Kyle - Hastings

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Kia ora e te iwi I am an instructor and adult educator based at Hawkes Bay Regional Prison. I currently run a course called Toku Haerenga Māori where instilling our department's Māori principles is paramount to myself my colleagues and the tāne in our care. Our course is modeled around the Departments Pathways and Hokai Rangi initiatives where as a kaiako I am bound and inspired to promote these on a daily basis. The below picture reflects the mahi my tauira create on their journey, the Model Marae is a practical element which reconnects our tāne with all that is Māori. Each marae is koha to a school as a learning resource where by we give back to the community but more so our tamariki . The Kowhaiwhai boards are designed around the 5 principles which govern their journey, Manaakitanga-Wairuatanga-Rangatiratanga-Kaitiakitanga-and Whanaungatanga. The smaller Kowhaiwhai boards are gifted to their respective whānau at the men's graduation, where we also hand over the Model Marae which is 2m x 2m to the respective principle of the kura it is going to. This is why our course want to be a part of Te Wiki O Te Reo Maori. Ngā mihi nui