In this episode, Debbie and Josie interview Porina McLeod, owner of Mauao Adventures. Mauao Adventures’ core purpose is to connect people with the moana (ocean), the whenua (land) and tangata whenua (local people). Preserving Māori cultural values is important to Porina and these values are woven through every aspect of her business.

Porina speaks about her involvement in Te Whānau Tāpoi Māori ō Tauranga Moana, a newly formed Māori tourism collective that demonstrates true collaboration and is an example of living systems principles, bringing diverse individuals together through relationships and structures to form a emergent, thriving collective. 

Porina’s view of the world, how she operates her business, and Te Whānau Tāpoi Māori ō Tauranga Moana are all examples of living systems thinking and practice. We hope you find much value and inspiration in these examples of regenerative tourism.

 

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Show notes and links

Porina's business - Mauao Adventures 

[email protected]

Te Whānau Tāpoi Māori ō Tauranga Moana Members

Te Ara Tourism

Ngātahi

LoCol Rides

Tipu’s Tiki Tours

Travel Ed 

Tauranga Moana Tourism

Arataki Systems

RiverBug 

Mo’s Matakana Island Tours 

Tauranga Water Transport 

Tāpoi Travel 

Te Mananui

 

Glossary:

(Our guests will often use words from Te Reo Māori, New Zealand's indigenous language, in their interviews. We welcome and celebrate this, and for listeners outside of New Zealand for whom these may be unfamiliar, we offer an interpretation here to aid your understanding. For more detail, you can reference https://maoridictionary.co.nz/. We also offer explanations of acronyms and other industry terminology used in hope of making GOOD Awaits more accessible.)

Moana – ocean

Mahi - work

Te Ao Māori - The Māori world

Kaupapa - purpose, policy or values

Taiao – environment 

Whenua - land

Tangata Whenua - “people of the land”, Māori people local to a particular area

Haumarutanga - safety, protection

Kaitiakitanga - guardianship, stewardship

Whakaaro – mindset, thought, opinion

Manaakitanga – hospitality

Whanaungatanga - relationships, making kinship connections 

Kotahitanga – unity and oneness

Matariki – Māori New Year

Whakapapa – genealogy, lineage

Iwi - tribe, people

Rangatira - leader, chief

Pākehā – non-Māori New Zealander

Urupā – cemetery

Wairua – spirit, soul

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