10  A least regrets approach to uncertainty: Hawks, Doves and the White Heron (he Kōtuku)  Summary: The hawk, dove, and white heron (he kōtuku)  Finally, lets return to the kahu (harrier hawk), kererū (dove) and kōtuku (white heron) to relate this all back into a metaphor for our least regrets approach, and how this helps us navigate uncertainty.
For a long time, followers of monetary policy have developed a shorthand to categorise central banks and central bankers as either ‘hawks’ or ‘doves’. The origins of these terms can be traced back to descriptions used to capture the attitudes of leaders to war, with a hawk more inclined to go to war, and a dove more inclined to seek peace.