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).

Indigenous Strategy, Regional Development, Education Reform David Hovell Indigenous Strategy, Regional Development, Education Reform David Hovell

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.

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