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).

Marine Restoration, Indigenous Ekonomia, Food Sovereignty, Regional Strategy, Community Resilience David Hovell Marine Restoration, Indigenous Ekonomia, Food Sovereignty, Regional Strategy, Community Resilience David Hovell

COMMUNITY PROJECT #426 - KAIMOANA NURSERY COLLECTIVE

Mission Statement:

To restore the life force of our coastlines by establishing marae-led shellfish nurseries that replenish local reefs and secure future mahinga kai for our whānau.

The Needs Assessment:

For too long, our coastal "pantry" has been treated as a site of extraction rather than a living system, resulting in a "Leaky Bucket" where the Mauri of the moana is dissipated. Decades of commercial over-extraction and environmental neglect have left our beaches depleted of pipi, tuatua, cockles, and paua, severing the entanglement between the people and their whenua. Our rangatahi are growing up without the ability to practice traditional harvesting, leading to a state of social entropy and a loss of "Universal Explainer" capability regarding our marine ecosystems.

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