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10.2 Tuku Rangatira
This Manaaki (blessing) was initiated under the custom (Tikanga) of Tuku
Rangatira (noblesse oblige). A magnificent example of this Tikanga was the
gifting by Ngatimaru of Kennedy Bay to Ngatiporou as a staging area to prepare
themselves for trading in the Auckland markets.
11. CONCLUSION
We have traversed over a wide range of interrelated topics from fundamental
knowledge, through the Maori World View and the value systems derived from
them, to try to understand the holistic approach to life and the application of the
fundamental principles (Kaupapa) to life situations through Maori customs
(Tikanga) integrated into the value systems of their culture.
We have further taken Kaitiakitanga as a particular cultural institution to show
how those first principles may be applied through Tikanga Maori to resolve the
rights of Tangatawhenua and their role in determining how environmental and
conservation policies may be applied to achieve positive results.
It is hoped that the information contained herein may help the decision makers to
determine how Kaitiakitanga may be expressed and applied to resource
management.
Further, it is hoped that the paper will provide alternatives that may be studied to
find how a bicultural blend may be developed in order that all may benefit from
the bounty that Mother Earth has so richly bestowed upon this nation.