A processing plant turning surplus or "ugly" kūmara into bio-ethanol fuel for local farm machinery, reducing reliance on imported fossil fuels.

This distillery converts non-marketable, "ugly," or surplus kūmara into high-grade bio-ethanol fuel designed for use in modified farm machinery and local transport. We serve the Kaipara and Tai Tokerau agricultural sectors by providing a low-cost, carbon-neutral fuel alternative that stabilises income for growers.

The Problem: Up to 20% of the kūmara harvest is discarded as "unmarketable" due to size or shape, representing a massive loss of "embodied energy" and potential revenue for growers. At the same time, regional farmers are entirely dependent on expensive, high-entropy fossil fuel imports that drain Mauri from the local economy.

The Solution: We operationalise the "Economic Pā" by establishing a localized distillery that captures this wasted energy. By fermenting and distilling surplus kūmara, we produce a renewable fuel that closes the loop on agricultural energy use and bioremediates the economic "Leaky Bucket".

A cooperative enterprise installing elevated solar arrays over sheep pasture to enable dual land use, energy generation, and drought protection.

This cooperative model allows farmers in Te Tai Tokerau to diversify their income by installing elevated solar panels over active sheep pastures. It serves the regional energy grid while enhancing livestock welfare and pasture resilience through strategic shading.

The Problem: Traditional farming is increasingly vulnerable to drought-induced grass failure, and the region remains dependent on high-entropy, centralised energy grids. Large-scale solar often displaces food production, creating a false choice between energy and kai.

The Solution: We implement "Agrivoltaics"—elevating solar panels high enough for sheep to graze beneath them. This dual-use strategy provides the panels with a cool microclimate (increasing efficiency) while the panels shade the grass from the harsh Northland sun, reducing evaporation and keeping the wairua of the soil intact during drought.

The Muriwhenua Express is a transformative high-speed rail corridor connecting Waitiki Landing in the Far North to Auckland’s central hub. This project serves as a "Negentropic Engine," repatriating regional wealth to build sovereign infrastructure that collapses the distance between rural opportunity and urban capital.

The Problem: Te Tai Tokerau is currently "strangled" by poor road infrastructure and a "Leaky Bucket" transport model that relies on carbon-heavy logging trucks and slow, dangerous highways. This isolation drives the "Brain Drain," as youth leave for Auckland or Australia to find connectivity and work.

The Solution: A high-speed electric rail link that moves people and "value-add" goods at 250km/h. By creating an "Economic Pā" on wheels, we turn a 5-hour drive into a 90-minute commute, enabling whānau to live on their ancestral whenua while working in high-value sectors.

The Papakāinga Economic Pā is a community-led housing development model that transitions whānau from being passive consumers of debt to active architects of their own sovereign reality. It integrates high-performance modular housing with a communal lifestyle that prioritises intergenerational well-being and energy sovereignty.

The Problem: Current housing is treated as a "Babylonian" financial asset to be leveraged and extracted, leading to high-entropy living conditions where whānau are isolated from their land and each other.

The Solution: We implement "Zion" abundance by re-weaving the village structure, using the Mauri Model to ensure the home serves as an "ancestor" that provides health, safety, and cultural connection.