COMMUNITY PROJECT 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).
COMMUNITY PROJECT #425 - BLESS A WHĀNAU
Mission Statement
To restore the mana and mauri of our community by providing intensive, wraparound support to one whānau at a time, ensuring they transition from survival to a state of abundance where they can eventually bless others.
The Needs Assessment
In Te Tai Tokerau, many whānau are trapped in a high-entropy state of survival. This is the "Leaky Bucket" in action—where limited resources are immediately drained by high costs of living, poor housing, and lack of support networks. When a whānau is in "survival mode," they cannot contribute to the collective. We see similar, highly successful models in Jewish Tzedakah traditions and Indian community Seva networks, where communal pooling of resources ensures no member remains in poverty. By focusing on one whānau at a time, we stop the "scattergun" approach to charity and create deep, permanent change.
COMMUNITY PROJECT #402 - KAPA HAKA AND PERFORMING ARTS COLLECTIVE
Mission Statement
To unite and empower the performing artists of Te Tai Tokerau to share indigenous stories of abundance and sovereignty while building a self-sustaining, regenerative creative economy.
The Needs Assessment
For too long, our artists in the North have been forced to operate within a "Babylonian" commercial system that treats creativity as a disposable commodity. Many of our most talented performers struggle with isolation, a lack of professional infrastructure, and financial insecurity that leads to the "Brain Drain" of our creative youth. There is a profound gap between the rich spiritual wealth of our stories and the actual economic return our people see from sharing them.