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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]]. A [[kaitiaki]] is a guardian. | '''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, and the process and practices of protecting and looking after the [[Natural environment|environment]] are referred to as [[kaitiakitanga]] and include [[rāhui]] and [[tapu]]<ref>[http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/nqfdocs/units/pdf/17791.pdf ''"Environmental Tourism Māori"'', NZQA unit standard]</ref> | ||
The | The term [[kaitiaki]] is also increasingly used in New Zealand for broader roles of trusteeship or guardianship—especially in public sector organisations, as these examples demonstrate: | ||
* A proposed "Governance-Kaitiaki group" to oversee electronic authentication by government<ref>[http://www.e.govt.nz/archive/services/authentication/tikanga-200408/chapter7.html "Research of issues for Māori relating to the Online Authentication Project"]</ref> | |||
* New Zealand's Chief Ombudsman is ''"Nga Kaitiaki Mana Tangata"'' in [[Māori language|Māori]] (i.e. "The guardian of the people")<ref>[http://www.ombudsmen.govt.nz/]</ref> | |||
* The role of [[kaitiaki]] in the management of the [[Koha (software)|Koha]] software project<ref>[http://www.koha.org/about-koha/faq.html#faq19 ''"Who is this Kaitiaki person?"'', from koha.org]</ref> | |||
* A proposed "Governance-Kaitiaki group" to oversee electronic authentication by government[http://www.e.govt.nz/archive/services/authentication/tikanga-200408/chapter7.html] | |||
* 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] | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
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* [[Māori religion]] | * [[Māori religion]] | ||
* [[Rangi and Papa]] | * [[Rangi and Papa]] | ||
==References== | |||
{{reflist}} | |||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
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* [http://www.kaitiakitanga.net/ Kaitiakitanga.net] | * [http://www.kaitiakitanga.net/ Kaitiakitanga.net] | ||
* [http://www.teara.govt.nz/TheBush/Conservation/KaitiakitangaGuardianshipAndConservation/en ''Kaitiakitanga – guardianship and conservation''] in Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand | * [http://www.teara.govt.nz/TheBush/Conservation/KaitiakitangaGuardianshipAndConservation/en ''Kaitiakitanga – guardianship and conservation''] in Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand | ||
[[Category:Māori|Māori culture]] | [[Category:Māori|Māori culture]] | ||
[[Category:New Zealand culture|Māori culture]] | [[Category:New Zealand culture|Māori culture]] | ||
[[Category:Māori words and phrases]] | [[Category:Māori words and phrases]] | ||
Revision as of 10:01, 13 August 2008
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, and 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 in New Zealand for broader roles of trusteeship or guardianship—especially in public sector organisations, as these examples demonstrate:
- 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]
See also
References
External links
- Kaitiaki.org.nz
- Kaitiakitanga.net
- Kaitiakitanga – guardianship and conservation in Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand