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E whakamahia ana te whakataukī, “ahakoa he iti he pounamu”, mō tētahi mea iti, ahakoa te mea rā, taketake ake nei, e pā ana tērā whakataukī ki te orooronga o te pounamu, he mahi nui tērā te oroooro pounamu e tiki mai ai te pounamu rā, e whakakai ai rānei, te mutunga iho, e kōrero ana te whakataukī rā mō te ū ki te kaupapa ā mutu noa. Ahakoa te kaupapa e whai wāhi atu nei mātou, ka ū mātou ki te taumata kauanuanu tika mōna ā mutu noa.

The Māori proverb, “ahakoa he iti he pounamu,” is used to speak to the value of something small, regardless of what that small item is. The true essence of this proverb however relates to the arduous process of fashioning pounamu. The act of grinding and fashioning pounamu is laborious, and ultimately, the proverb speaks to the importance of attention to detail in completing any task. Despite the request or services required of us, we strive for excellence like a pounamu carver in all that we do.

Kāore te Māori e whakatuhera whare kāore anō kia oti, kāore e kawe hakurara i a ia, ina rā, ka pānuitia waretia ia e te tangata, he mea nui te rangatiratanga ki te Māori. Koinei tētahi mātāpono whakaharahara ki a mātou ko te kawe rangatira I a mātou, ko te mahi me eke ki te taumata o te rangatira, ko ngā whakahaere anō hoki me tika mō te rangatira

Māori do not open unfinished meeting houses, nor do they carry themselves without great integrity, lest they be frowned upon, acting in a rangatira way is important to us. Integrity is an important principle to us, it is important to us to do things with integrity, the work we do must reflect that, so must our actions and our behaviour.

I roto i te ao Māori, he mana tō te kupu. Kawe ai hoki te Māori i a ia i runga i te āhuatanga o te whakataukī, “hē o te kotahi, hē o te katoa”, e kī ana ēnei mea e rua, me pono koe i roto i āu mahi. He mātāpono tēnei nō mātou i roto i ā mātou mahi katoa, arā, kia pono I roto i ngā mahi, kia pono mātou ki tā mātou i kī ai, kia rangatira hoki mātou i roto i ā mātou kawenga, pīkauranga katoa.

In the Māori world, words mean everything. Māori also carry themselves with the essence of the proverb, “the fault of one is the fault of all,” which speaks to the importance of being true, honest and honourable in your actions. This is a principle that we uphold in all that we do, that is, to be authentically real in our deeds, to be true to what we say, and to be honourable in our responsibilities and all our endeavors.

E mihi ana a Matatoa ki a Mataia Keepa i tāna tautoko mai ki te tuhi i ō mātou mātāpono. Tēnā koe i tō tautoko mai, e te parata/ brother.

Matatoa consultants would like to thank and acknowledge Mataia Keepa for his support in writing our principles. Thank you for the support brother.

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