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Pariroa Pā 2050 — He taonga tuku iho mō ngā whakatipuranga e haere ake nei. A treasure handed down for the generations still to come.
Te Mahere
In 2026 the trustees adopted Pariroa Pā 2050 — our intergenerational aspirations plan. In one sentence, it commits this marae to being thriving, self-sustaining, climate-resilient and reo-rich by 2050.
The Plan is built on ten pou — the posts that hold up the work — and gathered under Te Oranga o Pariroa, our pathway to self-reliance.
It is a living plan: reviewed every five years, carried by five-year action plans, with progress reported back to whānau each year.
Who we do it for — the whānau of today and the generations to come.
Our Vision
By 2050, Pariroa Pā Marae will be a thriving, self-sustaining, climate-resilient, reo-rich marae that continues to nurture the descendants of Ngāti Tūpito, Ngāti Ringi, Ngāti Hine, Kotuku and Tuatahi. Pariroa Pā will stand as a place where tikanga flourishes, whānau return home, mātauranga is protected, and future generations are empowered to lead.
From Pariroa Pā 2050 — our intergenerational aspirations plan.
Ngā Pou
The Plan keeps its own numbering — ten pou, gathered here in three whāinga.
Four pou about the people themselves — the reo, the wellbeing, the rangatahi, the knowledge.
Pou 1
The reo lives here, on this marae, in the mouths of our mokopuna.
Pou 2
A marae that cares for its own, from the cradle to the kaumātua seat.
Pou 7
The pā belongs to the young; they will hold it next.
Pou 8
What is remembered is protected; what is protected is never lost.
Three pou about the place itself — the climate, the buildings and urupā, the kai.
Pou 3
A pā ready for the weather the future brings.
Pou 6
The houses, the carvings and the sleeping places of our tūpuna, kept with care.
Pou 10
The pā feeds its own, as it always has.
Three pou about independence — energy, water and the money that keeps the lights on.
Pou 4
Power made on the pā, not bought from far away.
Pou 5
Clean water, secure, from our own whenua.
Pou 9
A marae with its own reserves is a marae that answers to no one.
Te Oranga o Pariroa
The ten pou are the what. Te Oranga o Pariroa is all of it together — our integrated pathway to resilience and independence.
Sunlight becomes the pā's power.
That power kept for the days the sun doesn't show.
Clean water from our own whenua.
What the Taranaki sky gives, we keep.
Kai grown on the pā, by the pā.
Reserves for the hard times.
The wharenui standing open when whānau need it.
The pā can reach out when the lines are down.
Ready, trained, and there for the district.
Pariroa Pā can operate independently for extended periods, protecting our people, our culture and our future.
Our Commitment
We acknowledge those who came before us, those who stand with us today, and those yet to come. We accept our responsibility as kaitiaki of Pariroa Pā Marae and commit ourselves to protecting and strengthening this place for future generations.
Mō tātou, ā, mō kō uri ā muri ake nei.
For us and our children after us.