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,

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.

This submission was made in October 2021 by Professor Merata Kawharu (Ngāti Rāhiri, Ngāti Kawa) in response to the Far North District Council's public consultation on heritage areas under the proposed District Plan. It offers critical analysis of how the plan conceptualises and maps heritage across the Far North, and makes practical recommendations for strengthening Māori participation and protection. The submission's central argument is that dividing the region into discrete