Youth climate leadership and decision making with Te Pā o Rākaihautū

In 2023 students from Te Pā o Rākaihautū, a pā wānanga (learning village) in Ōtautahi Christchurch worked with researchers from the University of Canterbury and facilitators from Ngāi Tahu’s Tokona Te Raki social innovation team to develop a cultural-strengths based approach to climate leadership to address local flooding in the Linwood area

PROJECT LEADERS: Sacha McMeeking; Bronwyn Hayward; Steve Ratuva; with Kate Prendergast and Georgia Harvey. Faciltators Tonee Kana Fakahau Briana Te Haara-Barr Thanks to Ripeka Paraone and the students of Te Pā o Rākaihautū; film maker Paora Crump