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Dr Shaun Awatere

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Pou Pātai Mauri

Shaun Awatere (Ngāti Porou) is a resource economist for Landcare Research in Hamilton. He has been working to improve the incorporation of Mātauranga Māori (Māori knowledge and values) into local government planning by developing the systems and processes that will enable Māori values to be integrated into urban design and development.

Rangahau · Related projects

Full project

Future Proofing Māori Development Opportunities: Huringa Rangi Huringa Oranga
Whare wānanga · Host Landcare Research Manaaki Whenua
Wā rangahau · Timeline Since 2018

This project brought together a multidisciplinary Māori research team to identify tikanga-based strategies for climate change adaptation and mitigation. It consolidated Indigenous knowledge, promoted Māori-led solutions, and developed pathways for enhanced community wellbeing in the face of climate challenges.

Internship project

Ngā Kōwhiringa Whenua Māori – Māori land-use opportunities
Whare wānanga · Host Landcare Research Manaaki Whenua
Wā rangahau · Timeline Since 2016

Exploring horticultural futures in Wairoa, this project identified saffron, feijoa, and gevuina as promising crops to protect whenua from erosion and support sustainable Māori land use.

Full project

The Intergenerational Reality for Māori Small and Medium sized Enterprises (SME): Building resilience of Māori SMEs for the future
Whare wānanga · Host University of Otago
Wā rangahau · Timeline Since 2016

The significance of this research project lies in its contribution to deeper understand what role Māori SMEs have as critical constituents of the Māori Economy. Recent years have seen attention paid to the merit of the Māori economy, based on the potential of an economy worth an estimated $42.6bn in 2013 (Nana, Khan, & Schulze, 2015). However, this type of…

Economic and Spatial Modelling for informed Māori Land Development
Whare wānanga · Host Manaaki Whenua

The challenge for Māori carrying out development is to determine how to balance the drivers of a neo-liberal economic approach with the very ideals and principles that define us as Māori to ensure quality social and environmental outcomes for future generations. Through a previous NPM research project "Whakatipu rawa mā ngā uri whakatipu" the team has…