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'''Kaitiaki''' is a [[New Zealand]] term used for the [[Māori]] concept of [[guardianship]], for the [[sky]], the [[sea]], and the [[land]]. The process of protecting and looking after the [[Natural environment|environment]] | '''Kaitiaki''' is a [[New Zealand]] term used for the [[Māori]] concept of [[guardianship]], for the [[sky]], the [[sea]], and the [[land]]. A [[kaitiaki]] is a guardian. | ||
The process and practices of protecting and looking after the [[Natural environment|environment]] are referred to as [[kaitiakitanga]] and include [[rāhui]] and [[tapu]][http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/nqfdocs/units/pdf/17791.pdf]. | |||
The term [[kaitiaki]] is also increasingly used both in the [[Māori language]] and in [[New Zealand English]] for broader roles of trusteeship or guardianship—especially in public sector organisations. | The term [[kaitiaki]] is also increasingly used both in the [[Māori language]] and in [[New Zealand English]] for broader roles of trusteeship or guardianship—especially in public sector organisations. | ||
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* New Zealand's Chief Ombudsman is ''"Nga Kaitiaki Mana Tangata"'' in [[Māori language|Māori]] (i.e. "The guardian of the people")[http://www.ombudsmen.govt.nz/] | * New Zealand's Chief Ombudsman is ''"Nga Kaitiaki Mana Tangata"'' in [[Māori language|Māori]] (i.e. "The guardian of the people")[http://www.ombudsmen.govt.nz/] | ||
* The role of [[kaitiaki]] in the management of the [[Koha (software)|Koha]] software project[http://www.koha.org/about-koha/faq.html#faq19] | * The role of [[kaitiaki]] in the management of the [[Koha (software)|Koha]] software project[http://www.koha.org/about-koha/faq.html#faq19] | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
Revision as of 06:19, 25 June 2007
Kaitiaki is a New Zealand term used for the Māori concept of guardianship, for the sky, the sea, and the land. A kaitiaki is a guardian.
The process and practices of protecting and looking after the environment are referred to as kaitiakitanga and include rāhui and tapu[1].
The term kaitiaki is also increasingly used both in the Māori language and in New Zealand English for broader roles of trusteeship or guardianship—especially in public sector organisations.
Examples include:
- A proposed "Governance-Kaitiaki group" to oversee electronic authentication by government[2]
- New Zealand's Chief Ombudsman is "Nga Kaitiaki Mana Tangata" in Māori (i.e. "The guardian of the people")[3]
- The role of kaitiaki in the management of the Koha software project[4]