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Article: A climate adaptation model for Māori groups, Aotearoa, New Zealand. Rochelle Mackintosh.
Abstract Climate change is a global issue affecting Aotearoa/New Zealand and the wider world. It is primarily driven by human activities, particularly the release of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere from burning fossil fuels, with its impacts widely felt (WWF, 2024). Indigenous groups around the world are severely affected by climate change. These impacts affect cultural practices, increase health risks within indigenous communities and exacerbate existing inequalities that
Jun 21, 2025


Dr Rochelle Mackintosh graduates with PHD
On the 8th of May, Rochelle and her whānau travelled down to Dunedin, supporting her graduation. Rochelle Mackintosh completed her PhD at...
May 9, 2025


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


Article: Project Kainga's Tepora & Rochelle. (2024). Te Pūngāwerewere Pukumahi: A research paradigm for within Te Ao Māori
Te Pūngāwerewere Pukumahi has been developed as a unified research approach grounded in Te Ao Māori, applicable across all disciplines. Designed by Māori scholars Tepora Davies and Rochelle Mackintosh who worked at the interface of community, mātauranga and academia, it responds to a recognised gap: while many strong Māori research frameworks exist, few offer an integrated paradigm that holds the full breadth of Māori values at its core.
Sep 4, 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 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
Jul 3, 2023
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