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 #404 - RHYTHM & RESILIENCE TAITOKERAU
Mission Statement
To establish a region-wide cultural infrastructure hub that empowers subcultures across Te Tai Tokerau by providing shared assets, compliance expertise, and wellness-focused event management to foster a deep sense of whanaungatanga and regional sovereignty.
The Needs Assessment
Te Tai Tokerau currently functions as a "Leaky Bucket," not just in terms of capital, but in human capability. We are experiencing record net migration losses, particularly among those aged 18–30, as our youth seek opportunity and engagement elsewhere. Concurrently, grassroots cultural organisers are "strangled" by the high costs of equipment—which often involves capital flight to Auckland rental firms—and the "Epistemological Violence" of complex regulatory compliance that fails to recognise indigenous or fringe cultural values.
COMMUNITY PROJECT #403 - TE MAURI RONGOĀ GLOBAL RESEARCH HUB
Mission Statement
To reclaim and operationalise indigenous medicinal wisdom through world-class, iwi-led research, ensuring the intellectual and spiritual sovereignty of our mātauranga is protected for future generations.
The Needs Assessment
For too long, Te Tai Tokerau has been a "Leaky Bucket" for both biological assets and human talent. Big pharmaceutical interests often extract the "embodied energy" of our native flora—like Kawakawa, Manuka, and Kumarahou—while the value-add and intellectual property (IP) are realised in offshore laboratories. Concurrently, our region faces a significant "Brain Drain," exporting our most energetic "Universal Constructors" (youth) because we lack high-tech, high-value industries. There is a desperate need for an entity that treats indigenous knowledge not as a relic of the past, but as high-fidelity data capable of solving modern global health crises.
COMMUNITY PROJECT #401 - MARAE-BASED UNIVERSAL LEARNING
Mission Statement
To transform our marae into vibrant, high-tech hubs of lifelong learning that synthesise indigenous mātauranga with cutting-edge science to empower every generation for a future of regenerative abundance.
The Needs Assessment
For too long, our people have been fed a "Babylonian" education—a system designed for a colonial, industrial past that views students as "human resources" for an extractive economy. This has led to a profound epistemological misalignment in Te Tai Tokerau: our youth are often disconnected from their whenua, and our education providers frequently lack the cultural "source code" to solve local problems. We see the result in the "brain drain" of our best and brightest, leaving behind a vacuum of potential. To build Zion, we must upgrade the software of our civilisation right where our hearts are: at the marae.