MAURI TŪ, MAURI OHOOHO, MAURI TAU
MY ABILITIES
MAKE ME
UNIQUE
QUADE TE PAKI
TE KŌHANGA REO O TE TEKO
ŌKU PŪKENGA
KAHA KI TE MAUMAHARA
KAUKAU
MAHI HANGARAU
WHITIREIA THOMPSON-TĀNE
TE KŌHANGA REO O TE TEKO
ŌKU PUKENGA
TĀKARO RAKURAKU UKELELE HOKI
TE HANGA PĪTĪ
MAHI PŪORO
IRA ITI
Physical Abilities
ANA PRYOR-TAARE
TE KŌHANGA REO O TE TEKO
ŌKU PUKENGA
AUMĀNGEA
HUMĀRIE
KAHA KI TE WHAKATAU I TE MĀURI Ō TĒTAHI ATU
TE KAUPAPA
For far too long there have been negative connotations around what it means to be a “special needs” or “disabled” person and it needs to stop. Negative words and messages can do a lot more harm to a person's self-esteem than we think. Instead, we intend to reframe disability as ability. In a new movement, that we have branded as “Tamaariki”, we plan to change these messages and share a Te Ao Māori perspective on what it means to be someone with unique abilities. In our Tamaariki platform, we will re-teach people how to interact with and understand enablement and share new ways of working with tamaariki across Aotearoa.