Te Manaaki o te MaraeKa Rewa: Maori Innovation Symposium

Rau Hoskins (Unitec) & Assoc Prof Jenny Lee-Morgan (University of Waikato Uni)

10 July 2018, UnitecTe Puea Memorial Marae

Te Puea Herangi

Overarching research question: How can marae be strengthened to manaaki tāngata and assist in addressing whānau aspirations and needs for long term affordable, healthy housing?

Hybrid Whare

Research sub questions?

• What critical internal human resources, structures and innovations are required by marae to effectively manaaki whānau in times of crisis?

• How can local government, agencies and NGOs better engage with marae to support the kaupapa of manaaki tāngata?

• What is the range of physical infrastructure / facilities required by marae to manaaki whānau needing emergency housing and how can these developments be financed, designed and built?

Rau Hoskins, Jenny Lee-Morgan (Co PI) Rihi Te Nana (RO), Mohi Rua (AI)

Wider research team

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Wider research team

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Fom Mangere Mountain

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Indigenous Scholarship

“the agenda of Indigenous scholarship, which is to transform Eurocentric theory so that it will not only include and properly value Indigenous knowledge, thought, and heritage at all levels for education, curriculum, and professional practice but also develop a cooperative and dignified strategy that will invigorate and animate Indigenous language, cultures, knowledge and vision in academic structures” (Battiste, 2000, p. xxi).

Phase 1 Research ProgrammeAug – Dec ‘17

• MOU & ethics approval – October ’17

• Wider Research team wānanga # 1 October 27th

• Whānau interviews Nov / Dec 17 ongoing

• Pūrākau development

• Wider research team environmental scan ‘think pieces’ Nov ‘17 – Feb ’18

• Te Hononga exhibition - 23 November

• Research Dissemination / Publications plan Dec ‘17

Phase 2 Jan – June 2018

• Wider Research team wānanga # 2 February 23rd (TBC)

• Whānau and Hau Kāinga interviews

• Pūrākau development

• Ngā Aho conference – Ōtautahi 2-5 March

• 5 Day Writing retreat - May

• Geospatial mapping

• Research Symposium # 1 Te Puea Marae - June

Phase 3 Aug – Dec 2018

• Wider Research team wānanga # 3 July (TBC)

• Whānau and Agency interviews

• Pūrākau production

• Te Matapihi National Māori Housing Conference – Waikato – September

• Ngā Pae o te Maramatanga Conference - November

• Te Hononga exhibition concept designs - November

• Analysis / writing phase

Phase 4 Jan – July 2019

• Wider Research team wānanga # 4 Feb

• 5 Day Writing retreat - Feb

• Wider research team Resources and outputs complete by April

• Pūrākau editing / post production - May

• 2 Day Research Symposium - June

• He Manawa whenua conference – Hawaii - June

• Research dissemination - July

Te Hononga

• Māori architecture studio based at Unitec

• 2nd Semester2017 – 24 Students each focussing on an a hapū, taura here or mataawaka marae within the Auckland Council area

• Initial Blue sky / speculative designs

• Engaging directly with 5 Marae including Te Puea

• 2018 development of 3 Marae based housing typologies to be tested and costed with relevant financial modeling

Te Hononga

Engagement to date with:

• Papakura Marae

• Mataatua Marae

• Manurewa Marae

• Piringatahi Marae

• Exhibition of initial design work 23 November 6.00pm at Building 2, Unitec (Mt Albert campus)