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Puhinui Regeneration: moving from strategy to action
Posted 20 02 2023
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Webinar 9 March at 4pm
Te Whakaoranga o te Puhinui | Puhinui Regeneration seeks to restore ora (health) to the people, place and nature of the Puhinui catchment in South Auckland. This national and internationally award winning strategy is now shifting into implementation. This collective mahi involves delivering significant green infrastructure projects, and a range of social and strategic initiatives in parallel. The strategy was created and is being delivered utilising a regenerative and te ao Māori approach, strongly guided through partnership with Te Waiohua iwi.
This webinar explores what it means for the project team as they seek to walk the talk and realise the ambitious goals and aspirations outlined in the strategy.
Join Landscape Architect Gary Marshall of Resilio Studio, client lead Sara Zwart of Eke Panuku, and Empowered Communities Lead Alex Whitcombe as they share lessons learnt and next steps for this regenerative programme of work.
Gary Marshall
"Gary is a co-founder of Auckland Permaculture Workshop, Resilio Studio and Dark Green Aotearoa with a passion for design and ecology. He was one of the lead authors of Te Whakaoranga o Te Puhinui: Te Rautaki / Te Puhinui Regeneration Strategy.
Sara Zwart
Sara is principal regenerative design lead at Eke Panuku Development Auckland, the council-controlled organisation that delivers urban regeneration across Tāmaki Makaurau.
Boasting over 20 years of experience in architecture, landscape architecture and urban design, Sara has worked alongside project partners to lead environmental projects such as Te Whakaoranga o te Puhinui and Northcote’s Te Ara Awataha greenway.
Sara is passionate about weaving social, cultural, economic and environmental outcomes into regenerative urban projects.
Alexanda Whitcombe
Āio ki te nuku | Āio ki te rangi | Ko te kawa ora | Tihei mauri ora
Alexanda is a descendent of Te Āti Haunui-a-Pāpārangi and Ngā Rauru Kītahi tribes in Aotearoa New Zealand with heritage across the pacific islands of Niue, Rotuma and also the United Kingdom. He draws upon the wisdom of his Māori and pacific knowledge systems with the guidance of kaumātua, elder wisdom holders to guide his practice.
Alexanda has spent the better part of 10 years immersed in the design and innovation sector, that includes community development, regenerative urban environments, social enterprise sector globally and digital technologies. As a design strategist and systems weaver Alexanda brings a collective impact approach as the Empowered Communities Lead for Te Whakaoranga o te Puhinui.
