RNZ highlights University of Waikato PhD graduate Dr Akuhata Bailey-Winiata (Tūhourangi, Ngāti Whakaue, Ngāti Tutetawha) told RNZ many existing adaptation options, processes and frameworks don't consistently account for the cultural significance of marae. Drawing on the whakataukī "Kia whakatōmuri te haere whakamua - I walk backwards into the future with my eyes fixed on my past," he looked back through history for examples of marae or communities being relocated. "So we foun

Project Kāinga, PhD Graduate Dr Rochelle MacKintosh published findings from her doctoral thesis in Te Kaharoa. Read the abstract here, or download the full article at the link below. Abstract Climate change poses an escalating global threat, with Māori—the Indigenous people of Aotearoa New Zealand—disproportionately exposed to its cumulative impacts. Increasingly frequent and severe weather events require Māori landowners to develop adaptive strategies that protect and sustai

Culminating 5 years of research, hapū Ngāi Tamawhariua of Te Rereatukāhia have launched completed their kāinga plan. Executive Summary Ngai Tamawhariua puta noa ki te Rereatukahia (Te Rereatukahia) is a coastal community. We have learned that our papakainga is vulnerable to the impacts of climate change and that we will have to relocate. This hapu-led Kainga Plan is the result of five years of work. It will be an enduring document as it looks forward 100 years into the future

Ngāti Manu’s Kāinga Plan sets out a proactive framework to protect the wellbeing of whānau, marae and taonga in the face of accelerating climate and environmental change.

After years of hard kōrero, planning and mahi Tautoro hapū announce the completion of their kāinga plan: Tautoro Tū Te Ao, Tū Te Pō Tautoro's Kāinga Plan purpose is defined in the following way: This phrase is a commitment to face the challenges of climate change and the broader environmental pressures that affect our kāinga, which include land-use change, horticultural development, radiata pine afforestation and groundwater extraction. This kāinga plan is a declaration of in

On September 23 rd , 9.30am, Ngāti Rāhiri, Ngāti Kawa and Matarahurahu formally handed Te Kaunihera o Te Hiku o te Ika (FNDC) the recently developed Kāinga Plan - Climate Adaptation Plan (CAP), prior to the formal sitting of Te Kuaka Te Ao Māori Komiti. The brief ceremony was opened up with karakia, and mihi whakatau by Te Kuaka members before being turned over to hapū. Ngāti Kawa Taituha spoke to the development of the plan alongside Project Kāinga, the process involved,

Abstract Climate change is a global issue affecting Aotearoa/New Zealand and the wider world. It is primarily driven by human activities, particularly the release of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere from burning fossil fuels, with its impacts widely felt (WWF, 2024). Indigenous groups around the world are severely affected by climate change. These impacts affect cultural practices, increase health risks within indigenous communities and exacerbate existing inequalities that

ABSTRACT: 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, challenges, and opportunities for Māori productive land holdings regarding climate change. Given the increasing severity and frequency of extreme weather events in Aotearoa and worldwide, landowners must find ways to protect and restore their lands and environments. This may include exploring new ways to address cli

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

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...

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...

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.

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

Sean Weaver of EKOS has completed the ‘Scoping the potential for Project Kainga to undertake forest carbon project and/or biodiversity credit projects at sites in Rotorua and Waitangi. Sean Weaver of EKOS has completed the ‘Scoping the potential for Project Kainga to undertake forest carbon project and/or biodiversity credit projects at sites in Rotorua and Waitangi’. For the latter (inclusive of Oromahoe and Otao), there is limited to no potential for NZETS participation, th