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Whakatau

Whakatau is the first phase of the tangata whenua and bicultural supervision session.

Arrival and opening protocol with each other

Whakatau is a process of welcoming someone from a noa (common) space into a tapu (special and safe) space using one of a range of tools to open supervision sessions – for example, takutaku (ancestral incantations), karakia (prayer), whakataukī/whakatauākī (proverbs or sayings and special thoughts), waiata (songs of significance).

This phase creates an opportunity to value the unique culture, identity and expression of both the kaiārahi and the kaitiaki.

Prompts: skills, knowledge and behaviours

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