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Community Guidelines

Nau mai ki ngā pae papori a Whakaata Māori. He āhuru mōwai ēnei ki te whakawhiti whakaaro, te wānanga me te whakangahau mā te iwi Māori me te hunga e ngākaunui ana ki te ao Māori. Rite tonu ki te marae, he tikanga ō mātou hei whakahaumaru i a tātou.

Kia Tika | Kia Pono | Kia Aroha | Kia Māori

I mua i tāu tuku i ō whakaaro ki ēnei pae papori, āta whakaarohia ngā uara o Whakaata Māori:

Kei te tuku koe i ō whakaaro i runga i te

• Tika?

• Pono?

• Aroha?

• Ngākau Māori?

Kei wareware i a tātou he wāhi haumaru tēnei ki te whakawhiti kōrero.

Kia tau ai ko Tāne-te-wānanga, ko Rongomātāne, ko Tānerore, ko Hine-rēhia.

Welcome to the social media platforms run by Whakaata Māori. This is a hub for Māori and those passionate about our culture to create discussions and be entertained. Just like how a marae has their customs, we have our own customs set in place to protect us all.

Fairness | Honesty | Respect | To Be Māori

Before sharing your contribution to our social media platforms, please keep in mind the Whakaata Māori values:

Is your contribution:

• Fair, accurate and balanced?

• Authentic and honest?

• Showing respect, generosity and a care for others?

• Including our intrinsic Māori values?

A reminder that this is a safe space to wānanga (discuss).  

May the essence of Tāne-te-wānanga, Rongomātāne, Tānerore and Hine-Rēhia be with us all.  

This page is monitored by Whakaata Māori during working hours Mon-Fri 9am-5pm.

We don’t take decisions on moderating posts lightly and expect content and commentary to be both relevant and respectful to this community.  

We support the discussion of free speech and engagement with others, however Whakaata Māori reserves the right to remove anything posted to this page that we deem to be offensive, including:

• Violent, obscene, profane, hateful, trolling, suggestive, racist, sexist or homophobic comments, posts, links or images

• Comments that threaten or defame any person or organisation

• Images, posts or links that express cruelty to animals, nudity or incite violence

• Solicitations, advertisements, or endorsements of any financial, commercial organisations

• Off-topic posts by a single user

• Repetitive posts copied and pasted or duplicated by single or multiple users.

Offensive users will also be blocked from our social network pages.

Before uploading any content, make sure you own the rights to it, and that it is your own creation and that you are legally responsible for its use. When you submit content, you grant Whakaata Māori the rights to use and re-use this content either on this page or on any other Whakaata Māori platform or in marketing and promotions.

Whakaata Māori is not responsible for the personal, political, organisational or religious beliefs of its friends, fans or followers across all social networks. All contributors are asked to keep in mind Whakaata Māori core values - including kia tika, kia pono, kia aroha, kia Māori – when communicating with or about us.

For further information please feel free to contact us on https://www.whakaatamaori.co.nz/contact