BUSINESS CONCEPTS
These are provided as concepts to demonstrate the application of the “Mauri Model”, and as a creative outlet. If you have any ideas you would like to gift to the project please used the Contact Us form or our socials (links at the bottom of the page).
BUSINESS CONCEPT #311 - INDIGENOUS AI CONSULTANCY
A specialised firm training Large Language Models (LLMs) on indigenous datasets using the Kaitiakitanga License framework to prevent digital colonialism.
This consultancy provides high-fidelity cultural AI services by training and fine-tuning models on curated indigenous dataset. We serve global tech firms, government agencies, and Iwi organisations, ensuring that AI applications respect indigenous intellectual property through the operationalisation of a Kaitiakitanga License.
The Problem: Current AI models often "hallucinate" or misinterpret indigenous knowledge because they are trained on scraped, low-fidelity data without cultural context—an act defined in our research as "Digital Colonialism".
The Solution: We provide a "Linguistic Hard Fork" for the digital age by training models on sovereign, high-quality datasets that are governed by the people they represent. This ensures AI outputs are culturally accurate, ethically sourced, and negentropic.
BUSINESS CONCEPT #308 - GEOTHERMAL DATA SOVEREIGNTY CENTRE
A Tier 4 data centre at Ngāwhā powered by geothermal energy, providing "Sovereign Cloud" storage for Iwi data under a Kaitiakitanga License.
This venture establishes a world-class, carbon-neutral data facility at Ngāwhā that secures the "Digital Flesh" (data) of Iwi and Māori organisations. It serves indigenous groups and ethical enterprises seeking high-security, culturally governed cloud storage powered by renewable enthalpy cascades.
The Problem: Currently, indigenous data is stored in offshore, commercial clouds (data colonialism), where it is subject to foreign laws and lacks cultural protection. Furthermore, standard data centres have a massive carbon footprint.
The Solution: We provide a "Sovereign Cloud" that physically resides on ancestral land, cooled and powered by geothermal energy. Our Kaitiakitanga License ensures that data is managed according to tikanga, preventing unauthorised exploitation while achieving net-zero emissions.
BUSINESS CONCEPT #306 - TAITOKERAU MARITIME NAVIGATOR
Tai Tokerau Maritime Navigator is a premium, carbon-neutral tourism and hospitality venture in the Bay of Islands that offers authentic waka hourua (double-hulled sailing) voyages, luxury island retreats, and corporate wānanga focused on indigenous leadership and environmental stewardship. We serve high-end international eco-tourists and domestic corporate sectors looking for a profound connection to the "Woven Universe" through maritime tradition and regenerative luxury.
The Problem: Current tourism in the Bay of Islands is often extractive, transactional, and lacks deep cultural or environmental entanglement, leaving visitors with a "surface-level" experience and leaving the local whenua and moana under-compensated.
The Solution: We provide an immersive "Quantum Whakapapa" experience where hospitality is an act of manaakitanga. By combining traditional navigation knowledge with high-end, low-impact infrastructure, we turn a holiday into a transformative journey of restoration.
BUSINESS CONCEPT #303 - BANKING ALTERNATIVE & ENERGY-BACKED CURRENCY
Te Au Rawa Mutual is a member-owned, negentropic financial institution that repatriates Northland’s wealth to fund local regenerative infrastructure. It utilises the “Ngaohu”, an energy-backed currency pegged to geothermal enthalpy, to ensure financial sovereignty and regional resilience.
The Problem: Northland suffers from "Capital Flight," with approximately $3.8 billion in KiwiSaver funds invested offshore by Australian and Auckland managers, providing zero benefit to the local housing or job markets.
The Solution: Te Au Rawa Mutual creates a "Circular Financial Ecosystem" by keeping deposits and interest within the region, utilising the Ngaohu currency to bypass debt-based fiat inflation and anchor value in the Ngāwhā geothermal field.
BUSINESS CONCEPT #301 - CIRCULAR TIMBER AND HOUSING HUB
The Circular Timber & Housing Hub is a vertically integrated "Economic Pā" that processes Northland-grown timber locally to manufacture high-performance, modular homes specifically designed for Māori freehold land. By repatriating regional capital to fund local production, we provide whānau with warm, sovereign housing while plugging the economic "leaky bucket" of raw log exports.
The Problem: Northland currently exports 61% of its timber as raw logs, losing the "value-add" revenue to offshore processors while whānau face a chronic shortage of warm, dry homes. Furthermore, building on Māori freehold land is often blocked by traditional banks that refuse to lend against multiply-owned titles.
The Solution: We shift from extraction to Ekonomia. By processing timber using geothermal heat at Ngāwhā, we create cross-laminated timber (CLT) panels for prefabricated modular homes. These units are designed for easy assembly on whenua Māori and utilise a Circular Financial System that bypasses traditional banking hurdles through regional "Community-Saver" investment.