Generation Kāinga

Pūrangakura is buzzing with pride after watching Rosa light up the stage as a keynote speaker representing Rangatira o inaianei, at WIPCE 2025, yesterday.

She didn’t just speak, she captivated and created space for other rangatahi.

She dropped her poetry book, with a poem called “My Name is Racism” and the whole room shifted. Bold. Unapologetic. True to who we are and what we stand for.
Rosa, you carried our kaupapa with power, clarity and fire.

Rehekō Generation Kāinga!

Over the past week our Gen K team had the privilege of presenting and participating in the Māori Housing Conference 2025, hosted by Te Matapihi in the beautiful sunny Waitangi Grounds in Te Tai Tokerau.

The wānanga and kōrero throughout the week highlighted the power of whānau-led, whenua-connected solutions, reaffirming that housing is more than buildings; it’s about whakapapa, mana motuhake and thriving Māori communities. It was great to take our Gen K research and kaupapa to the conference and share our experiences and aspirations as rangatahi.

A huge mihi to the organisers, presenters and everyone who shared their journeys and insights. Your leadership continues to pave the way for a more equitable and tangible housing future where Māori can truly thrive.

📢 We’re hiring!

Pūrangakura is seeking a visionary Te Amorangi o Te Rangahau Māori – Head of Research Excellence to lead and strengthen our Kaupapa Māori research portfolio.

This newly established role will shape our research vision and strategy, uphold quality and integrity across all outputs, and nurture innovation grounded in Te Ao Māori.

We’re looking for someone with strong experience in Kaupapa Māori research, particularly in health and diversity, who thrives in applied, community-based, or interdisciplinary spaces.

If you’re passionate about weaving together people, research, and kaupapa — and ready to guide our collective pursuit of Māori research excellence — we’d love to hear from you.

✨ Applications open now
📅 Closes: 19 October 2025
🔗 Apply here: https://shorturl.at/FtNef

🌿 We’re Hiring at Pūrangakura 🌿

Pūrangakura is an independent Kaupapa Māori Research Centre based in Tāmaki Makaurau. We are seeking a Kaiwhakataka Rangahau (Research Administrator) to provide administrative and operational support for our project: Generation Kāinga ✨

This role will suit people with experience working alongside whānau, hapū, iwi and Māori organisations, who bring strong project management and administrative skills, excellent communication, and attention to detail.

📍 Based in Tāmaki Makaurau
🗓️ Fixed-term role through to Sept 2027

📄 View the JD here: https://lnkd.in/gsT-Kyyj
✉️ Apply with your cover letter and CV to [email protected]
⏰ Applications close Friday 17 October 2025

🌿 We’re Hiring at Pūrangakura 🌿

Pūrangakura is an independent Kaupapa Māori Research Centre based in Tāmaki Makaurau. We are seeking two Kaiwhakataka Rangahau (Research Administrators) to provide administrative and operational support for our projects:
✨ Generation Kāinga
✨ Wai Ora, Kāinga Ora

These roles will suit people with experience working alongside whānau, hapū, iwi and Māori organisations, who bring strong project management and administrative skills, excellent communication, and attention to detail.

📍 Based in Tāmaki Makaurau
🗓️ Fixed-term roles through to Sept 2027 & 2028

📄 View the JD here: https://lnkd.in/gsT-Kyyj
✉️ Apply with your cover letter + CV to [email protected]
⏰ Applications close Friday 26 September 2025

We welcome you to share this opportunity within your networks.

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#kaupapamāori #research #hiring #aucklandjobs #māoridevelopment | Pūrangakura 🌿 We’re Hiring at Pūrangakura 🌿 Pūrangakura is an independent Kaupapa Māori Research Centre based in Tāmaki Makaurau. We are seeking two Kaiwhakataka Rangahau (Research Administrators) to provide administrative and operational support for our projects: ✨ Generation Kāinga ✨ Wai Ora,...

Our Ōrua place-based wānanga spanned two days with kōrero at Te Māhurehure and a gallery visit by our partner Matangireia Yates-Francis, sharing his work "Tūhononga: Co-occupying Between Rangi and Papa".

Next day we shared research updates at Te noho kotahitanga marae to whakawhiti kōrero on kāinga ora, whenua ora, rangatahi ora and ōhanga ora.

What kind of kāinga are we building for our mokopuna? 👇

Nau mai, haere mai ki Pūrangakura, e Prasanthi rāua ko Amelia! 🙌

This morning, we held a mihi whakatau to welcome our two interns from Harvard University into our whare.

Prasanthi will be supporting our Wai Ora Kāinga Ora project, exploring the vital connections between wai, kāinga, and communities — with a focus on how council regulations shape these relationships.

Amelia joins our incredible Generation Kāinga team, lending her skills to our quantitative data analysis as we begin to wrap up this impactful kaupapa.

Ka mau te wehi kōrua — we’re so excited to have you both on board!

🌱 Generation Kāinga is hiring!
Lead a kaupapa Māori startup reimagining kāinga with and for rangatahi.
📍 Tāmaki Makaurau | 🗓️ 2-year fixed term

🔗 Click here for the full job description: http://bit.ly/4eqfZlW
📧 To apply email your cover letter and CV to: [email protected]
🗓️ Applications close 12pm Sunday 29th June 2025

This week, some of our team had the privilege of attending a two-day research symposium that focused on community rangahau (Day One) and the construction of indigenous incarcerated body (Day Two) at Owae Marae in Waitara.

Our team gave a panel presentation entitled "Rangatahi ora: Research for the reclamation of kāinga" which highlighted some of our rangahau that centres rangatahi well-being including our Generation Kāinga and Te Aka Pūkaea projects.

"Change generates change" was a key message from Distinguished Professor Linda Tuhiwai Smith in her keynote, where she spoke about the kōhanga reo movement. She asked us to think about what tino rangatiratanga as transformation truly means—and what it will look like for future generations.

The second day brought together international voices, challenging the global impact of the ‘school-to-prison pipeline’. We heard powerful kōrero from our Kanaka O'Iwi, Te Whenua Moemoeā, and our Aotearoa panel presenters. Their insights reinforced what we already know—the justice system was never designed for us, but our solutions will be.

E mihi ana ki Tu Tama Wāhine o Taranaki for your mahi in creating space for this powerful exchange of knowledge and insights. A special acknowledgement to Professor Leonie Pihama for bringing together this group of outstanding Indigenous practitioners and scholars.

🌊 Grounding, Powerful, and Future-Focused

At our haerenga ki Te Wairoa last week, Wairoa Awa MAURI Restoration shared a powerful kōrero on the ongoing fight to restore and protect Te Wairoa Hōpūpū Hōnengenenge Mātangirau (Wairoa River).

Wairoa whānau are leading the way in exercising their tino rangatiratanga over their awa and kāinga. Yet, their work is made harder by ongoing challenges:

🔹 No operational plan exists for managing the Wairoa River mouth.
🔹 River mouth openings take 5-7 days—too long when flooding is imminent.
🔹 Decisions are made remotely, with minimal local input.
🔹 Despite years of reviews, kāinga feel unsupported and unheard.

But what we saw at this wānanga was the strength and unity of whānau protecting their awa and rangatahi driving kaupapa Māori solutions. Wairoa is proving that local leadership and mātauranga Māori must guide the way forward.

💡 The solution? A locally led Operational Management Plan that ensures tangata whenua can protect their own communities and whenua on their own terms.

This wānanga reaffirmed how kaupapa Māori research can support these aspirations, backing whānau-driven solutions that uplift te mana motuhake o ngā kāinga.

Wairoa is already leading—it's time the system caught up. 💙🌊

Ko ngā mihi kei roto i ngā āhuatanga o te wā 🌊

We wish to take a moment to reflect on our time in Te Wairoa this past week – a journey that deepened our understanding of whakapapa, whenua, and the interconnectedness of our wai.

We were very fortunate to be hosted by Rāhiri Mākuini and her whānau for our three-day Generation Kāinga wānanga. We know the effort that went into planning, organising, and facilitating this wānanga is enormous, and we are truly grateful to have been welcomed so warmly by the whānau of Te Rauhina, Pūtahi, and Te Reinga marae. E kore e mutu ngā mihi o te puna aroha e te tuahine!

This wānanga was not an end, but a beginning. To our rangatahi, partners, and those looking to support these initiatives, we look forward to working alongside you on this shared kaupapa.