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Jul 29, 2024
Short Film: Ko Tātou Te Wai: We are the Water, A Film by Stephanie Guest and Project Kāinga. Department of Science Communication, University of Otago 2024
Tautoro marae community share their mātauranga and what they must do in the face of the challenges within a changing climate, to protect...


Jul 29, 2024
Short Film: Mokopuna Decisions. Rereatukahia by Rhys Latton and Project Kāinga
Rereatukahia marae chair, Hone Winder-Murray, invites us into the world of his hapū, sharing how it is being affected by climate change...
May 15, 2024
Presentation: Dr Raaniera Te Whata at Symposium on Climate Science, Public Policy, and Business, University Of Chile
Raaniera Te Whata was an invited panelist on the Adaptation to Climate Change and Indigenous Peoples Panel at the International Symposium...
Nov 13, 2023
Presentation: Project Kāinga at International Indigenous Climate Change Research Summit, November 2023. Hosted by Ngā Pae O Te Mārama Centre of Research Excellence, Aotearoa, New Zealand (Online) 13-1
Around the world Indigenous peoples are actively engaged in finding actionable solutions in response to climate change to ensure the...
Jul 3, 2023
Output: Applying whakapapa research methodology in Māori kin communities in Aotearoa New Zealand
Merata, Paora and Hirini co-authored a research article outlining the ethics and collaborative design principles employed in Project...

May 26, 2023
Paul Tapsell's Kāinga: People, Land, Belonging: Reprinted
BWB small text Kāinga, written by Paul Tapsell is now in its second print run. Kāinga charts the impact of colonisation on his people....


Apr 1, 2023
Book: Janet Stephenson's Culture and Sustainability: Exploring stability And transformation with The cultures framework the evolution of Project Kāinga
This open access book brings a cultural lens, and a distinctive analytical framework, to the problem of transitioning to a sustainable,...


Aug 22, 2022
Presentation: Kāinga River Ecology Introduction and "Sciencey" Thoughts on plans for Awa Health (Russell Death)
Freshwater ecologist Russell Death presents to kāinga leaders across the multiple marae communities involved in Project Kāinga research. ...


Jul 24, 2022
Presentation: Team lead Merata Kawharu presented on the development of Project Kāinga, its aim and related ideas of marae-community resilience to the Climate Change Commission in June 22.
Project Kāinga team lead Merata Kawharu comments on the challenges for the agriculture industry in maintaining profits while trying to be...


Jun 22, 2022
Presentation: Building resilience in marae in the face of climate change challenges Merata Kawharu
Team lead Merata Kawharu presented on the development of Project Kāinga, its aim and related ideas of marae-community resilience to the...


May 22, 2022
Book: Paul Tapsell BWB book launch: Kāinga
In late 2021, Paul Tapsell released his BWB text Kāinga: People, land and belonging. Through his own experience and the stories of his...

May 29, 2021
Our Climate Change Commission Submission
Our team filed a submission to the report from the Climate Change commission. Merata (supported by team members) highlighted the notion...
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