kōmuri whakatiki rākau
Ko te kōwhiringa whakaaro pū whenua he whakaaetanga matihiko o ngā mahi tukutuku me ngā hanganga hou, e whakamahia ana hei wāhi whakatere mō ngā tamariki ki roto i te ao rangaranga me te ao whakaaro. I hangaia i te rākau whakahirahira, e āheinga ana ki ngā huringa huarangi, ko tēnei kōwhiringa whānui e paunga ana i ētahi atu wāhi mahi kia whakatipu ai te mahi rangaranga me te hononga tangata. Ko ngā taonga i roto i te kōwhiringa ko te pūtātaki matua nui rawa, ko te kāhui whiu rima e whakarite ana mo ngā hunga o rerekē ngā taupae, ko te pae whakangungunu me ngā pū kiritai kahurangi, ko te taka whatumanawa i hangaia i te rākau whakahirahira e pai ana te kuhu. Ko te whare kōpaki e whakatakoto nei hei wāhi noho aroha, e kī ai ko ngā uru me te whakanui waewae hei whakamahia i te whakaaro. Hei oranga haumaru, ko ngā parae whakarite, ko ngā take whakapiri, me ngā matawhairo torotoro i runga i te katoa. Ko te hanga pūnaha o te kōwhiringa kia ea te whakawhanake i ngā taonga tuatahi, ā, ko tana hanga rākau whenua e whakamanahitia ana i ngā wāhi huarahi. Ko tana urupa 8 rautanga, e whakamana ana i te wāhi whakatere, ā, ka whai mana hoki i te wāhi e pai ana mo ngā taha o ngā marae katoa.