https://www.maurimodel.nz en-nz Mahi Maioro Professionals Ltd 30 Thu, 2 Oct 2025 14:23:13 +1300 daily 1 https://www.website.world https://www.maurimodel.nz/post/mahi-maioro-professionals-visit-british-columbia-to-collaborate-on-indigenous-knowledge-in-sustainab In August, 2023 Mahi Maioro professionals visited Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada to meet with collaborators on the Balance Co-Lab research project, which aims to put indigenous knowledge at the forefront of decision-making within traditional territories. Mahi Maioro spent one day at the University of Victoria presenting case studies from Aotearoa, New Zealand, followed by a day at T'Sou-Ke Nation learning from elders on the island. Find out more about the collaboration here: https:// Tue, 16 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +1300 https://www.maurimodel.nz/post/mahi-maioro-professionals-visit-british-columbia-to-collaborate-on-indigenous-knowledge-in-sustainab https://www.maurimodel.nz/post/mahi-maioro-professionals-to-present-keynote-at-mni-ki-wakan-indigenous-water-summit Dr. Kēpa Morgan and Dr. Oliver McMillan are travelling to Rapid City, South Dakota later in August to present a keynote session at the Mni Ki Wakan Indigenous Water Summit. The session is titled "An Exploration of Responses to Water Colonialism in Aotearoa New Zealand". Tue, 1 Aug 2023 00:00:00 +1200 https://www.maurimodel.nz/post/mahi-maioro-professionals-to-present-keynote-at-mni-ki-wakan-indigenous-water-summit https://www.maurimodel.nz/post/dr-k-C4-93pa-morgan-presents-at-te-mana-o-te-wai-conference Dr Kēpa Morgan presented as a Guest Speaker at Te Mana o Te Wai Conference in Rotorua on mauri monitoring at Rotoiti. An overview of his presentation can be viewed here. Wed, 28 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +1200 https://www.maurimodel.nz/post/dr-k-C4-93pa-morgan-presents-at-te-mana-o-te-wai-conference https://www.maurimodel.nz/post/dr-k-C4-93pa-morgan-awarded-distinguished-fellow-of-engineering-new-zealand Dr Kēpa Morgan was awarded Distinguished Fellow of Engineering New Zealand at an awards dinner at New Zealand Parliament on Friday, 24 March. Kēpa was awarded "in recognition of his contribution towards including Māori culture (tikanga) and Māori knowledge (matauranga) into engineering education, and in establishing ways in which Māori can succeed in delivering engineering to the benefit of the wider community." More information is available here. Thu, 6 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +1200 https://www.maurimodel.nz/post/dr-k-C4-93pa-morgan-awarded-distinguished-fellow-of-engineering-new-zealand https://www.maurimodel.nz/post/dr-k-C4-93pa-morgan-honoured-as-distinguished-fellow-of-engineering-new-zealand Dr Kēpa Morgan is elected a Distinguished Fellow of Engineering New Zealand in recognition of his contribution towards including Māori culture (tikanga) and Māori knowledge (matauranga) into engineering education, and in establishing ways in which Māori can succeed in delivering engineering to the benefit of the wider community.Find out more here. Tue, 17 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +1300 https://www.maurimodel.nz/post/dr-k-C4-93pa-morgan-honoured-as-distinguished-fellow-of-engineering-new-zealand https://www.maurimodel.nz/post/three-presentations-at-2022-international-indigenous-research-conference-iirc Dr. Kēpa Morgan and Dr. Oliver McMillan will present their recent work at the 2022 International Indigenous Research Conference, held online in November, 2022.The presentations will cover the challenges of combining the mauri model with technology, reclaiming the observational capabilities of our tūpuna, and indigenous flourishing. Find out more and register for the conference here. Sun, 9 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +1300 https://www.maurimodel.nz/post/three-presentations-at-2022-international-indigenous-research-conference-iirc https://www.maurimodel.nz/post/mauri-monitoring-app-launched-with-tapuika-iwi-waitaha-iwi-and-ng-C4-81ti-whakaue-ki-maketu Mahi Maioro Professionals enjoyed the launch of the Waiora Mauri Monitoring App that has been created for Tapuika Iwi, Waitaha Iwi and Ngāti Whakaue ki Maketu. The initiative to develop this tool originated from the Environmental Consent conditions for the Water Treatment Plant intake being built on the Waiāri. Maru, Darlene, Dean and Maria successfully advanced this kaupapa in the hearings on behalf of their Iwi with the inclusion of the condition for monitoring of mauri and mauriora. The launc Wed, 5 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +1300 https://www.maurimodel.nz/post/mauri-monitoring-app-launched-with-tapuika-iwi-waitaha-iwi-and-ng-C4-81ti-whakaue-ki-maketu https://www.maurimodel.nz/post/live-mauri-monitoring-tool-launched-for-ng-C4-81-rua-hu-wai-o-tahu-matua Mahi Maioro have launched a live tool for monitoring the mauri of the Upper Waikato in Ngā Rua Hu Wai o Tahu Matua in the upper Waikato, in partnership with Te Arawa River Iwi Trust (TARIT). The tool combined live water quality sensing tools and cultural monitoring information from a dedicated Waiora app (designed by others) to form an understanding of the mauri of the ecosystem and the iwi associated with the upper Waikato.Find our more and explore the tool on TARIT's website here. Wed, 24 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +1200 https://www.maurimodel.nz/post/live-mauri-monitoring-tool-launched-for-ng-C4-81-rua-hu-wai-o-tahu-matua https://www.maurimodel.nz/post/the-environmental-and-cultural-hurdles-facing-new-zealand-s-green-hydrogen-economy Freshwater has enormous significance to iwi and hapū. However, their views on hydrolysis as a consumptive use of water are not widely understood. If cultural complexity is ignored, hydrogen infrastructure or processes may fail to achieve an appropriate fit within Aotearoa New Zealand society and the technology could be orphaned."Read more from Dr Kēpa Morgan at The Conversation New Zealand. Tue, 2 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +1200 https://www.maurimodel.nz/post/the-environmental-and-cultural-hurdles-facing-new-zealand-s-green-hydrogen-economy https://www.maurimodel.nz/post/grow-your-blog-community Mahi Maioro Professionals Pou Hautū, Dr Kēpa Morgan FEngNZ has been appointed to the ESR Strategic Science Advisory Panel. The appointment recognises the contribution that Mātauranga Māori has to offer to environmental and scientific research and coincides with a concerted effort by ESR to make Mātauranga Māori a part of their DNA. Te Hiku Media interviewed Kēpa on his new appointment on 17 September.Find out more here. Fri, 17 Sep 2021 00:00:00 +1200 https://www.maurimodel.nz/post/grow-your-blog-community https://www.maurimodel.nz/post/rotorua-treated-wastewater-agreement-allows-discharge-into-forest-not-lake Iwi in Rotorua have brokered an agreement for a new plan for the discharge of treated waste water, wai tātari, in the city.Find out more here. Sat, 29 Aug 2020 00:00:00 +1200 https://www.maurimodel.nz/post/rotorua-treated-wastewater-agreement-allows-discharge-into-forest-not-lake https://www.maurimodel.nz/post/dr-k-C4-93pa-morgan-received-the-ipenz-furkert-award-for-sustainability-and-clean-technology Dr Kēpa Morgan received the IPENZ Furkert Award for Sustainability and Clean Technology.Find out more here. Sun, 28 Aug 2016 00:00:00 +1200 https://www.maurimodel.nz/post/dr-k-C4-93pa-morgan-received-the-ipenz-furkert-award-for-sustainability-and-clean-technology https://www.maurimodel.nz/post/restoring-mauri-after-the-rena-disaster In 2012, the Ministry for the Environment launched its Environmental Recovery Plan. Environmental law in New Zealand recognises the need to protect the ‘intrinsic values of the environment’ or the ‘mauri’.Find out more here. Wed, 16 Dec 2015 00:00:00 +1300 https://www.maurimodel.nz/post/restoring-mauri-after-the-rena-disaster https://www.maurimodel.nz/post/heeding-the-taniwha-can-help-avert-expensive-blunders Two cases show that Indigenous wisdom could be linked to unknown factors, writes Dr Kepa Morgan.Read more here. Tue, 14 Jun 2011 00:00:00 +1200 https://www.maurimodel.nz/post/heeding-the-taniwha-can-help-avert-expensive-blunders