Marae ki te Kāinga Affidavits & Extension Marae ki te Kāinga Affidavits & Extension focuses on the way whānau on the Manaaki Tangata programme at Te Puea Memorial Marae are achieving sustainable tenancies and building towards home ownership, forging community connections, and the impact that this is having on whānau wellbeing. Marae-led housing initiatives

About this project

In collaboration with Te Puea Memorial Marae, led by Dr Jenny Lee-Morgan, Marae ki te Kāinga Affidavits is an extension of the Urban Intergenerational Kāinga Innovations (UIKI) project and features the recent research and work undertaken in the Manaaki Tangata programme. Funded by Building Better Homes, Towns and Cities (BBHTC) there are two parts to this programme of work:

Part 1 brings together the recent research and work undertaken in the Manaaki Tangata programme to produce a new edition to the published books ‘Ahakoa te aha, mahingia te mahi: In service to homeless whānau in Tāmaki Makaurau’ and ‘Turanga ki te marae, e tau ana: Reimagining marae-based kāinga in Tamaki Makaurau’.

Part 2 involves the collation and editing of the affidavits of Te Puea Memorial Marae witnesses, and others, for the Wai 2750 Claim. This will involve careful editing of this rich material contained within these affidavits and making these stories accessible.

Key Insights

Coming soon

…rangatahi are responding to the challenges with creative and innovative approaches to transform the lives of their peers, whānau, hapū, iwi and communities.

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Our Research Team

This large multidisciplinary research team is led by Dr Jenny Lee-Morga, alongside key members of Pūrangakura and marae-based researchers including:

Dr Jenny Lee-Morgan

(Waikato, Te Ahiwaru, Ngāti Mahuta)

Dr Catherine Mitchell

(Taranaki)

Dr Jo Mane

(Ngāpuhi)

(Waikato, Te Ahiwaru, Ngāti Mahuta)

Dr Jenny Lee-Morgan

is a senior kaupapa Māori researcher. Formerly the inaugural Director of Ngā Wai a te Tūī Māori and Indigenous Research Centre, Unitec, Jenny has led several large community centred research projects. Currently she is also a Trustee of Te Ahiwaru Trust and Te Motu o Hiaroa Charitable Trust.

(Taranaki)

Dr Catherine Mitchell

is a senior researcher with a PhD in higher education from the University of Auckland. Cat works across a range of projects including Marae Ora Kāinga Ora, Marae ki te Kāinga and Digital Twin: Ihumataao.

(Ngāpuhi)

Dr Jo Mane

is a senior kaupapa Māori researcher. As part of a community-led initiative, Jo was integral in the establishment of tribal radio in Ngapuhi. Her Masters study documented a history of the radio station Tautoko FM and her doctoral thesis studied ‘The Impact of Māori Language Broadcasting on Māori Language Survival’.

We are pleased to collaborate with Te Puea Memorial Marae-based researcher:

Whitiao Paul

(Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Hine, Ngāti Ruanui)

(Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Hine, Ngāti Ruanui)

Whitiao Paul

is a highly experienced social worker. She is currently the Team Leader of Manaaki Tangata programme at Te Puea Memorial Marae. She is also a marae-based researcher in the ‘Marae ki te Kāinga’ research project that continues to investigate and foreground the work of marae in assisting our most vulnerable whānau.

Key Partners

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Funders

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Resources and Publications

Lee-Morgan, J., Hoskins, R., Te Nana, R., Rua, M., & Knox, W. (2019). Ahakoa te aha, mahingia te mahi: In service to homeless whānau in Tāmaki Makaurau (2nd ed.). Report of the Manaaki Tangata Programme at Te Puea Memorial Marae for Building Better Homes, Towns and Cities: Kāinga Tahi, Kāinga Rua, 60pp. Auckland: Te Puea Memorial Marae.

Lee-Morgan, J., Hoskins, R., Knox, W., Dennis, H., Henry, L., Nathan, L., Smiler, R., & Ratana, M. (2019). Tūranga ki te marae, e tau ana: Reimaging marae-based kāinga in Tāmaki Makaurau. Report of the Manaaki Tangata Programme at Te Puea Memorial Marae for Building Better Homes, Towns and Cities: Kāinga Tahi, Kāinga Rua, 79pp. Auckland: Ngā Wai a Te Tūī Press.

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