Mihi / Acknowledgement

E mihi ana mātou ki a Ranginui rāua ko Papatūānuku.
E mihi ana mātou ki te mana whenua o Tauranga Moana.
E mihi ana mātou ki ngā tūpuna o mua, o nāianei, me ngā uri kei te heke mai.

E mōhio ana mātou he wāhanga tātou o te ao tūroa, ehara i te mea wehe kē atu.

We acknowledge Ranginui and Papatūānuku.
We acknowledge the mana whenua of Tauranga Moana.
We acknowledge ancestors past, present, and those yet to come.

We acknowledge that we are part of the natural world, not separate from it.

We recognise that this work is guided by our Kind, Kinder, Kindest framework and informed by Te Whare Tapa Whā as a holistic Māori wellbeing model in Aotearoa, alongside contemporary mindfulness, self-kindness, and relational practices.