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Manaaki Hapori ki Rangimatarau
Nau mai, haere mai ki te Whare Wānanga o Wairaka

Students from Lincoln University, Victoria University of Wellington, and Unitec landscape architecture programs are invited to a wānanga to be held at Ngākau Māhaki wharenui, Te Noho Kotahitanga marae, Unitec.

The purpose of the wānanga is to develop ideas and proposals for the future resilience and mauri ora of Te Waiunuroa o Wairaka, the aquifer-fed natural spring/punawai, as well as the stream/awa. Also, to consider impacts to te taiao/ the natural environment, in anticipation of development proceeding on land adjacent.

The hapori refers to the new community who will live nearby, the student community of Unitec, as well as the community of te taiao and ngā tamariki a Papatūānuku. Including manu, inanga, tuna, insects and plants and trees around the awa.

The program is to be held on Tuesday 11 October, in conjunction with the 2022 NZILA Firth Conference. The event is supported by Unitec and the Auckland Branch, New Zealand Institute of Landscape Architects Tuia Pito Ora

Program
8.45am
Assemble outside the waharoa, Te Noho Kotahitanga Marae, on Farm Road, gate 3

9.00am
Pōwhiri

9.45am
Cup of tea

10.15am
Wā whakawhanaungatanga

10.45am
Kaupapa: Brief on the project and site visit and Q&A Tanya White or Kaitiaki

12.30pm
Lunch

1.00 – 3.45pm
Project work in groups on site, in wharenui and in Building 48, landscape architecture

4.00pm
Presentations by each group in Ngākau Māhaki

4.45pm
Poroaki

5.00pm
Leave for accommodation and the city (NZILA 50th Anniversary conference) 

Design materials for the project, and lunch will be provided on site. A package of information and brief will be provided to all participants attending before the end of August.
Registration for the wānanga is free.

For any information please contact Diane Menzies drdhmenzies@ark.co.nz or Matthew Bradbury mbradbury@unitec.ac.nz

Mauri ora.
Tanya White, Phil Wihongi, Alan Titchener, Josephine Clarke and Diane Menzies

Thank you to everyone who attended, organised and participated - the photos are now availble on this link.