MANA TAKATA STORY Providing a seat at the table for equitable outcomes As the Otago region continues to see significant growth and development, we at Aukaha, want to ensure we are providing positive opportunities for Māori and Pasifika individuals and businesses. CEO Blog July 2023 To enable these positive opportunities, we work to harness the […]
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Team growth reflects importance of mahi
MANA TAIAO STORY Team growth reflects importance of mahi The recent growth of our Mana Taiao team is a reflection of the importance of what they do. Work related to resource consents is fundamental to everything Aukaha does – in fact, it’s where we started. CEO Blog June 2023 Kia ora e te whānau, it’s […]
Driving change for whānau
MANA TAKATA STORY Driving change for whānau Delivered by our Mana Tākata team, Aukaha Drive is our latest programme for whānau, supporting them to receive their driver’s licence. CEO Blog May 2023 Here at Aukaha, the Mana Tākata team are always looking for ways improve life for whānau and one of their latest projects, Aukaha […]
Where rūnaka lead, we follow
MANA TAIAO STORY Where rūnaka lead, we follow This is the core principle at the heart of the work of our Mana Taiao team. Notes from the CEO When it comes to environmental and resource management, where rūnaka lead, we follow. That’s the core principle at the heart of the work our Mana Taiao team […]
The Healthy Homes Initiative
MANA TAKATA STORY The Healthy Homes Initiative The Better Homes programme takes an in-depth look at whānau housing in the Otago region, with a strong focus on support and guidance. This allows us to help whānau tackle things like home improvements and material hardship, which can directly affect wellbeing and good health during the cold […]
Whakatuputupu – the Dunedin Hospital
MANA AHUREA STORY Whakatuputupu 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. Mana Ahurea works with partners across Otago to ensure that mana whenua narratives are embedded into the large-scale development projects that are changing […]
Improving outcomes for whānau
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. Mana Tākata is one of the four pou of Aukaha, a diverse social services arm that seeks to improve outcomes for whānau […]
Te Mana o Te Wai
MANA TAIAO STORY Te Mana o Te Wai Freshwater is a taonga of huge significance to Māori. It is a pivotal resource for manawhenua and it is a central element of Māori identity. For more than thirty years, papatipu rūnaka in the Otago region have struggled to gain a voice in policy and planning around […]
Advocating for Change
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. Mana Taiao is the environmental pou of Aukaha, and plays a key role in working with […]
Manawhenua Panels
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. General Manager Caron Solomon-Ward says that the strength of Mana Ahurea comes from the manawhenua panels that meet once a month to discuss […]