Tūrangawaewae - place where one has right to stand; residence, belonging through kinship and whakapapa.
Cultural norms:
- She’ll be right; calm
- Number 8 fencing wire; can do attitude
- Tall poppies; don’t like showoffs
- Straight talkers
- Compassionate
- Team players
- Egalitarian
- Tikanga Māori
Hofstede’s dimensions of national culture; ‘loose’/‘tight’ societies:
- High/low power distance; willingness to accept/reject inequality
- High/low uncertainty avoidance
- Individualism/collectivism
- Masculinity (assertiveness/material success)/femininity (feelings/concerns of others)
- Short-/long-term thinking
Cultural implications:
- Who are the stakeholders
- Are any subgroups:
- Minority
- At risk
- Under-represented
- Disproportionately affected by a decision
- Consultation is key