Like the leaf that needs the tree, the soil, water, air and minerals to grow well, we too need to be part of a larger environment if we are to thrive. People need to be part of a community in a place that provides them with sustenance. Although part of a larger​ whole, we are unique identities in the same way that each leaf, although part of the tree, is patterned uniquely. In the same way that each leaf has a role to play in the sustenance of the tree, we all have a role to play to keep our community thriving.

Inā kite koe i tētahi mea hē, hakatikangia. Inā kore ka rite koe ki taua hē. ‘If you see something wrong in front of you, then correct it because if you don’t, you will become like it’. - Dame Rangimārie Naida Glavish