Creating enduring opportunities through rejuvenation and world-leading aerospace partnerships to achieve positive outcomes for the whenua at Kaitorete, for whānau, hapū, and the wider community.

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“Tai timu, tai pari ngā wai o Mahaanui
Te taki hāruru ki te pīngao mumura
O Kaitorete whenua
E rere ana ki a tātou e

The tides of Mahaanui rise and fall
Crashing against the blazing sand sedge
Of the land of Kaitorete
Which flow here to us.”

Moemoeā Our vision

Tāwhaki reached to the heavens to gather mātauranga. Through a rejuvenated Kaitorete we will retrace the journey of Tāwhaki to grow that mātauranga for the future of people and the planet.

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Kaupapa Our purpose

At the heart of Tāwhaki is a dual kaupapa to:

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1

Heal and rejuvenate the unique whenua at Kaitorete

2

Advance Aotearoa’s aerospace industry

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Ngā uara Our values

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Auahatanga

Creative, innovative, solutions-based

Tautīakina

Actively tend, guard, take care of Kaitorete

Whakapapa

Value and respect relationships between people and the natural world order

Manawanui

Enduring, courageous, focused on the kaupapa

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While we look to the sky, so must we keep our feet firmly in the whenua.