Pa Jack and the story of Poutama

Poutama is on the land (tama related to the land). Poutama also means staircase or steps.

It is about your ancestry.

We are all one step in our family/whakapapa staircase. Every step in the staircase represents a family member. This staircase is Poutama.

Poutama means whakapapa and knowledge.

Each step in the Poutama represents more achieved knowledge milestones (e.g. 1+1=2 is a step).

Some steps are steeper than others and they represent challenging milestones/goals.

Overcoming these steep steps is a genuine Ka mau te wehi moment. Our steep steps are challenges that we find difficult to overcome. Ka mau te wehi moments are generally transformational