Place based wānanga
Over 2024 and 2025 the Gen K research team will visit each of our six partner organisations who are located across Aotearoa. Having wānanga in, and with, the communities participating in the research, strengthens our relationships with our partners and assists in better understanding the local context and environment in which each kāinga operates and functions.
Mā Te Huruhuru Place based Wānanga
In March 2024 we were hosted for our first place-based wānanga by Mā Te Huruhuru at He Pā Piringa in Tāmaki Makaurau. He Pā Piringa is the first kaupapa Māori transitional housing for rangatahi that are experiencing housing insecurity in Aotearoa. On the first day we spent time learning about the space, the kaupapa and the rangatahi who bravely shared with us their housing experiences and aspirations for the future. We spent the second day at the Jet Park Hotel Conference Centre and invited along the new rangatahi advisors to meet everyone and learn more about the project. As well as whanaungatanga, we reviewed the interview questions and got valuable feedback from the wider team.
Overall the wānanga was hugely successful and an awesome insight into the incredible mahi the team at Mā te Huruhuru do.
Overall the wānanga was hugely successful and an awesome insight into the incredible mahi the team at Mā te Huruhuru do.
Te Mana Ākonga Place based Wānanga
Our second place-based wānanga was hosted by Te Mana Akonga in early July at Ataiteuru marae in Ōtepoti. It was our first time meeting outside of Tāmaki and we had an awesome time working together away from our respective homes and mahi.
Altogether we spent three full days in Ōtepoti learning from and being shown around by Te Mana Akonga. Benji and Nikau from NoSix joined us for day one and two documenting Rosa’s kōrero, the tour of student housing and important landmarks and some of the mahi we did at the marae. We also spent time giving feedback to the quant teams pātai for the survey.
A major highlight was the dance performance by Dr Pauline Hiroti and her tauira from Whanganui City College which explored kāinga and identity through movement. Everyone was really moved and hugely impressed by Pauline, Lovey, Aiden and Rakei. It really spoke to how we want to disseminate and communicate research differently and involve young people in the mahi we are doing.
Altogether we spent three full days in Ōtepoti learning from and being shown around by Te Mana Akonga. Benji and Nikau from NoSix joined us for day one and two documenting Rosa’s kōrero, the tour of student housing and important landmarks and some of the mahi we did at the marae. We also spent time giving feedback to the quant teams pātai for the survey.
A major highlight was the dance performance by Dr Pauline Hiroti and her tauira from Whanganui City College which explored kāinga and identity through movement. Everyone was really moved and hugely impressed by Pauline, Lovey, Aiden and Rakei. It really spoke to how we want to disseminate and communicate research differently and involve young people in the mahi we are doing.
