapapa and reo Māori
• Being in a comfortable financial situation in their adulthood
• Confidence
• A positive force for the community
• Happiness

What do you think we can do as kaiako to help support and strengthen this success?

• Bring whakapapa into the curriculum
• Push for reo Māori to be compulsory through Year 13
• Pronounce Māori names correctly
• Teach how to set achievable goals and how to reach them
• Financial literacy
• Offer more experiences in the community such as noho marae, hīkoi etc
• Integrate te reo Māori into all classes at Hagley

What would you like to see for our Māori students at this school?

• Be more active in inter-school competitions
• Bring back Māori art – whakairo (carving)
• Increase level of fluency in reo Māori
• Increase opportunities for all students
• Financial support – scholarships, well-being support
• Grow within our Māori culture with love and support
• Foster strengths of individual students

What are some things you think the kura does well for our Māori students and whānau?

• Manaakitanga
• Including whānau in kura life
• Making Te Reo classes enjoyable
• Offering baseline support for those in times of need
• Very supportive staff
• Kapa haka has improved so much! Tonight's performance was beautiful!
• Improving with multiple aspects of te ao Māori – Kapa, Ki-o-Rahi, reo Māori
• Having whānau events where we can support our ākonga

What are some things you think the kura could improve on for our Māori students?

• Giving more opportunities to a range of students
• Help our students to understand the basics of living and learning
• Improve advertisement
• Pronouncing names correctly
• More interaction, communication, engagement with whānau
• More support for the whānau rooms. They look exactly the same as 2002
• To reach out to more students to learn Te Reo and teach whānau as well
• Explain the meanings behind awards with Māori kupu

The first strategic goal in our annual plan is our commitment to building a strong sense of identity and success for ākonga Māori: "Strengthen Hagley's bicultural partnership to ensure ākonga Māori succeed as Māori", including actions and success indicators. This feedback from whānau will be a valuable source for further developing our mahi towards this goal.