Loosely translated as hospitality, manaakitanga plays a key role in MÄori society and inspires the New Zealand visitor experience – summing up the act of giving and how people are made to feel welcome in the country.
In kaitiakitanga, humans are the guardians of the world who assist the gods and ancestral spirits to preserve and protect the physical environment, as well as cultural elements such as art and language. In modern terms, kaitiakitanga is a holistic philosophy that aims to deliver the planet to future generations with its mana / status intact.