eko hoahoa ā-taiao kapa mīhini ākihi
Te rīpea eke ki te mātauranga ēkō, te rīpea whakapiri ana i tōna ake hīnau, he mea taunaki nui i te whenua tohu ā-mahi toi. Ko tō rīpea matatika nei he whakaaetanga ki ngā pūriki katoa, whakamahia ai ngā tohu pai rawa me te torotoro pai. He mea nui kei roto i tēnei rīpea ko te kuhuanga ki te mahi tuhinga moeātaka, ka noho tonu i te wā, ka taea hoki te whiriwhiringa i te whakapiri pūoro rite ki te whakapae, ki te whakapiri kaiwhakarite, hei tautoko i te mahi tino pai. Ko te hanganga o ngā tohu e whakamahi nei i te inu ēkō taiao, e whakaatu ana i ngā tae pai rawa me te pai ki te whakaatu, engari ko tēnei he mea mō te taiao hoki. Nō reira, pērā i ngā rīpea katoa, pērā hoki i ngā whakairo whare kapa haka, ko tēnei he mea kaha i te wai, kore hara i te maramara, me te kaha ki te whakaritenga i ngā āhuatanga huarere nui — ka mahi pai i roto, ka mahi pai hoki i waho! Ka taea te whakamahi i tēnei rīpea whakapiri mo ngā tohu whakatau, ngā whakapiri motokā, me ngā whakairo hangarau, tautoko i ngā take pūkenga e hiahia ana ki te manaaki i te hinengaro me te pai o te mahi.