Tuia ki runga
Tuia ki raro
Tuia ki waho
Tuia ki roto
Tuia i te here tangata.
Ka rongo te ao
Ka rongo te pō
Ka tihei wā mauri ora
Whakapapa
Based in Whangārei-te-rerenga-parāoa, the Aroora kaupapa sits within Community Leisure Management’s whakatauki ‘Ka āwhina mai, ka āwhina atu, ngā mahi a te rēhia.
The Aroora framework was, created after a visit from a Ruru, affirmed by a visit from a Kāhu, and realised initially at the Whangārei Aquatic Centre in 2015 (ask our kaimahi about this if you're ever on wānanga with us).
Aligned with CLM’s vision to be leaders in the leisure and recreation industry, the Aroora kaupapa gives space for Māori to define, express, shape, and pursue our own concepts of leisure and recreation in a distinctly Māori fashion, normalising our world views of atuatanga, manaakitanga, and rangatiratanga.
Mahi
All of our mahi is informed by the Aroora framework. We endeavour to support and create experiences and spaces where tangata can connect to atua, to taiao, and to each other strengthening ones understanding and appreciation of collective and individual oranga.
Drawing from mātauranga Māori practise and principles, Aroora is a bicultural well-being philosophy that is applicable to people of all backgrounds.
Aroora is the framework which we use to inform our management practise and the model we use in the kaupapa Māori programmes we deliver.
The word Aroora can be broken into two kupu (words) Aro, meaning to turn towards, focus on, or concentrate on, and Ora, meaning health, life, well being.
Aroora and tikanga
Tikanga are guiding principles. Aroora has seven tikanga which allow us to express rangatiratanga and manaakitanga, key elements of the Aroora philosophy.
- Whakapapa
- Pono
- Aroha
- Mana
- Tika
- Āio
- Ānāianei te wā
Aroora and ira tangata
Aroora encourages people to be conscious of 5 elements of the ira tangata (human element) which affect a persons ora.
- Hinengaro
- Tinana
- Wairua
- Whānau
- Mauri ora
Aroora and whāinga
There are 3 Aro in Aroora. The Aro remind us of what’s important in life and talk to direction, purpose, and relationship.
- Arotahi
- Aronga
- Arorangi
Haerenga
We offer Aroora experiences for groups in Whangārei and Te Tai Tokerau. These experiences can be tailored to meet your group’s needs and can be moana based, using kōpapa (stand up paddleboards) or waka, or maunga and ngahere based.
Usually these will include; kōrero around the Aroora framework, cultural narratives and pūrākau specific to the location, exposure to taonga pūoro and rongoā Māori, kai, moderate exercise, and good fun.
Experiences are individually tailored depending on what you want to achieve.
Ko au te Kauri, ko te Kauri ko au.
In Aroora we view the health and well-being of our people and our taiao as one.
We promote, support, educate, and try to lessen our impact on the environment wherever we can, as best we can.
As a kaupapa we are plant based and where possible provide everyone on our wānanga kai from the whenua free from animal agriculture.
We also actively seek out the most environmentally friendly merchandise and gear we can find to wear and give out to our participants to keep us safe in the spaces we engage in.
