Kaitiakitanga - guardianship 

Our idea of kaitiakitanga, is our responsibility to care, nurture, protect and restore our natural environment.

We all equally hold this responsibility.

Connecting with our natural environment is part of mātauranga māori - customary practices of Māori. It embodies our inherent connections to the ecosystem, spiritual beings and other living species we share our land and sea with. Mātauranga Māori draws from and reinforces the holistic connection that we have to our land and sea.