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Tepora Davies Graduates with PhD
PhD Graduate Tepora Davies walked across the stage this week graduating with a PhD. Her research investigates the relationships and any...
Dec 10, 2024


Mammoth effort pays off for Māori medical graduand
E kore te tangata e pakari i te māhanga i a ia anake (a person cannot become strong by remaining in their comfort zone). If you want to...
Dec 5, 2024


Kāinga Update: Te Rereatukahia Education Plan
An unanticipated outcome of the Project Kāinga research alongside Te Rereatukāhia was the need for a new and forward-thinking Education...
Nov 29, 2024


Kāinga Update: Te Rereatukahia Emergency Management Plan
Project Kāinga research has exposed the critical need for an Emergency Management Plan, covering off the many emergency events that could...
Nov 29, 2024


Report: Te Rereatukāhia and Climate Adaptation Law: Mapping Out Legal Rights, Responsibilities and Obligations Concerning Climate Adaptation at Te Rereatukāhia
Ben Tombs leads this report examining the current legal landscape for Te Rereatukāhia against a backdrop of forecasted climate change...
Nov 29, 2024


Book: Janet Stephenson's Culture and Sustainability: Exploring stability And transformation with The cultures framework the evolution of Project Kāinga
This open access book brings a cultural lens, and a distinctive analytical framework, to the problem of transitioning to a sustainable,...
Mar 31, 2023


Thesis: Understanding The Potential Exposure of Coastal Marae And Urupā In Aotearoa New Zealand To Sea Level Rise
Emerging scholar Akuhata Bailey-Winiata, in a Masters of Science thesis, explores the vulnerability of coastal marae to sea-level rise...
Feb 22, 2023


Kāinga Update: Tautoro Environment Hui 2022
In May and June 2022, Project Kāinga researchers Dr Stephen McTaggart and Dr Raaniera Te Whata conducted an online survey with members of...
Nov 7, 2022


Presentation: Team lead Merata Kawharu presented on the development of Project Kāinga, its aim and related ideas of marae-community resilience to the Climate Change Commission in June 22.
Project Kāinga team lead Merata Kawharu comments on the challenges for the agriculture industry in maintaining profits while trying to be...
Jul 24, 2022


Hui: Project Kāinga Leaders Hui, Turama, Rotorua
On 11 June in Rotorua, around 20 Kāinga leaders, PHD students and researchers met to discuss progress on developing Kāinga Plans. On 11...
Jun 22, 2022


Presentation: Building resilience in marae in the face of climate change challenges Merata Kawharu
Team lead Merata Kawharu presented on the development of Project Kāinga, its aim and related ideas of marae-community resilience to the...
Jun 22, 2022


News: The marae defended by flood walls: How mātauranga Māori can prepare us for the coming storm
Stuff.co.nz article on how the effects of climate change are felt keenly by the people of Hinemaurea ki Mangatuna Marae, which lies...
Jun 15, 2022


Book: Paul Tapsell BWB book launch: Kāinga
In late 2021, Paul Tapsell released his BWB text Kāinga: People, land and belonging. Through his own experience and the stories of his...
May 22, 2022


Govt: New Zealand's First Emissions Reduction Plan
The Government release first Emissions Reduction Plan (ERP) for NZ containing strategies, policies and actions to contribute to global...
May 16, 2022


Hui: Hau Kāinga Enviro-Hui 2: Waitangi
In July we returned to Tai Tokerau for the Hapū Enviro Hui, this time hosted in Waitangi. Our team called for further participation in...
Jul 3, 2021


Hui: Project Kāinga Inaugural Meeting: Te Pakira Marae, Whakarewarewa
On a wet July weekend we held our first Project Kainga hui of research team, and community leads from across the motu in the Bay of...
Jun 16, 2021


Our Climate Change Commission Submission
Our team filed a submission to the report from the Climate Change commission. Merata (supported by team members) highlighted the notion...
May 29, 2021


Hui: Hau Kāinga Enviro-Hui: Oromahoe
Project kāinga headed to Oromahoe, in Tai Tokerau, 'home' to two of the Project Kāinga members. This hui was lead by haukāinga and...
Apr 20, 2021
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