(MOKO)
About this project
MOKO draws attention to the innovative capability of marae and kāinga to assume central roles in the provision of culturally based housing initiatives that can support and enhance our lives as whānau Māori in urban centres. It also seeks to provide insights, influence and opportunities for others, including external agencies and services, to achieve greater outcomes for whānau and community well-being.
Pictured below:
MOKO Team hui with Marae-based Research Coordinators held at Mataatua Marae, Māngere, November 2020. MOKO Launch at Te Noho Kotahitanga Marae, Unitec Mt Albert, Auckland, March 2020. Each of the five marae representatives are holding copies of the Memorandum of Understanding signed in partnership with the Research Centre.
Key Insights
Coming soon
Research Aim
To support marae to develop sustainable marae-led kāinga initiatives. Through the multi-year project marae have the opportunity to closely collaborate with each other with the goal of strengthening knowledge sharing, enhancing networks, sharing resources to achieve enhanced outcomes for whānau and community. A further aspiration for this research is to develop a framework for marae-led community wellbeing and marae-based community wellbeing indicators.
Our Research Team
Dr Jenny Lee-Morgan
(Waikato, Te Ahiwaru, Ngāti Mahuta)
Rau Hoskins
(Ngāti Hau, Ngāpuhi)
Kim Himoana Penetito
(Ngāti Hauā, Ngāti Tamaterā, Raukawa) Dr Catherine Mitchell
(Taranaki) Dr Jo Mane
(Ngāpuhi)
Ngahuia Eruera
(Ngāti Awa, Ngāi Tūhoe, Tūhourangi, Ngāti Tamatera) Key Partners
Research Partners
Funders
Creative Pikitia Series
When COVID – 19 hit Aotearoa forcing a national lockdown in February 2020, the MOKO research had just started out. This was fortunate for MOKO to be able to observe first – hand, the response and approach by each of the five marae to the needs of their whānau and local communities during lockdown. Through the adversity of COVID, marae opened their doors and provided an extraordin ary service to whole communities.
A pikitia (picture) series was commissioned to tell the important story of each marae’s interaction with their communities during the pandemic. The imagery, symbolism and a whakatauki/whakatauāki (proverb) or statement, captures a snapshot of each marae and their activity in the pandemic of 2020/21.
All six marae were stretched to host different services on site, to become food outlets and health contact points. They worked more collaboratively with Government and other c ommunity agencies and redeployed their workforce to frontline essential worker duties.
This Pikitia Exhibition is the voice of the six marae. Four of the six marae are located in Mangere. It is a privilege that Pūrangakura has been able to showcase the am azing community contribution of these marae and their whanaunga marae from Manurewa and Papakura at a South Auckland site, and with their local community at the Mangere Arts Centre.
A pikitia (picture) series was commissioned to tell the important story of each marae’s interaction with their communities during the pandemic. The imagery, symbolism and a whakatauki/whakatauāki (proverb) or statement, captures a snapshot of each marae and their activity in the pandemic of 2020/21.
All six marae were stretched to host different services on site, to become food outlets and health contact points. They worked more collaboratively with Government and other c ommunity agencies and redeployed their workforce to frontline essential worker duties.
This Pikitia Exhibition is the voice of the six marae. Four of the six marae are located in Mangere. It is a privilege that Pūrangakura has been able to showcase the am azing community contribution of these marae and their whanaunga marae from Manurewa and Papakura at a South Auckland site, and with their local community at the Mangere Arts Centre.
Five marae in South Auckland agreed to partner with Pūrangakura Research to explore their ideas for kāinga/housing solutions, following the response from Te Puea Memorial Marae in 2016/17 to accommodate families in dire need. Marae are increasingly involved in community responses to crisis situations and emergencies as key points of information and com munication. Marae Ora Kāinga Ora (MOKO) is a kaupapa Māori research project that started in 2020, designed to enhance the collaborative role that marae provide in the wellbeing space for whānau and community wellbeing.
When COVID – 19 hit Aotearoa forcing a national lockdown in February 2020, the MOKO research had just started out with each marae appointing a researcher from their whānau. Through the adversity of COVID, marae opened their doors and provided an extraordinary service to whole communities.
A pikitia (picture) series was commissioned to tell the important story of each marae’s interaction with their communities during COVID. Each marae whānau ensured important icons to their marae were included in the pikitia. Onsite visits and observation from the artist helped to fully understand the unique experience from marae to marae. The imagery, symbolism and a whakatauki/whakatauāki (proverb) or statement, captures a snapshot of each marae and their activity in the pandemic of 2020/21.
When COVID – 19 hit Aotearoa forcing a national lockdown in February 2020, the MOKO research had just started out with each marae appointing a researcher from their whānau. Through the adversity of COVID, marae opened their doors and provided an extraordinary service to whole communities.
A pikitia (picture) series was commissioned to tell the important story of each marae’s interaction with their communities during COVID. Each marae whānau ensured important icons to their marae were included in the pikitia. Onsite visits and observation from the artist helped to fully understand the unique experience from marae to marae. The imagery, symbolism and a whakatauki/whakatauāki (proverb) or statement, captures a snapshot of each marae and their activity in the pandemic of 2020/21.
This Pikitia Exhibition is the voice of the six marae (inclusive of Te Puea Memorial Marae). It is a privilege that Pūrangakura has been able to showcase the amazing community contribution of these marae and their whanaunga marae from Manurewa and Papakura at a South Auckl and site, and with their local community at the Mangere Arts Centre.
Creative Pikitia Series
MOKO Symposium Photos
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.
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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