Mapping out legal rights, responsibilities and obligations concerning climate adaptation at Te Rereatukahia, Ben Tombs, 2024 Te Rereatukahia Marae, home to Ngāi Tamawhariua hapū (Ngāi Te Rangi) in Katikati, Bay of Plenty, sits on low-lying papakāinga already exposed to coastal inundation, flooding, liquefaction and worsening storm events driven by sea-level rise. As the low-tide mark rises, even the urupā on its tidal island is at risk, threatening the hapū's connection to th

Lessons from Project Kāinga Each community followed pathways unique to their geographic, demographic, land and ecological histories, several common themes emerged: Successful climate adaptation is most effective when it is community-led, grounded in local knowledge and informed by science. Project Kāinga has shown the value of bringing together fragmented environmental, social and cultural information into a single evidence base that communities can use to understand risks, i

Published in May 2026 as a companion report to the 2026 National Climate Change Risk Assessment, Ngā mea hirahira o te ao Māori ("things of importance in the Māori world") is an independent kaupapa Māori assessment of climate-related risks to iwi and Māori. It was prepared by Manaaki Whenua – Landcare Research and the University of Waikato for He Pou a Rangi – Climate Change Commission, and its findings were formally adopted into the Commission's national advice. The report a

Published in April 2026 by He Pou a Rangi Climate Change Commission, this is the second statutory National Climate Change Risk Assessment (NCCRA), required under the Climate Change Response Act 2002. It is a full assessment covering 37 climate-related risks across seven interconnected domains, incorporating updated climate projections and new analysis since the first NCCRA in 2020. It is one of four reports in the Commission's 2026 assessment suite; the others address priorit