Papatuaanuku: Ruaumoko The Red Hat:: Feelings The Red Hat signifies feelings, hunches and intuition. Papatuanuku also speaks of whenua, turangawaewae, connected to self. Ruaumoko – baby/ anger/ rumblings wanting to get out.

Tanemāhuta: The Green Hat: The Green Hat focuses on creativity: the possibilities, alternatives and new ideas/solutions. Tanemāhuta was also the one who had the idea to separate his parents Rangi & Papa.  

Ranginui: The White Hat: - Facts: The White Hat What do we know/ need to know/ KWL –research cycle link to Ranginui and the water cycle.

 

Tamanuitera : The Yellow Hat: Positives The Yellow Hat symbolizes brightness and optimism. Positives, like the light that sheds on the earth.

 

Hinenuitepo: The Black Hat: - Bad points The Black Hat is judgment advocate or why something may not work. Negatives. Link to Māui (demi-god) and his story of how he tried to defy death.

Purpose: The Six Thinking Hats (or modes) of thinking help remove ego/emotion and focus on the task at hand. In a Māori context – Memory hooks for Māori tamariki with this knowledge/ passing on our stories ‘no nehera’ in a learning to think context (Vercoe, 20014). Teaching: You can do any order of hats depending on situation/purpose. Kaiako could use Nga atua Maori (gods) or the term /Kaitiaki (guardian)

 

De Bono’s Hats/Ngā Tipare a Te Pōno - in Māori context by Karri-Ann Vercoe 2014  

Tangaroa: Moana: The Blue Hat-Reflective - where have we come from in our thinking? Where are we now with our thinking, what thinking is needed? Likened to the journey of our arrival as tangata whenua to Aotearoa-NZ, acknowledging where we have come from, where we are now, and deciding what thinking is required to steer us in the future.