TE TOI WHAKARURUHAU

We officially launched our centre on Friday the 10 th of July, 2020, a date we selected to align with the rising of Puanga the herald of Matariki. Going forward, Te Toi Whakaruruhau o Aotearoa is committed to developing research that addresses issues related to disasters, natural hazards, and risk reduction. We are working with iwi whānui to increase Māori disaster research capability, through developing the next generation of Māori researchers as well as the disaster risk and resilience research capacities of our communities. Our research is designed and conducted in partnership with iwi hapū and whānau, in response to needs identified by our communities and in accordance with kaupapa Māori. Planned projects encompass safe housing, climate change and flood impacts, land use planning, disaster recovery, digitised risk profiling, community resilience, disaster risk reduction, emergency management and urban design.