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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...
Jul 29, 2024


Kāinga Update: Te Rereatukahia Hapū Management Plan
A by-product of Te Rereatukahia Kāinga Plan has been the development of Ngāi Tamawhariua's Hapū Management Plan. It outlines strong...
Jul 10, 2024


Russell Death Reviews NRC/FNDC Freshwater Plan Change
Russell Death reviewed the FNDC freshwater plan change – alongside hapū, he argued that measures to improve freshwater quality were not...
Jul 9, 2024


Hui: Hikoi of Ngāti Rāhiri and Ngāti Kawa Rohe
As part of a series of hapū wānanga on mātauranga and Project Kāinga discussions, hapū members toured key points and sites of...
May 25, 2024
Hui: Final Project Kāinga Leaders Hui, Rereatukahia Marae
Te Rereatukahia marae was the venue for Project Kāinga's capstone Kāinga Leaders hui. The hui was primarily to share, and offer feedback...
May 23, 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...
May 15, 2024


Kāinga Update: Waitangi and Oromahoe ETS Assessment
Sean Weaver of EKOS has completed the ‘Scoping the potential for Project Kainga to undertake forest carbon project and/or biodiversity...
Jan 21, 2024


Hui: Project Kāinga Leader Hui, Tautoro
Tautoro hapū and the Te Whata whānau hosted the final 2023 Project Kāinga leaders hui. The workshop aimed to foster meaningful...
Dec 2, 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...
Nov 13, 2023


Hui: Project Kāinga and IRANZ
Cawtron Institute (Anaru Luke), Motu (Rangimarie Aperahama), Takarangi Research (Tapsell, Tane) and Te Rereatukahia community leaders...
Sep 15, 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...
Jul 3, 2023


Hui: Climate Adaptation Hui, Rotorua
Project Kāinga held a Climate Adaptation hui amongst Kāinga leaders, rangatahi and scientists from around the motu in Rotorua. The hui...
Jun 17, 2023


Hui: Kāinga Plan development meeting at Oromahoe Marae
Oromahoe and Waitangi hapū along with wider community members came together at the Oromahoe marae on Saturday 27th May to develop their...
May 27, 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....
May 26, 2023


News: 'Our Tīpuna Knew When To Move' - The Difficult Conversations about Managed Retreat for Māori
After the devastating impact of land loss, there is an understandable reluctance among some Māori to give up the land they have left. But...
May 3, 2023


News: Māori traditional construction techniques 'conclusively proven' to withstand major earthquakes
Professor Hoete, an architect and researcher, along with a team from the University of Auckland used endangered construction knowledge...
Apr 21, 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,...
Apr 1, 2023


Thesis: Understanding The Potential Exposure of Coastal Marae And Urupā In Aotearoa New Zealand To Sea Level Rise
Emerging scholar Akuhata Bailey-Winiata, in a Masters of Science thesis, explores the vulnerability of coastal marae to sea-level rise...
Feb 23, 2023


Kāinga Update: Tautoro Environment Hui 2022
In May and June 2022, Project Kāinga researchers Dr Stephen McTaggart and Dr Raaniera Te Whata conducted an online survey with members of...
Nov 8, 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. ...
Aug 22, 2022
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