Addressing key barriers that currently prevent Māori from using their marine resources in a more culturally relevant, economically impactful, and environmentally sustainable manner
Project Leader | Duration | Budget |
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Jason Mika (Massey University) & John Reid (J D Reid Ltd) | September 2021 – August 2023 | $800,000 |
This project is exploring three themes identified by Māori as constraints in achieving restorative Indigenous blue economies.
These themes are:
We are partnering five iwi and pan-iwi entities and Māori enterprises to explore and support Māori who aspire to a blue economy imbued with mātauranga Māori, treaty principles, and a focus on Māori wellbeing, human potential and relational balance with Tangaroa as our tīpuna (ancestors).
These are:
This mahi is extending earlier research by the Whai Rawa, Whai Mana, Whai Oranga project, which mapped the Māori marine economy, its institutions and enterprises, and the business models they employ.
Image: Ngāti Kahungunu Inc on Te Matau a Maui, Waka Hourua © Desna Whaanga-Schollum, 2013
Jason Mika (Massey University)
John Reid (J D Reid Ltd)
Matthew Rout (Applied Research Collective)
Jay Whitehead (Matatihi Ltd)
Annemarie Gillies (Whitimaia Ltd)
Fiona Wiremu (Te Whare Wānanga o Awanuiārangi)
Georgia McLellan (Te Au Rangahau)
Cerasela Stancu (EnviroStrat) Chris Rosin (Lincoln University) Dan Hikuroa (Auckland University) Deena Whaitiri (Ngati Mutunga o Wharekauri Iwi Trust) Elizabeth MacPherson (University of Canterbury) Jymal Morgan (Te Rūnanga o Ōnuku) Kim Drummond (Te Ohu Kaimoana) Rawinia Lewis (Ngāti Kahungunu Iwi Asset Holding Company Limited) Rik Tainui (Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu) Steve Urlich (Lincoln University) Te Taiawatea Moko-Mead (Te Ohu Kaimoana) Tony Blackett (Hokotehi Moriori Trust) Trevor Moeke (Ngāti Kahungunu Iwi Asset Holding Company Limited)
Financing restorative marine economies: Insights from NZ finance and investment experts
This project has produced or contributed to: