The first of its kind rangahau project
Documenting and integrating mātauranga Māori practices of resilience to support future national responses for the protection of whakapapa.
Kaua te tau e pokea, kaua te tau e rewenatia, ko ia hoki te tūturutanga i heke nei i o tātou tūpuna, i a ia e pine nei i ngā rā o o tātou Mātua. Ko ia te tapu i ngohe ai i ngā mea nanakia, i rarata ai i ngā mea matakana.’
Neither betray wisdom or tarnish its intent, wisdom, the blueprint bequeathed to us by our ancestors, providing security through the traumatic days of our elders.
Kīngi Tāwhiao | Turongo House | pg 132
This tongikura reminds us to look to the past to give guidance for the future. Māori resilience in times of adversity was guided by tikanga and mātauranga. Today, the blueprint to our resilience lies within the tikanga and kōrero tuku iho from our tūpuna. As the world increasingly turns to indigenous knowledge for solutions, mātauranga Māori is a puna whakaora–a healing source for those in Aotearoa seeking ways to protect whakapapa.
Whiitiki Whakatika Podcast
Whiitiki Whakatika has delivered a comprehensive programme of kaupapa Māori research and engagement, including wānanga across 10 rohe and three national wānanga. Through these hui, the research team gathered kōrero tuku iho from iwi, hapū, and whānau – capturing mātauranga, tikanga, and lived experiences of resilience, protection, and healing in times of pandemic and crisis. This kōrero has been analysed and organised into regional and national themes, forming the basis of how mātauranga could inform future responses to pandemics, and foster increased resilience, not only for te iwi Māori but for Aotearoa whānui.