Projects

Hoani Waititi rangatahi will utilise digital technologies to automate watering their edible garden and feeding their chickens. The project will strengthen linkages between te ao Māori and the digital world.

Adapting and using the Stream Ecological Valuation tool to involve Papa Taiao Earthcare students in waterways restoration projects in Raglan and Porirua.

This project will embed knowledge of biology and traditional uses of fungi among kura kaupapa teachers and students in Northland and South Auckland.

Karanga O Tānemahuta will initiate a 2,000 year kaitiaki project, supporting kaitiakitanga of Au Warawara forest by connecting Northland rangatahi through experiential and participatory learning techniques.

In collaboration with Kai Rotorua, Scion and Rotorua Boys High School, Māori teenagers will engage with science by exploring their own cultural history of kūmara using 3D printing technology.

'Tai Moana, Tai Ora' will engage with tamariki of Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Te Parehuia in their natural marine science environment to determine the health of their environment.

The Māori-Game-Development project is a programme designed to empower rangatahi in underserved areas to design and develop Māori digital learning games, giving them skills in computer science and programming.

Working in partnership with local and regional kura (Māori immersion schools) we plan to continue and expand our programme of pūtaiao and science, to have fun and create learning opportunities.

Year 9 & 10 students at Gore High School are exploring the science of wetlands, water monitoring, and wai kōura (freshwater crayfish) through a collaboration with Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu and their kōura farming project.

Ngataki students are the future of Ngati Kuri. Understanding their role as kaitiaki at an early age fosters connection to their environment and their wider whanau/iwi responsibilities.