Embedding adaptation
In partnership with mana whenua, communities, local and regional councils and other stakeholder groups, this research is developing and implementing “adaptation pathways” in four communities in the Manawatū-Whanganui and Taranaki regions – Putiki and Tangimoana in Manawatū-Whanganui; Waitōtara and Rohutu Block in Taranaki. We will be focussing particularly on how power and politics shape interactions... Read more »...
He whakaneke a te hapori o Te Hāpua ki tētahi ara haumaru
Relocating Te Hāpua to safety as sea levels rise The relocation of marae communities at threat from rising seas is a deeply complex issue. The Far North coastal community of Te Hāpua is vulnerable to rising sea levels. We stand to lose significant taonga, including our wāhi tapu, our whare karakia, our whare kōhanga reo... Read more »...
Eating with my Tuupuna
Climate resilience for Waikato hauanga kai Our traditional kai plays a critical role in our cultural health and well-being. Despite immense pressure, the Waikato River and Manukau Harbour systems have long provided a source of health, economic and cultural sustenance to the people of Te Puuaha. Our research moemoea is to enhance our cultural, environmental,... Read more »...
Te Huka o Te Tai
Protecting our takutai in the Eastern Bay of Plenty As a remote and coastal Māori community, we have inherited responsibilities for protecting the legacy of our takutai and its wellbeing. Our people today depend heavily on the takutai for subsistence living, and our responsibilities also extend to future generations. Through the 2019 Nga Rohe Moana... Read more »...
Moutoa Island Restoration
Tamariki and rangatahi working with elders to restore the environmental and legal rights of Moutoa Island in a changing climate Te Morehu Whenua is a rangatahi- and tamariki-led environmental group of the hapū of Rānana Marae. Moutoa Island is located at Rānana, in the middle reaches of the Whanganui River. It is considered a wāhi... Read more »...
Ki te whare tū tonu, ki te whare manawaroa
Towards a climate resilient meeting house Climate changes such as high winds have lifted the roof of the whare tīpuna of Patuheuheu-Ngāti Haka, and changes to the water table have impacted on sewerage and drinking water systems. The hapū are looking to rebuild their marae to be resilient to these climate impacts. Patuheuheu-Ngāti Haka hapū... Read more »...
Are the kina still fat when pōhutukawa bloom?
For generations, Ngāti Whakahemo have used the whakataukī of the flowering pōhutukawa as a tohu to tell us when the kina are ripe and ready to harvest at Motunau (Plate Island) and on its surrounding reefs. Unfortunately, kaumātua and kaitiaki have begun to observe that the way the pōhutukawa blossoms (when, for how long, and... Read more »...
Kai ora: Restoring local Māori food systems by restoring power to marae
Alongside three marae of the Southern Kaipara this research aims to explore local food systems and food sovereignty as a means of decolonial climate action. As researchers and public health advisors our primary role is to support the return of resources and power from western institutions back to whānau and to marae. This research aims... Read more »...
Hei Matapihi ki te Ao: Toi te Moana, Toi te Whenua, Toitū te Mokopuna
Intrinsic and effective climate leadership This research project will tap into three sources of mātauranga to uncover our innate climate knowledge and climate leadership. We aim to reignite the natural strengths and capability of our collective ahi kā to respond to the multiple threats Matapihi is facing as a result of climate change. Matapihi is... Read more »...
He Pā Mataora
Learning to live with the Living Pā He Pā Mataora will seize the rare opportunity afforded in the lead-up to the opening of Te Herenga Waka Victoria University of Wellington’s Living Pā building to explore the needs and challenges of moving an entire marae community into more climate adaptive and resilient practices. Our research will delve into... Read more »...