Whakatauki

To honour our identity and heritage, to ensure our hapū flourish in an ever-changing future.”

Pā tahi is taken from our whakatauki “Oruru karanga pā tahi (tahataha), calling from one fortress to the other. This was significant during times of raiding war parties and during communications between the many pā sites within the Oruru Valley.

The term “tū” is taken from the whakatauki “Mauri tū, mauri ora”. This is based on ensuring the betterment of our people in all facets of education, tikanga, hauora, sustainability, marae, spirituality, and economic