Post by Kiwi Frontline on Mar 27, 2018 16:18:21 GMT 12
PROMOTING AWARENESS OF MĀORI CULTURAL VALUES
A new training programme is helping planners, architects and engineering professionals to be more culturally responsive to Māori perspectives and values when designing living spaces and their surroundings.
Te Whaihanga: Preparing students to work with Māori, is a collaboration between four tertiary institutions – the universities of Auckland and Victoria, Auckland University of Technology and Unitec Institute of Technology – and supported by Auckland Council.
“The programme has recognised an industry gap in understanding the Māori worldview. By being more culturally mindful of Māori traditions and conventions our industry professionals will be more at ease engaging and building ongoing relationships with Māori,” says Penny Pirrit.
The approach also fits well with council’s policies on diversity and inclusion and Māori responsiveness, and an Auckland Plan 2050 focus to advance Māori wellbeing.....
ourauckland.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/articles/news/2018/3/promoting-awareness-of-maori-cultural-values/
A new training programme is helping planners, architects and engineering professionals to be more culturally responsive to Māori perspectives and values when designing living spaces and their surroundings.
Te Whaihanga: Preparing students to work with Māori, is a collaboration between four tertiary institutions – the universities of Auckland and Victoria, Auckland University of Technology and Unitec Institute of Technology – and supported by Auckland Council.
“The programme has recognised an industry gap in understanding the Māori worldview. By being more culturally mindful of Māori traditions and conventions our industry professionals will be more at ease engaging and building ongoing relationships with Māori,” says Penny Pirrit.
The approach also fits well with council’s policies on diversity and inclusion and Māori responsiveness, and an Auckland Plan 2050 focus to advance Māori wellbeing.....
ourauckland.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/articles/news/2018/3/promoting-awareness-of-maori-cultural-values/