Ngā pou
Our pillars
Waiho i te
toipoto,
kaua i te
toiroa1
He hono
tāngata e kore
e motu, kāpā
he taura waka
e motu2
Grounded with
community:
Visible, relevant
and responsive to
what communities
tell us.
Tē tōia,
tē haumatia3
He maurea
kai whiria4
built on
relationships:
Informed, relevant
and credible:
Makes a
difference:
We respect and
activate our te
Tiriti relationships
and work with
people and
organisations
to achieve our
purpose.
We provide unique
human rights and
te Tiriti
perspecives
that are informed by
evidence.
Is measurable,
holds to
account,
improves lives.
1
Let us keep close together and not far apart.
2
Unlike a canoe rope, a human bond cannot be severed.
3
Nothing can be achieved without a plan, workforce, and way of doing things.
4
Ignore small matters and direct effort toward important projects.
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