Marae Values
We are committed to always remember and never forget the huge sacrifices of those that have gone before us
We must respect and trust each other; we must protect one another
We will always rejoice in our Maoritanga and accept change and progress in the continuing redefinition of our tikanga
We must strive for the upholding of the dignity, humility, integrity and credibility of the individuals that make up this whanau and indeed the whanau itself
We must support the right for us to continue to challenge ourselves individually and collectively in regard to the way in which we are progressing and developing
We are committed to equality of opportunity, to equity, to fairness in all aspects of our whanau
We acknowledge that all things are not equal, that perception and reality mean that we will see things in different ways yet we will always be guided in our periods of disharmony by our whakatauki "Kokiritia I roto I te Kotahitanga"
We value, cherish and respect our diverse and rich tribal backgrounds. We will honour this diverse tribal heritage and the co-operative movement of this rich diverse heritage is acknowledged as one of the most powerful influences and drivers that shape this whanau
We are committed to and value always all Māori whether they be in leadership of Ahuatanga Māori, whether they be in prison, in a gang, a beneficiary, unemployed, in hospital, dirty, unkempt, unwanted, unclean, undesirable, ugly, poor, deprived and impoverished
We will measure ourselves and the way in which we treat with and uplift these people
We respect integrity and credibility in the way in which we conduct ourselves, we value courage and tenacity and after all is done we will conduct ourselves with dignity and humility
"Ma tou rourou me toku rourou Ka Ora te Iwi"
"Our people will survive through united effort"
The Cambridge Community Marae acknowledges Te Whanau O Waipereira Trust for allowing us to incorporate their values for our Marae