At the centre of the logo is Te Kahaka, the calabash, bearing the colours of the earth and symbolically a container of stored food, seeds and future sustenance and growth.

It is set against the colours of sea and sky, suggesting a timelessness, permanence and universality which has traditionally presented aspects of eternity and suggestions of a divine presence.

• the central symbol: a carved calabash (Te Kahaka)
• a motto: "Ki inu kau ahau ..."  These words ("If only I could drink ...") are attributed to a Hokianga tupuna wahine by the name of Hine-rangi, probably of eleven generations ago.  They are an expression of desire, not necessarily just for physical water.
• a Maori name for the RE Centre: Te Pu Akonga Whakapono Katorika ki Tamaki

Te Pu	-	the heart, centre
Akonga	-	teachings
Whakapono	-	faith, religion
Katorika	-	Catholic
ki	-	place
Tamaki	-	Auckland