STRATEGIC PLAN 2022 - 2025
Orchestras Central is driven by an unshakeable belief in the transformative potential of orchestras. Through our orchestras and projects, we provide lifelong experiences to engage across our community. We believe orchestras are for everyone and an essential part of a thriving region. By making orchestral music accessible throughout the Waikato, we create connection, support wellbeing, and encourage people to discover and hear different voices and experiences.
OUR VISION
All people of the Waikato can benefit from extraordinary orchestral experiences
TE WHAKAKITENGA
He hua, ki ngā tāngata katoa o Waikato, o roto i ngā wheako tira pūoro whakaharahara.
OUR MISSION
We provide orchestral experiences that are accessible throughout the Waikato, deeply part of our community, and bring inspiration and joy to people of all ages and backgrounds
TE KOROMAKINGA
Ko tā mātou he tuku wheako tira pūoro e taea ana e tētahi, puta noa i te rohe o Waikato, te toro. He wāhanga nui o te Hapori, waihoki, he whakaaweawe, he whakahākoakoa i te iti me te rahi ahakoa te tangata.
OUR DESIRED OUTCOMES
A flourishing orchestral ecosystem
Extensive audiences and player participation
A compelling annual programme with dynamic partnerships and projects
Strong social connections across diverse communities
Recognition of the relationship of tangata whenua and their tikanga with their taonga in the Waikato
The go-to organisation for orchestral experiences in the Waikato
Resilience and Sustainability
NGĀ PUTANGA E HIAHIATIA ANA
He pūnaha rauropi tira pūoro whakakapakapa
Kia whātoro ki ngā minenga maha, kia whai wāhi hoki ai te mahi a te kaiwhakatangitangi
He hōtaka ā-tau hihiri me ngā kaupapa, hononga whakaharahara
He hononga tūturu ki ngā hapori kanorau
Kia whakamānawatia te hirahira a te tangata whenua o Waikato, ō rātou tikanga me ā rātou tāonga
Kia noho hei rōpū whakahaere toronga matua mō ngā wheako tira pūoro ki Waikato
Kia manawaroa, kia pūmau
OUR VALUES
Responsive - we adapt to the changing needs of the world around us
Collaborative - we recognise the strength of combined contributions
Generous - we work inclusively, seeking to get the best out of everyone
Respectful - we acknowledge the mana of tangata whenua and the diverse cultures in the Waikato region
Reflective - we are considered and use what we learn to develop and improve
Focused - what we do we do well
NGĀ UARĀ
Rata - e rata ana, e tahuri ana ki ngā hiahiatanga e ara ake ana i tō tātou ao hurihuri
Mahi Tahi - e whakamānawa ana i te pakari o te whai wāhitanga a tēnā, a tēnā
Marere - he urutomo te mahi e kitea ai te papai a tēnā, a tēnā tangata
Whakaute - he whakamānawa i te mana o te tangata whenua me ngā ahurea katoa o te rohe o Waikato
Huritao - he iwi whai whakaaro mātou, mā te ako ka whanake, ka pai ake
Arotahi - ngā mahi e mahi nei e mātou, ka mahia kia tika, kia eke
