Wai Ora Kainga Ora

Mō te rangahau | About the research

Wai Ora Kāinga Ora is a 5Y research project aiming to regenerate local wai and ecosystems through intergenerational, kāinga based wai solutions. Kāinga, including marae and significant sites, are traditionally located by waterways and, therefore, are especially vulnerable to the effects of climate change.

The growing impacts of climate change on our whānau, access to wai and whenua, ancestral practices and mātauranga intensify the urgency to address these issues. Tūhourangi (through TTA) are one of eight kāinga collaborating together with Pūrangakura to design and lead this mahi in our rohe, for our taiao and people.

This project is funded by the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment, through kaupapa Māori research organisation, Pūrangakura.