Our current projects
Our innovative, trans-disciplinary research explores ecological, food, urban, architectural and wider regenerative systems change, integrating matauranga and other regenerative knowledge systems and practices. Additionally our research enquires into socio-ecological data provisioning, measuring, monitoring and communicating all to support the thriving of te taiao, the living world.
Moananui Living Systems
Book
In an age of ecological collapse, Indigenous knowledge from Moananui Oceania offers vital blueprints for the future within the region and beyond, particularly related to built environments and infrastructures.
Doubtless Bay River Restoration
Restoration programme
Restoring the Awapoko, Oruru and Oruaiti Rivers with iwi, hapū and communities to bring life back to Northland’s rivers for future generations.
The Unseen Voyage: Tracing the Elusive Migration of Tuna (Eels) to and from Aotearoa
Research
Aotearoa New Zealand’s longfin and shortfin eels, or tuna in te reo Māori, undergo one of the animal kingdom’s most mysterious migrations
Impacts of ship anchoring in Aotearoa New Zealand
Research
The impact of regular anchoring worldwide likely represents a major driver of shallow marine habitat degradation. This brings up questions about how anchor sites are chosen.
Putting invertebrates under the spotlight
Research
Many years ago, ecologists believed that if you build it, they will come. Unfortunately we have discovered this often isn’t true