On the 8th of May, Rochelle and her whānau travelled down to Dunedin, supporting her graduation. Rochelle Mackintosh completed her PhD at Otago long distance. She was supervised by Merata, Paora and Hirini. Rochelle's thesis was titled: Whakapapa, Whenua, Wai: A case study of Te Rimu Trust in the face of climate change. Through case study research of Te Rimu Ahu Whenua Trust located in Te Araroa, East Coast of Aotearoa, New Zealand, this thesis investigates the impacts, chall

After five-years of work with Waitangi and Oromahoe hapū members, Project Kāinga can publish the Kāinga Plan. Climate change is affecting...

The Waitangi and Oromahoe study began with a survey of its members. A co-designed and produced effort, the survey was the first step...

ABSTRACT: This thesis explores the generation and maintenance of mātauranga (ancestral Māori knowledge), food production and...

PhD Graduate Tepora Davies walked across the stage this week graduating with a PhD. Her research investigates the relationships and any...

Te Weu Tairāwhiti is a collective of local researchers focused on the future risks and opportunities for Tairāwhiti. Te Weu joined PK for...

E kore te tangata e pakari i te māhanga i a ia anake (a person cannot become strong by remaining in their comfort zone). If you want to...

An unanticipated outcome of the Project Kāinga research alongside Te Rereatukāhia was the need for a new and forward-thinking Education Plan. An unanticipated outcome of the Project Kāinga research alongside Te Rereatukāhia was the need for a new and forward-thinking Education Plan. The data collected alongside the expertise provided by the Project’s surveying specialist, Dr McTaggart, revealed two key findings: Te Rereatukāhia marae diaspora are generally keen to remain conn

Project Kāinga research has exposed the critical need for an Emergency Management Plan, covering off the many emergency events that could...

Ben Tombs leads this report examining the current legal landscape for Te Rereatukāhia against a backdrop of forecasted climate change...

In addition to the Kainga Plan, Te Rereatukahia developed a strategic direction focused on the future wellbeing and sustainability of Te...

Over five years communities in Northland, Bay of Plenty and the central North Island have been actively involved in the research and have been working with scientists and technical experts, and within their own extended whānau, to develop plans, feature in two short films about our communities and undertake numerous other initiatives to secure a more resilient future. Project Kāinga is a five-year research programme funded by MBIE’s Endeavour Fund (2019-2024). The focus of th

Dr Rochelle Mackintosh, part of Project Kāinga team, recently published a new paper from her PhD research in Te Kaharoa. It serves as a great companion paper to Rochelle and Tepora’s paper Te Pūngāwerewere Pukumahi - A research paradigm for within Te Ao Māori. Rochelle graduated with her PhD in May 2025. Link to full article below: Abstract Central to Māori culture is whakapapa. Whakapapa can be defined in several ways, such as genealogy or taxonomic framework. A fundamental

Te Pūngāwerewere Pukumahi has been developed as a unified research approach grounded in Te Ao Māori, applicable across all disciplines. Designed by Māori scholars Tepora Davies and Rochelle Mackintosh who worked at the interface of community, mātauranga and academia, it responds to a recognised gap: while many strong Māori research frameworks exist, few offer an integrated paradigm that holds the full breadth of Māori values at its core.

Paul Cardno led the development of software and hardware units (including sensor) called ‘Marae UVI’ to help marae monitor damaging UV...

Tautoro marae community share their mātauranga and what they must do in the face of the challenges within a changing climate, to protect and monitor these precious waters for present and future generations. Directed by Stephanie Guest, this film explores the multi-generational understanding held by the Tautoro community of Te Taitokerau, regarding their life-giving spring waters of Te Mata, which originate out of a lake in a high volcanic crater cone, named Kereru. Elders and

Rereatukahia marae chair, Hone Winder-Murray, invites us into the world of his hapū, sharing how it is being affected by climate change and what is at the heart the community’s affirmative action. Directed by Rhys Latton. this film centers on the Bay of Plenty coastal papakāinga of Te Rereatukāhia in Katikati, the home of Te Hapū o Ngāi Tamawhariua. Through this story the open, thoughtful and dedicated chairman of the marae committee, Hone Winder-Murray, invites us into the w

A by-product of Te Rereatukahia Kāinga Plan has been the development of Ngāi Tamawhariua's Hapū Management Plan. It outlines strong policy directions that the current generation require on which to build a strong foundation to create a safe and thriving future for mokopuna and those not yet born. Led by Project Manager, Anne Billing detailed how this newly updated Hapū Managment Plan evolves out of the above Kāinga Plan. It is the foundation of Ngāi Tamawhariua’s relationship

Russell Death reviewed the FNDC freshwater plan change – alongside hapū, he argued that measures to improve freshwater quality were not strong enough. On the back of this, Russell led a successful bid for Te Pūnaha Hihiko: Vision Mātauranga Capability Fund to expand the freshwater monitoring protocols and awa planning for Waitangi River hapū – this may be achieved through the charitable trust Ko Waitangi te Awa Trust.

Published by the Ministry for the Environment in July 2024, this strategy outlines the current coalition Government's high-level climate strategy under Minister Simon Watts. It identifies five pillars: resilient infrastructure and prepared communities; credible emissions markets; affordable clean energy; climate innovation; and nature-based solutions. It also sets out New Zealand's current emissions reduction targets under the Paris Agreement and the Government's nine public