E ū ana a Ihi Aotearoa ki te waihanga i tētahi pūnaha tākaro, kori tinana, hākinakina hoki kia whakaatu nei i tana ūnga ki te Tiriti O Waitangi me ngā mātāpono Tiriti o te Rāngai, te Kaitiakitanga, me te Whakaurunga. 

Sport NZ Ihi Aotearoa is committed to building a play, active recreation and play system that reflects its commitment to Te Tiriti o Waitangi and the Treaty principles of Partnership, Protection and Participation. 

Nō Ihi Aotearoa te whiwhi kia riro i ngā taonga hirahira nei nō te iwi Māori. E mihi ana mātou ki te wairua o te takohatanga, e mārama ana hoki ki te tūranga kaitiaki i a mātou e koke tonu ana ki tō mātou ara ahurea ki tētahi ao ahurea-rua ā tōna wā, e mārama hoki ana tō mātou hōkaka kia arahina tō mātou rōpū e te tiriti.

Sport NZ Ihi Aotearoa are privileged to have received such beautiful taonga from the Māori culture.  We acknowledge the wairua (spirit) in which they were given and understand our kaitiaki role of them as we continue on our cultural journey toward a bi-cultural future and our aspiration of our organisation being treaty-led.

He tino kaiuta a Ngāi Māori ki ngā hākinakina me te mahi ngahau ki Aotearoa, ā, he tokomaha hoki ngā pakeke me ngā rangatahi Māori e hākinakina ana.

Māori are significant contributors to sport and recreation in New Zealand, and Māori adults and young people participate in sport in high numbers.

He tahua penapena e whakatairanga ana i te whanaketanga me te whakaratonga a te ngahau ōkiko me te hākinakina i te wairua ahurea e tika ana ki ngā Māori.

An investment fund that promotes the development and implementation of physical recreation and sport in a way that is culturally appropriate to Māori.

He rautaki e tautoko ana i ngā kaiwhakarato tā karo, kori tinana, me te hākinakina kia whai whakaaro ki tā rāto u whakahoahoa, urutau rānei i ngā ngohe kia ti ka ā-ahurea ki ngā Māori.

A framework to help play, active recreation and sport providers consider how they might design or adapt activities to be culturally responsive to Māori. 

Ngā rauemi mō te hunga e rapu ana i te mahinga tika, te āwhina, me te rangahau whānui nei i ngā ara e whanake ai te mahinga tangitanga me ngā Māori.

Resources to find good practice, advice and research on a range of areas to help improve the way you work with Māori.