Our Logo and What it Means

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proverbImage: space: wordz:
ranginu2: Ranginui - Sky Father Nga kete o te wananga - The three baskets of knowledge

Te kete Aronui, contains the knowledge of what we
see, 'aronui' 'that is before us'.
Te kete Tuaauri contains knowledge that is 'tuauri',
'beyond and in the dark', patterns of energy which operate behind this
world of sense perception.

Te kete Tuaatea contains the knowledge of
spiritual realities, beyond space and time, the world we
experience in ritual. -

space: papatu: Papatuanuku - Earth Mother represented by Te Koru,  "ko te mauri ora" - (the unfurling fern frond which represents birth and the life principle)
6rtri: The six iwi (peoples) in this region - Ngati Kuia, Ngati Koata, Ngati Toarangatira, Ngati Rarua, Te Ati-awa, Ngati Tama space: 6btri: Maata Waka - other tribes that live in the tau ihu area
hand: The traditional three-fingered hand, representing community action, hands-on doing the mahi (work) to improve health and wellbeing among Maori and Tauiwi space: hook: Te matau a Maui - Maui's fishhook, the lines above the hook represent Raukawa Moana - Cook Strait
2tri: Te Tau Ihu o Te Waka A Maui - The prow of Maui's waka