Welcome to the new Hautū cultural intelligence for the Institute of Directors.
We have developed a Māori cultural intelligence mobile app to support our staff and members on their journey with te ao Māori/the Māori world.
We called it Hautū, which means to lead or to guide. It is also the term used for the leaders in a waka that call the time to the paddlers to travel in the same direction.
Develop your literacy and confidence in te reo Māori with interactive tools to assist with pronunciation, common Māori greetings, guidance to learning your pepeha, and formal openings and closings for meetings.
The tool also provides a range of useful resources such as tikanga (customs and values), waiata (songs) and kupu (glossary) of key terminology.
“Hautū has been received wonderfully well! Really great feedback. Thank you!”
IoD Chief Executive Kirsten (KP) Patterson
“This app will be an important taonga for IoD staff, including our branch and facilitator networks. Increasing te reo literacy and building our internal understanding of te ao Māori is a fundamental layer of the IoD’s Te Kākano strategy. This strategy recognises the importance of diversity around the board table, and our commitment as an organisation to building cultural competence.”
IoD Chief Executive Kirsten (KP) Patterson
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Tairongo includes commonly used Māori words and phrases, basic greetings and resources to understand Māori culture, customs and protocols. Tairongo includes helpful tips such as preparing for a pōwhiri and how to create your own mihimihi. The app has audio guides to help with Māori words, phrases and songs.
Sports New Zealand | Ihi Aotearoa
Welcome to Te Ihi, an educational taonga (invaluable resource) created by Sport NZ Ihi Aotearoa. Here, you can start and continue your journey of learning te reo Māori me ōna tikanga (the Māori language and its customs).
Hauraki District Council
We’ve created this app to be an effective kete (resource) for you as you begin your journey to learn some important aspects of Te Ao Māori, under the mantle of the Councils located within the traditional Māori rohe known as Te Tara o te Ika a Māui.
Get in touch today for a free consultation to see what Kiwa can do for you and your people.