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In everything we do, we advocate for the betterment of people and place – for this generation and beyond.
Mana Taiao
Environmental Management
Policy and planning, resource consents,
cultural impact assessments
Mana Takata
Health & social services
Healthy homes, employment, trades & training, nurse-led clinics and procurement
Mana Ahurea
Embedding manawhenua stories and values in regional development
Cultural narratives, urban design
Applications Open!
For details about our current open applications to work in our Aukaha kapa, click below for more information and application forms.
Our name – Aukaha – comes from a traditional Kāi Tahu chant, recited by our tīpuna as they tightened the lashings of their waka before setting out on a journey.
Kia kaha, au kaha – unite and bind together. We’ve chosen this name because it represents our role, strengthening relationships between mana whenua and local and central government, sector partners and businesses across the takiwā.
The five papatipu rūnaka from the wider Otago region (Waihao, Moeraki, Puketeraki, Ōtākou and Hokonui) have come together to create Aukaha.
All five rūnaka have an enduring relationship with the natural environment, and this has been reflected through the landscape photography woven throughout the website. Each image speaks to the unique relationship the rūnaka share with these locations – click on an image to learn more about each site.