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Tū mata mua
Ora mata muri

Honouring our Kāi Tahu past Building our Kāi Tahu future

Mō Kā Uri is our collective 25 year iwi vision,
planning for tomorrow,
today

“It is inevitable that our successors will find themselves in a comparable situation to that in which we found ourselves following the historic settlements of my generation.

In 2025, in 2050, in 2075 they will find themselves in a changed and different context… Just as we found ourselves searching for ways to transform our concept of ourselves as a tribal nation, different from that which we had inherited, so might they… 

But we, in our time, have gifted them with a power of choice denied to our own ancestors.”

– Tā Tipene O’Regan (2014)

The intention of Mō Kā Uri is to leave behind what no longer serves us, and to do what's needed to ensure that future generations of Ngāi Tahu have more choices.

If we are to be true to our tribal whakatauki, we need a vision and strategy that will make as much sense to our mokopuna as it would to our tīpuna.

As we look towards what comes next, it is important that we acknowledge the past and all those who have contributed to get us to where we find ourselves today:

Those who fought for Te Kereme and the Ngāi Tahu settlement in 1998
Those whose vision established the organisation and shaped Ngāi Tahu 2025
Those who have grown iwi kaupapa over the last 25 years

What they have gifted us is the confidence and ability to choose a different future.

He Kupu Whakataki

what is mō Kā uri?

Pou Whenua o te Iwi

Mō te iwi

We are united

Mō kā mokopuna

We are future-focused

Mō te wairua toa

We are brave, audacious, and deliberate

Mō kā papatipu

We are relevant and meaningful

Mō te taiao

We live mindfully, we use wisely

Mō kā mahi Māori

We can feed ourselves, we feed others

Mō kā tīpuna

We foster our uniqueness, we treasure
our heritage, we live our culture

Mō te āpōpō

We grow our people and nurture our
future leaders

Mō te motu, mō te ao

We contribute meaningfully to thriving
NZ and global societies