Te Pua W膩nanga ki te Ao M膩ori and Indigenous Studies

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Te Pua W膩nanga ki te Ao | Faculty of M膩ori and Indigenous Studies

Nau mai, haere mai kia whakatauhia ng膩 hua ora o te puaw膩nanga o Te Wao Nui a T膩ne ki runga i a koutou.

Te Pua W膩nanga ki te Ao 鈥� Faculty of M膩ori and Indigenous Studies represents innovation and tradition in teaching and research; we provide global leadership in sustainable development and indigenous issues. We aim to arm students with knowledge to advance indigenous peoples through our teachings, research and expertise.

Puaw膩nanga is the clematis. Before it can flower, it shoots its tendrils from the forest floor through the bush canopy to reach the light above the trees. Puaw膩nanga encapsulates human endeavours to strive for knowledge and education.

The flower at the heart of this design symbolises the staff and students of Te Pua W膩nanga ki te Ao.
The people are the stylised petals working together for the mutual benefit of the puaw膩nanga.
The t膩niko borders are the stamen, which hold the promise for the future generations and new developments.
The green circle represents the supportive bush which the vine must struggle through in order to flower in the light. So appropriately, the circle is also the all-encompassing Te Ao.
The spiral figures behind are Ranginui and Papat奴膩nuku representing the civilization from which M膩ori have evolved their intellectual and educational philosophies and knowledge.
The tokotoko represents the culture that binds us as a people. By knowing who we are and where we have come from, we can acquire new knowledge with confidence to add to the accumulated wisdom of the people since time immemorial.

This new wisdom is represented by the koru spiralling out in the inner core.