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Opening Doors to Te Ao Māori

A gateway to knowledge, connection, and cultural understanding.

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The team at Kāuru are Māori consultants working to normalise the use of Te Reo Māori and Māori customs throughout Aotearoa, New Zealand

Established in 2018 Kāuru has grown into an innovative organisation offering teaching and educational resources and authentic Māori graphic design and branding services as well as consulting services to businesses and organisations to help them develop strategies and frameworks to improve cultural competency.

About Kāuru

Our motto

Mai i te Kore ki te Ao Mārama

Our company motto symbolises the very ethos of Kāuru as an organisation. This kōrero describes taking an idea or thought from a place of void or nothingness to implementation and execution.

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What we do

Three peka, one trunk

Education, design and frameworks — each branch grows from the same kaupapa and the same values.

Māori Education & Resources

Our experienced Māori language education consultants provide professional support and training of te reo Māori teaching and learning resources.

Māori design artwork with a ring of light

Māori Graphics & Design

Stunning graphic design and branding from a creative and authentic Māori design agency, from company logos to website designs to social media.

Kōwhaiwhai pattern beneath the surface of water

Māori Frameworks & Solutions

Kāuru offers professional consulting services for businesses and organisations that wish to improve their engagement with Māori to develop frameworks and strategies that will be at the core of business.

How we work

Mai i te Kore ki te Ao Mārama — four stages

These four stages take an idea from a place of nothingness to implementation. Our motto guides us in our thought, analytical, developmental and creative processes throughout our work.

01 · Discover

Te Kore

An empty and dark space

The stage of discovery where all ideas are good ideas and anything can eventuate.
02 · Define

Te Pō

A dark space with potential for illumination

Identifying and defining the parameters of what was discovered in Te Kore.
03 · Develop

Te Ao

An illuminated space with vast opportunities

Understanding, enlightenment and ultimately achieving the desired outcome.
04 · Deliver

Te Mārama

A thriving space where ideas are realised

A co-designed action plan meets the desired outcomes, goals and objectives set out in Te Ao.