Mahi Maioro
Professionals
Engineering New Zealand: 2025 ENVI Award Winners
Mahi Maioro Professionals in collaboration with Te Runanga o Ngāti Pikiao are the Inaugural Winners of Te Toa Takitahi Te Ao Māori ENVI Award. Our project involves monitoring the mauri of Lake Rotoiti with real time water quality capture and photographs from the public. These techniques were considered innovative while our relationship with our Iwi fosters deep connection and accountability to empower our hāpori and protect our Wai.
Kimihia katoa ngā pūtake o te kaupapa. Ina i kitea, kimihia te rongoā.
(Nā, Tāmai Te Ngāna Te Awe Kotuku Te Kiri)
About Us
Mahi Maioro Professionals provides technical and programming support for mauri-based taiao assessments and other engineering consultancy services to Iwi and Hapū clients and other organisations. Contact us at mahi@maurimodel.nz
Our Approach
We provide services that rely on research-informed assessments of impacts in real time, which include worldview bias and communicate multiple realities simultaneously. Our approach is guided by the Aashukan Declaration and the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP). Together, these ensure that our work meets the following principles:
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Indigenous Peoples' Rights are the foundation upon all discussions, which includes territorial rights and the right to self-determination.
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Relationships are based on humility, respect, reciprocity, community empowerment, sharing, mutual learning and sustained long-term engagement.
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Processes achieve clear communication, transparent decision-making, are inclusive and are founded upon the worldview of the Indigenous Peoples who are impacted.
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Outcomes are multi-faceted and oriented towards mutual benefits, a commitment towards the prevention of harm, and the enhancement of the wellbeing of Indigenous Peoples based on their own definitions and criteria.