Ko ngā momo hangarau e tika ana, e hāngai ana ki ngā tūāhua pāpori, ki ngā tūāhua taiao, ki ngā tūāhua ohaoha o te horopaki, o te wāhi hoki e whakamahia ana aua hangarau. He hangarau tautaiao, he hangarau toitū, he hangarau e hāpai ana i ngā whāinga kiritōpū a te hapori.
Types of technology that are proper and suitable for the social, environmental and economic circumstances in which that technology is being used. It is eco-friendly, sustainable and supportive of the collective goals of the community.
arotau - suited, appropriate
hangarau tika
He pūrongo tēnei e āta mātai ana i ngā hangarau arotau mō te ahumahi ika.
Ko tā te hangarau arotau, he hāpai i te ringaora o te tangata, o te rōpū rānei.
Ehara tēnā i te hangarau arotau nā te mea he wā poto noa iho ka porowhiua, ā, ka tāhawatia te whenua.