whanonga pono
1. (noun) principles, values.
He mea whakamātau nāna kia riro mā āna kōrero ōpaki ki ngā kaitōrangapū Pākehā e mōhio ai rātou ki te tāhuhu o ngā whanonga pono a te Māori (TTR 1996:49). / In informal conversation she tried to convey to Pākehā politicians an understanding of central Māori values.