Kakara Whakarei

The Raukawa Charitable Trust’s vision is to ensure that Raukawa uri are thriving. Education plays a critical role in our iwi development strategies, influencing the health, wealth and well-being of our uri, including the kaimahi working for the Raukawa Charitable Trust (RCT).

Kakara Whakarei serves a critical function in protecting and nurturing our reo, culture and identity by delivering impactful cultural outcomes across our communities that permeate the aromatic scent of Raukawa. Our Raukawa Cultural Strategy is our overarching plan for achieving outstanding cultural outcomes aligned to the overarching 2030 iwi strategic plan “Raukawa Kia Mau Kia Ora”.

Te Manawapouhihiri and Te Aka Matua fall directly out of this strategy to provide critical cultural guidance to the design, delivery and dissemination of our mātauranga pathways as well as our Raukawa cultural values which Raukawa uri can utilise to assess and evaluate their own cultural empowerment journey, as well as RCT to assess and evaluate the programmes and initiatives provided by our organisation.