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More healthier homes, and more on the way

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One hundred homes throughout Otago will be warmer - and healthier - this winter thanks to an upgrade programme being rolled out by manawhenua-owned consultancy Aukaha.   The Better Homes team...

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MANA TAKATA STORY

The Healthy Homes Initiative

Notes from the CEO: sitting within our Mana Tākata Team, the Better Homes programme takes an in-depth look at whānau housing in the Otago region, with a strong focus on support and guidance.

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MANA AHUREA STORY

Whakatuputupu – the Dunedin Hospital

One of the flagship projects for Mana Ahurea is a partnership with Ministry of Health and Southern District Health Board, working on Whakatuputupu, the new hospital in Ōtepoti.

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MANA TAKATA STORY

Improving outcomes for whānau

Mana Tākata is one of the four pou of Aukaha, a diverse social services arm that seeks to improve outcomes for whānau in the Otago region. It is made up of four primary workstreams: health and social services, employment, housing, and economic development.

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MANA TAIAO STORY

Te Mana o Te Wai

For more than thirty years, papatipu rūnaka in the Otago region have struggled to gain a voice in policy and planning around regional water resources. Now, thanks to a widespread commitment to change and the work of rūnaka-owned entity Aukaha and its environmental workstream Mana Taiao, progress is being made.

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MANA TAIAO STORY

Advocating for Change

Mana Taiao is the environmental pou of Aukaha, and plays a key role in working with both manawhenua and local government to ensure that manawhenua aspirations are at the centre of the kōrero.

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MANA AHUREA STORY

Manawhenua Panels

When working with partners to incorporate Kāi Tahu values into developments across the Otago region, it is important that Mana Ahurea fully understands the aspirations of manawhenua.

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MANA AHUREA STORY

The Design Process

Mana Ahurea works with partners across the Otago region to incorporate manawhenua values and identity into new developments. This means being involved in the very early stages of the process, to influence the design process long before building begins.

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A new rental workshop delivered by Aukaha will support whānau in accessing long term rental homes.
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Dunedin’s main centre alive with Kāi Tahutaka
Silvery blue lights representing makā (barracouda) dart through the street above while whakatauki, kupu Māori and imagery of matau and makā weave through the pavement below. These are just some of the design features that make up the new main street of Dunedin.
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Kā mātāpono Our Values

Testimonials

1. Rakatirataka

We act with integrity, responsibility, and authority, reflective of the mana and rakatirataka of the manawhenua we work on behalf of.

2. Whanaukataka

We are inclusive and cooperative: with rūnaka, whānau, kaimahi stakeholders, partners and clients.

3. Manaakitaka

We work to build the capacity of ourselves and of our rūnaka, whānau, and hapū. We are supportive of our partners, clients, and stakeholders.

4. Kotahitaka

We work collaboratively to maximise our collective strengths and achieve hapū aspirations. This occurs across all of our pou; with our board, manawhenua panels, rūnaka and whānau; and with our partners, stakeholders and clients.

5. Mōhiotaka

We are responsive and communicative, and actively value and work to increase the knowledge systems within which we work.

6. Auahataka

We are innovative in our work, finding new ways to test our thinking, develop new ideas, generating new knowledge, and ways of operating.

7. Tautiakitaka

We operate with prudence and with awareness of the wider implications of our actions within financial, social, cultural, and environmental contexts.

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