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,

After five-years of work with Waitangi and Oromahoe hapū members, Project Kāinga can publish the Kāinga Plan. Climate change is affecting...

The Waitangi and Oromahoe study began with a survey of its members. A co-designed and produced effort, the survey was the first step...

Over five years communities in Northland, Bay of Plenty and the central North Island have been actively involved in the research and have been working with scientists and technical experts, and within their own extended whānau, to develop plans, feature in two short films about our communities and undertake numerous other initiatives to secure a more resilient future. Project Kāinga is a five-year research programme funded by MBIE’s Endeavour Fund (2019-2024). The focus of th

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.

As part of a series of hapū wānanga on mātauranga and Project Kāinga discussions, hapū members toured key points and sites of...

Te Rereatukahia marae was the venue for Project Kāinga's capstone Kāinga Leaders hui. The hui was primarily to share, and offer feedback on the development of the kāinga plans. The Project Kāinga leaders’ hui at Rereatukahia Marae in the Bay of Plenty brought together participating communities to share their progress in developing locally led approaches to climate adaptation and resilience. While each community followed its own pathway, their “road to resilience” highlighted

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

Oromahoe and Waitangi hapū along with wider community members came together at the Oromahoe marae on Saturday 27th May to develop their first Kainga Climate Change Adaptation Plan. Oromahoe and Waitangi hapū along with wider community members came together at the Oromahoe marae on Saturday 27th May to develop their first Kainga Climate Change Adaptation Plan. This is the first of 3 planned hui this year (the next being 15th July and another later in the year) where the commun

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

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