Aoraki Mount Cook School

AiM HIGH
It is not the mountain we conquer, but ourselves

We acknowledge Māori as the tangata whenua of Aotearoa New
Zealand, Ngāi Tahu as iwi and Te Rūnaka o Arowhenua, Te Rūnaka o
Waihao and Te Rūnaka o Moeraki as kaitiaki - guardians to Aoraki/
Mount Cook and the surrounding areas. We also acknowledge the
bicultural foundations of Aotearoa New Zealand by recognising the
principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi, fostering respect for Māori culture
and developing an awareness an awareness of the history of the mana whenua in
the Te Manahuna area.