He Huanga o te Tika Report for Te Rau o te Tika the Justice System Inquiry [pdf, 7.5 MB]
...tika. Ora, and the related concepts of tika, tapu, and ora Having explored the function of tikanga, we move now to describe how it works, with its different stages and elements. First, ora. Ora is the state of wellbeing – the state in which all humanity would choose to live. It feels normal when you are in it, and you won’t even notice it – but you will notice its absence when it is absent or under threat. In the state of ora, you are not under stress. Your body and mind are a...