Mana whenua Hapū and iwi with ancestral relationships to certain areas in Tāmaki Makaurau where they exercise customary authority. contribution through Māori Indigenous people of Aotearoa New Zealand. Māori incorporates mana whenua and mataawaka. design is a critical component of Auckland's future development.
Since 1840, Māori identity and culture has been minimised in the Auckland landscape.
Through Māori design mātauranga Māori knowledge and expertise. Māori can be placed at the centre of planning, design and development. This offers a holistic approach that creates places and spaces that are welcoming to all, from tamariki Children. and young whānau Extended family, family group, a familiar term of address to a number of people. Also the primary economic unit of traditional Māori society. to kaumātua Elderly man, elderly woman. A person of status within the whānau, hapū, iwi..