TE ROOPU WHAKAAKO TIAKI KAAINGA ME TE HANGARAU O AOTEAROA
E ngā mana
E ngā reo
E rau rangatira
Tēnā koutou
Tēnā koutou
Tēnā koutou katoa
THE HOME ECONOMICS AND TECHNOLOGY TEACHERS ASSOCIATION OF NEW ZEALAND
All authorities
All voices
Hundreds of chiefs
Greet you all
Objectives
Be your voice
To provide a national voice and to act as a forum where all teachers of home economics and technology can share ideas and experiences
Be your guide
To promote the professional development of home economics and technology teachers and to provide professional support
Provide a team
To promote the teaching of home economics and technology at all levels of the education system and beyond and to unite all teachers of home economics and technology
Help you learn
To encourage and foster research related to home economics and technology education.
Help you lead
To provide liaison with international organizations and other national associations for the teaching of home economics and technology
the meaning of the hettanz logo
The logo represents the ‘family’ – the elder or elders and its members, the children, the young for whom the future belongs. The long tail represents the canoe or boat from which the people of New Zealand came, within this vessel also came the families, groups of people, who are now settled in Aotearoa. The colour green denotes, not fear, but freshness, grassy fields, sea, spring … being prepared for what the future brings.