Category: Consulting
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Martial Arts of Aotearoa on the World Stage
It is an exciting time for me. Hours of research and writing, of interviews and survey analysis, revisions, revisions and more revisions, has finally culminated in a report. published as part of an international research study commissioned by UNESCO International Centre for Martial Arts (ICM) in South Korea. This has felt like a master’s thesis,…
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Celebration and Explanation
22 March, Pipitea Marae. A Saturday, a little windy, a little cloudy, a little quiet at the Parliament end of the city. People started wandering towards the marae atea, expecting to stand and wait to be told their next move, expecting someone would call them forward toward the wharenui in the form of a karanga…
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Celebrating our community
Yesterday was a big day for the community of Waiwhetū and for me. It was a shared time of celebration for the many years of work has quietly been happening in the background for the people here, keeping mau rākau and mau taiaha knowledge alive by my teacher. People have been part of the TUMA…
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What’s in a symbol?
Not matter what work I do, I tend to ask the hard questions; to get to the essence, to get to the truth. We live in a world with so many claims and so much marketing jargon, where people are often willing to say anything to get a sale. In sustainability, this has long been…
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Cultural Consultation – Sharing different ideas
Working for government clients for many years, I was always confused that they made it appear difficult to make strong connections with iwi, to get timely input and answers to questions. It led me to wonder – why? What is going on that projects keep on going and a red flag of iwi consultation sometimes…
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Architectural Sustainability Strategy
Back in 2021, the landscape for environmental considerations was shifting and finally the government in New Zealand was starting to take notice. Many regulations were finally being updated and the reality of the effects of our industry was being more widely understood. As many of former my colleagues can attest, I have been quietly promoting,…
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Navigating District Planning Process
During my architectural career, I have been fortunate to have been able to focus at the design end of projects for much of my work. This has meant being able to be really involved in the creative process, from business case, site selection and working out all the constraints of the local District and Regional…