COMMUNITY PROJECT CONCEPTS

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Disaster Resilience, Community Safety, Indigenous Infrastructure, Regional Strategy David Hovell Disaster Resilience, Community Safety, Indigenous Infrastructure, Regional Strategy David Hovell

COMMUNITY PROJECT #415 - DISASTER RESILIENCE HUBS

Mission Statement:

To transform local marae into autonomous "Resilience Hubs" equipped with the energy, water, and communication infrastructure to serve as safe havens during extreme weather events.

The Needs Assessment:

Te Tai Tokerau is vulnerable to "Arterial Blockages"—when SH1 or the "Colonial Grid" fails during a storm, our communities are isolated. This is a high-entropy state of "Disorder" that leaves whānau in danger. We need "Distributed Sovereignty" that allows the region to "island" itself energetically and socially when the main systems go down.

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