Development and homes that allow Māori to flourish as Māori

Māori living that:

• Is underpinned by core Māori values
• Is founded on common focus and/or kinship
• Is human-centred (inclusive, accessible, intergenerational, safe, scaled)
• Enables communal living in a contemporary Māori context
• Promotes hauora through design which values and enables Māori cultural practices to take place
• Recognises and integrates with natural and human systems
• Acknowledges mana atua, mana whenua and mana tangata
• Provides shelter, security and a place to stand and call home
• Allows for the expression of rangatiratanga

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Māori housing resources

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The Māori Design Hub provides insights, resources and examples of Māori design practice.

The purpose of the Māori Design Hub is to:

• Celebrate and demonstrate Māori design thinking and processes within Tāmaki Makaurau
• Promote good Māori design practice for Tāmaki Makaurau
• Provide an educational resource to assist development of a Māori design kaupapa

Māori Design Hub

See also

Auckland Design Manual