Panuku definition

Panuku means to ‘move on’ or ‘move forward’ and the name conveys the concept of dynamism, of building towards excellence. It has been likened to the motion of a waka that requires skill to navigate, and teamwork to propel.
Panuku means ‘to move forward’ and that’s exactly what we’re helping Auckland to do.
Panuku means Panuku Development Auckland Limited, its successors or its nominee and where the context so permits or requires includes its servants or agents.

Examples of Panuku in a sentence

  • In 2017, PWC were contracted by the Board to complete an independent assessment of Te Toa Takitini projects delivered by ATEED, Auckland Transport and Panuku to achieve Māori outcomes for their respective Financial Year 2015/16; and to assess the quality of their systems, their prioritisation process of projects, project management that includes budgets to meet their respective milestones, statement of intent objectives and KPIs for Māori outcomes.

  • Panuku is working with the Boards, the Southern Initiative (TSI), Auckland Council’s Community Empowerment Unit and other parts of the council family to build genuine relationships in the community.

  • Based on the belief that effective collaboration will regularly out-perform individual or siloed approaches, Panuku is committed to engaging early and communicating regularly with stakeholders to help define the vision for the Project.

  • Panuku will be overt in its communications about this approach and requests that the other parties respond to it by being equally open to a collaborative dialogue, particularly when the outcomes and answers need to be resolved together, rather than provided as an answer by one party.

  • Auckland Council agreed a High Level Project Plan (HLPP) for Transform Manukau, prepared by Panuku, on 14 April 2016.

  • Panuku will establish a rapport with key stakeholders in the early stages, to provide an effective delivery mechanism for place making and wider engagement initiatives throughout the Project.

  • This Terms of Reference (TOR) documents the agreed engagement approach between Panuku and the Boards for Transform Manukau (the Project).

  • Panuku will lead the urban transformation by working alongside others to create new mixed- use housing and commercial buildings, retail shops, and to improve connections around the area between homes, public spaces, public transport and the town centre.

  • Metropolitan Centre has been selected as a ‘Transform’ location within the Panuku urban regeneration work programme.

  • Transformational change of the kind that Panuku will deliver requires a clear vision to be agreed.


More Definitions of Panuku

Panuku means to ‘move on or move forward in a deliberate and measured manner – all parts in unison, integrated and synchronised’, and so conveys the concept of dynamism,