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Kāinga update: Tautoro Kāinga Resilience plan completed
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
6 days ago


Article: A kin community study: Utilising whakapapa as a research methodology, Rochelle MacKintosh
Dr Rochelle Mackintosh, part of Project Kāinga team, recently published a new paper from her PhD research in Te Kaharoa. It serves as a...
Sep 11, 2025


Deborah Davis: Kainga, kura and kai: Sustainable gardens as a mechanism to enhance educational and cultural outcomes
ABSTRACT: This thesis explores the generation and maintenance of mātauranga (ancestral Māori knowledge), food production and...
Dec 19, 2024


Dr Tepora Davies Graduates with PhD
PhD Graduate Tepora Davies walked across the stage this week graduating with a PhD. Her research investigates the relationships and any...
Dec 11, 2024


Te Weu Charitable Trust presents at Project Kāinga final hui
Te Weu Tairāwhiti is a collective of local researchers focused on the future risks and opportunities for Tairāwhiti. Te Weu joined PK for...
Dec 6, 2024


Mammoth effort pays off for Māori medical graduand
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...
Dec 6, 2024


Kāinga Update: Te Rereatukahia Emergency Management Plan
Project Kāinga research has exposed the critical need for an Emergency Management Plan, covering off the many emergency events that could...
Nov 29, 2024


Kāinga Update: Te Rereatukahia Marae Development Plan
In addition to the Kainga Plan, Te Rereatukahia developed a strategic direction focused on the future wellbeing and sustainability of Te...
Nov 29, 2024
Kāinga Update: Rereatukahia Mou with WBOPDC
Collaboration with WBOPDC on content of MOU has begun. Now working with community leaders Hone and Anne on options for both text of...
Nov 29, 2024
Output: Applying whakapapa research methodology in Māori kin communities in Aotearoa New Zealand
Merata, Paora and Hirini co-authored a research article outlining the ethics and collaborative design principles employed in Project...
Jul 3, 2023


Paul Tapsell's Kāinga: People, Land, Belonging: Reprinted
BWB small text Kāinga, written by Paul Tapsell is now in its second print run. Kāinga charts the impact of colonisation on his people....
May 26, 2023


Book: Paul Tapsell BWB book launch: Kāinga
In late 2021, Paul Tapsell released his BWB text Kāinga: People, land and belonging. Through his own experience and the stories of his...
May 22, 2022


Hui: Hau Kāinga Enviro-Hui 2: Waitangi
In July we returned to Tai Tokerau for the Hapū Enviro Hui, this time hosted in Waitangi. Our team called for further participation in...
Jul 3, 2021


Hui: Project Kāinga Inaugural Meeting: Te Pakira Marae, Whakarewarewa
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...
Jun 16, 2021


Our Climate Change Commission Submission
Our team filed a submission to the report from the Climate Change commission. Merata (supported by team members) highlighted the notion...
May 29, 2021


Interview: Rereata Makiha on RNZ recapturing ancient knowledge.
Rereata Makiha, renowned Māori astronomer, knowledge holder on maramataka and kōrero tuku iho spoke with Julian Wilcox on RNZ. On...
May 20, 2021


Hui: Hau Kāinga Enviro-Hui: Oromahoe
Project kāinga headed to Oromahoe, in Tai Tokerau, 'home' to two of the Project Kāinga members. This hui was lead by haukāinga and...
Apr 20, 2021


Connect with Project Kāinga on social media
Follow Project Kāinga progress, events and links on social media.
Dec 16, 2019
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