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He Pā Mataora—Learning to live with the Living Pā Project Summary
June 2024
Meegan Hall, Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington
The Living Pā project is a 3000m2, three storey, learning, teaching, research, and engagement space being added to Te Herenga Waka marae on Victoria University of Wellington’s Kelburn campus. It is designed to meet the International Living Future Institute’s™ Living Building Challenge™ (LBC). Our research project, He Pā Mataora asked the question: “How can we adapt to climate change and live, learn and work more sustainably, as Māori, within the mātāwaka, pan-Māori context of the Living Pā?”
A webpage version of this summary can be found here.