He toka tūmoana, he ākina nā ngā tai. A standing rock in the sea, lashed from all sides by the tides. Tā James Henare, 2008
Te Toka Tūmoana helps us work in a principled way to uphold the rights of tamariki, rangatahi and whānau Māori. It supports relational, inclusive and restorative practice, and guides us to build and deepen our skills, knowledge, behaviour and attitudes when working with tamariki, rangatahi and whānau. The 8 guiding principles of Te Toka Tūmoana are pivotal in helping us to relate with, understand with, plan with, act with, and reflect with to respond to harm, risk of harm, tiaki and need in the context of oranga for tamariki, rangatahi and whānau.
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Click on the centre of the image to understand how oranga is at the centre of Te Toka Tūmoana – why we become involved and what we need to understand. Click on each step of the relational practice process that surrounds oranga to understand what we do when working with tamariki, rangatahi, whānau and others. Explore the tohu around the outer edge of the puna (or click on the tiles in the separate menu) to understand how we use the takepū of Te Toka Tūmoana to do this.