Ngā Kura ā Iwi o Aotearoa Incorporated (NKAI) is a constituted body that represents and supports tribal schools that affiliate to our organisation voluntarily. 

We are focused on our Uri (students) achieving Mana Motuhake as expressed in the NKAI vision for our Uri, Te Tihi o Angitu. Mana Motuhake ensures that Uri have the cultural grounding, knowledge, skills, and wellbeing to live a fulfilling and meaningful life. 

The Vision of NKAI is expressed in Te Tihi o Angitu and consists of three Pou: • He Uri Whai Tukuihotanga: Uri are Champions of our Cultural Identity! Uri are ancestrally driven, secure in their identity, language and culture and committed to their people. • He Uri Whai Mātauranga: Uri are Seekers of Knowledge! Uri are future focused. They are passionate about learning, empowered with transferable skills for life, and are future makers. • 

He Uri Whai Oranga: Uri are Healthy and Well. Uri have a healthy body, a flourishing spirit, a settled mind, and positive relationships with others. Te Tihi o Angitū – Pinnacle of Success The focus in all our direction is on well-being and achieving the pinnacle of excellence for our children, grandchildren (Uri) and all stakeholders of Ngā Kura ā Iwi by utilising the greatest gifts left to us by our forebears – Tukuihotanga - Culturalcy.