Hei whakatau

Kia hiwa rā! Kia hiwa rā! Kia hiwa rā ki tēnei tuku, kia hiwa rā ki tērā tuku, kia hiwa rā i tēnei whare kōrero e huaki nei i ōna tatau hei kuhunga māu.

E te tī, e te tā, Ngāi Rikarika, Ngāi Pīkoko mā, nau mai haramai.

Haramai i runga i te karanga o tō tātou kaupapa, haramai i runga i te karanga a Te Papa Tongarewa, a Te Hono ki Hawaiki e rere atu nei i Te Whanganui a Tara ki ngā tōpito katoa o te motu.

Ko ngā pou o roto i tēnei whare kōrero he mea whakairo e ngā tini ringawhao nō roto mai i ngā tau, nā, he maramara kōrero nō tēnā rohe, nō tēnā iwi, nō tēnā kaupapa, huri i Aotearoa whānui.

Ko ēnei kōrero he mea whakatumatuma, he mea whakapātaritari i te tangata kia tahuri rā ōna whakaaro ki te anamata, ki te ao e wawatia nei e tātou.

Kauaka e horokukū, tōia mai tō waka ki tēnei tumu herenga waka, ki tēnei tumu herenga tangata, ki tēnei tumu herenga kōrero.

Nā reira, e kare mā, kia hihiri mai te ngākau, kia rahirahi mai te taringa, kia tuwhera mai te hinengaro ki ngā kōrero e haere ake nei.

Nau mai, haramai.

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Be alert! Be focussed! Be watchful of this metaphorical house of learning that is opening its doors up to you.

Welcome everybody, particularly those who are eager and hungry to learn.

Welcome to this place upon the call of our project, upon the call of Te Papa Tongarewa, upon the call of Te Hono ki Hawaiki that is calling from Wellington to all areas of the country.

The carved posts within this house of learning were carved by many throughout the years and includes stories from many areas, many peoples and many initiatives from all over Aotearoa.

These stories will provoke thought and challenge you to think about the future, to the world that we want.

Do not be frightened, pull your waka to this hitching post that will connect our waka, our people and our stories.

Therefore, come with an eagerness, with attentive listening and an open mind to the following stories.

Welcome.

Acknowledgements

We would like to thank Te Matahiapo Safari Hynes (Rangitāne and Ngāti Kahungunu) for guiding the framing of this resource and Tina Ngata (Ngāti Porou) for her generous expert thought leadership.

We also would like to thank the teachers and educators who have critiqued and contributed to the development of this resource:

• Brooke Ashton: Professional learning facilitator, Poutama Pounamu, Waikato University

• Meg Davies: Across Schools Lead – Wellington Catholic Schools' Kāhui Ako, St Mary’s College, Wellington

• Kārena Ngata (Ngāti Porou): Kaiārahi Māori for the Aotearoa Social Studies Educators Network and the New Zealand History Teachers Association

• Maria Perreau: Kaiārahi | National Network Facilitator, Aotearoa Social Studies Educators’ Network

• Onaitta Setefano (Villages: Nofoali'i and Fasito'otai): Curriculum Learning Lead in Te Whanganui-a-Tara.

Thanks to Patrick Gower and Emily Writes for their permission to reproduce excerpts from their Letters to the Future, and to Toby Morris for his comic On a Plate.

Thanks also to Pamela Streeter (Head of Learning Innovation), Jessie Robieson (Learning Specialist), Puāwai Cairns (Director Audience and Insight), Stephanie Gibson (Curator New Zealand Histories & Cultures), Daniel Crichton-Rouse (Senior Digital Editor), Laura Jones and Natasha Hanara (Museum Learning Specialists), and Jane Dennehy (Media and Image Researcher).

The guidance and compassionate critique from all involved has made this resource what it is, thank you so much for the open handed and hearted way in which you’ve supported this kaupapa. Ngā mihi nui ki a koutou.

Sarah Hopkinson
Project lead