Ko te reo te mauri o te mana Māori — The language is the heart and soul of the mana of Māoridom

This Tikanga Māori programme is group-based, and it uses Māori philosophy, values, knowledge and practices to foster the regeneration of Māori identity and values to encourage the man to address their family violence offending.

The programme encompasses the values of:

Mana

• Mana atua – mana conferred from the gods
• Mana tangata – mana attributed by others
• Mana whenua – mana attributed by the relationship with the land

Mana Wāhine - Te Whare Tangata (the prestige attributed to women). Mana wāhine challenges Maori men to acknowledge Maori women as te whare tangata:

• the strength of whānau through whakapapa – past, present and future
• spiritual leaders mediating between the boundaries tapu and noa and as kaitiaki of Maori spirituality
• celebrating women’s role on the marae including karanga, manaakitanga nga manuhiri, whaikōrero (this varies from iwi to iwi)
• to regain their own identity and whakapapa and share decision-making within the whānau
• repositories of knowledge especially waiata, pakiwaitara, pūrākau, karanga and karakia tapu.

Mana Tāne (the prestige attributed to men) - Mana tāne challenges Maori men to:

• acknowledge mana wāhine/te whare tangata (see mana wāhine/te whare tangata)
• understand and practice kaitiakitanga
• understand and practice manaakitanga
• understand and practice kotahitanga
• understand and practice rangatiratanga
• be motivated to learn te Reo Māori
• understand and practice wairuatanga
• understand whānau as the foundational model for Maori society
• understand and practice whanaungatanga