2 Te Kähui Tika Tangata is the korowai or cloak of the In particular, the knots and hanging threads at the bottom Human Rights Commission. of the cloak are characteristic of the design. Te kähui embraces those who gather together under The Commission’s logo symbolises the many muka or the kaupapa of human rights and symbolises both their strands that are woven together, representing both the protective role and the Commission’s role in promoting uniqueness of individuals and our collective identity – them. our diversity and our unity. The muka emphasise our inter- Tika tangata refers to our human rights and responsibilities, suggesting the highest imperatives of respect and conduct. The design of the Commission’s logo derives from the traditional art of Täniko, the weaving used to make korowai. Täniko is a uniquely New Zealand art form. connectedness and interdependence. The pona (knot) secures the threads. Together they make up the korowai of our human rights and responsibilities. He tangata kë koutou He tangata kë mätou I roto i tënei whare Tätou tätou ë CONTACT THE HUMAN RIGHTS Commission: Tämaki Makaurau – Auckland Human Rights Commission InfoLine 4th Floor, Tower Centre, If you have a human rights inquiry or 45 Queen Street discrimination complaint, call PO Box 6751, Wellesley Street, 0800 496 877 (toll free) Tämaki Makaurau Auckland 1141 Fax (09) 377 3593 (Attn: InfoLine) Waea Telephone (09) 309 0874 Languageline and New Zealand Sign Waea Whakähua Fax (09) 377 3593 language interpreter available. Te Whanganui ä Tara – Wellington The Office of Human Rights Proceedings Vector Building, Level 1, 44–52 The Terrace Te Tari Whakatau Take Tika Tangata PO Box 12411, Thorndon, Email: ohrp@ohrp.org.nz or write to: Te Whanganui ä Tara Wellington 6144 The Office of Human Rights Proceedings Waea Telephone (04) 473 9981 PO Box 6751, Wellesley Street, Auckland Waea Whakähua Fax (04) 471 6759 www.hrc.co.nz Ötautahi – Christchurch Level 3, The Guardian Assurance Building 79–83 Hereford Street PO Box 1578, Ötautahi Christchurch 8140 Waea Telephone (03) 379 2015 Waea Whakähua Fax (03) 353 0959