Waipapa Manawa Whenua: Waipapa the Heartbeat
The heart is the source of courage, inspiration and identity. Pulsing throughout the body to its many parts, the heart sends out life and purpose. And always the heart is grounded, finding ongoing nourishment from the land. Our students are the heart of Waipapa Taumata Rau.
Waipapa Taumata Rau provides a distinctive learner experience. This experience is rich, relevant and researchinformed. It is highly connected to knowledges of place, to mātauranga Māori and to Te Tiriti. It encourages a deep awareness of learner cultural identities and active civic/community responsibility. Waipapa Taumata Rau is a place where tauira Māori belong and their identities are valued and enhanced.
Taumata Teitei priorities: Education and student experience
- Accessible, equitable lifelong higher education opportunities.
- Student-centric learning, co-curricular and extra-curricular cultures.
- Education that is research-informed, transdisciplinary, relevant and with impact for the world.
- Graduates who make the world better tomorrow than it is today.
Indigenising initiatives
- Lead the holistic activation of te ao Māori principles in the values-led culture programme of work and in the health, safety and well-being strategy and initiatives.
- Maintain strategic oversight in partnership with Human Resources in the implementation and resourcing of Waipapa Tāngata Rau priorities.
- Ensure faculty and function plans align with Waipapa Tāngata Rau.
- Maintain strategic oversight of diverse Māori staff capability development needs, including Māori leadership development in partnership with Organisational Development and including external opportunities.
- Foster ongoing development of signature events and programmes for Māori staff.
- Strategic leadership of Te Taumata Ngaio – all staff te reo and te ao Māori capability development, responsive to needs.
- Maintain and develop whanaungatanga, kaupapa Māori initiatives for
the University at large including signature programmes – kawe aroha, mātauranga Māori symposium, all-staff pōwhiri, mihi whakatau, hosting.
- Develop the first gender pay gap report for Māori women and ethnic minority women and consider the results.
- Review and strengthen the Māori leadership function across the University including the Office of the Pro Vice-Chancellor Māori.
Measuring our achievement
| Five-year performance measures | Partners |
|---|---|
| Te ao Māori principles are a key part of the practices and values of the University. | Director HR and PVC Māori |
| All priorities of Waipapa Tāngata Rau are implemented. | Director HR |
| Faculty and function plans have targets and actions aligned with Waipapa Tāngata Rau. | Deans and directors |
| 3% increase between 2024 and 2028 in numbers of Māori staff completing the leadership development programme and taking up external development opportunities. | Director HR |
| At least two Māori staff events are held annually. | PVC Māori |
| Te Taumata Ngaio continues to engage 1,000 staff each year. | PVC Māori and Director HR |
| At least two all-staff whanaungatanga initiatives are held annually. |
PVC Māori |
| 2% increase in Māori staff each year, including increases in senior academic and professional Māori staff. |
Director HR |
| Annual gender pay gap report for Māori women and ethnic minority women. | Director HR |
| Māori leadership function reviewed, and strengthened structure, roles and responsibilities in place. | Director HR and PVC Māori |