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

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

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

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...

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

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

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

Tautoro hapū and the Te Whata whānau hosted the final 2023 Project Kāinga leaders hui. The workshop aimed to foster meaningful discussions and make substantial progress on kāinga plans for climate adaptation. On the 2nd of December, Tautoro hapū and the Te Whata whānau hosted the final 2023 Project Kāinga leaders hui. The workshop aimed to foster meaningful discussions and make substantial progress on kāinga plans for climate adaptation. It was an opportunity to share develop

Merata, Paora and Hirini co-authored a research article outlining the ethics and collaborative design principles employed in Project Kāinga. Full article download availble here. Abstract: Indigenous research methods centralises the importance of Indigenous ways of researching, validating and interpreting knowledge. In Māori kin-community (kāinga) contexts this methodology is called whakapapa. It is an ethical approach to research. Through three kāinga case studies, our articl

BWB small text Kāinga, written by Paul Tapsell is now in its second print run. Kāinga charts the impact of colonisation on his people....

This submission was made in October 2022 by community leaders and social scientists affiliated with Waitangi and Oromahoe marae — including kaumātua and kuia of Ngāti Rāhiri and Ngāti Kawa — in response to the Far North District Council's Proposed District Plan. It focuses on four sections of the plan relating to tangata whenua provisions, historic and cultural values, sites and areas of significance to Māori, and economic prosperity. The submission argues that the proposed p

Published in August 2020 by the Ministry for the Environment, this is New Zealand's first statutory National Climate Change Risk Assessment (NCCRA), produced under the Climate Change Response (Zero Carbon) Amendment Act 2019. It provides a national-scale overview of how New Zealand may be affected by climate-related hazards, identifying the most significant risks and opportunities across five value domains: the natural environment, human environment, built environment, econom

In late 2021, Paul Tapsell released his BWB text Kāinga: People, land and belonging. Through his own experience and the stories of his...

In July we returned to Tai Tokerau for the Hapū Enviro Hui, this time hosted in Waitangi. Our team called for further participation in...

On a wet July weekend we held our first Project Kainga hui of research team, and community leads from across the motu in the Bay of...