Date: |
23 Mar 2026, 12.00PM – 1.00PM |
duration: |
1 hr |
Location: |
Online |
Cost: |
Free event |
This session explores how leading practitioners integrate Mana Whenua values into technical workflows to build trust, avoid delays, and deliver infrastructure that truly belongs in its landscape.
Engineering in Aotearoa requires a balance of technical skill and an understanding of Te Ao Māori. For modern engineers, engaging with Mana Whenua, the indigenous people with authority over the land, is not a courtesy; it is a core professional competency under frameworks such as the RMA and planning consent processes.
This webinar focuses on the practical application of Mana Whenua principles. We’ll look at how to move beyond “tick‑box” engagement and meaningfully apply concepts such as Kaitiakitanga and the Te Aranga Design Principles. You’ll gain insights into Iwi consultation, Cultural Impact Assessments (CIAs), and how to align technical decision‑making with cultural heritage and community values. Whether in the office or on‑site, this session offers practical tools to ensure your projects are both technically sound and culturally grounded.
Presenter Bio:
E tū ana au ki runga Maungakiekie, ka māhoi taku titiro ki te Waitematā Kupenga Rau e pari nui atu ana ki runga Te Puru o Tāmaki. Tīhei mauri ora ki te whai ao, ki te ao mārama.
Dane is an experienced property development leader with over a decade delivering large‑scale, multi‑stage residential and urban regeneration projects, combining strong commercial and technical capability with te ao Māori values. He has extensive experience across feasibility, business cases, procurement, consenting, delivery, governance reporting, and complex stakeholder engagement, including iwi, government, and community partners. As a board member for Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei Whai Rawa he brings not only technical skills but a deep understanding of the whenua and the work required for a sustainable future.
In Aotearoa, successful engineering is measured not just in concrete and steel, but in the strength of a project’s relationship with the land and its people. Confident engineers recognise that meaningful cultural engagement lays the foundation for better design, smoother consenting, and long‑term resilience.
This session explores how leading practitioners integrate Mana Whenua values into technical workflows to build trust, avoid delays, and deliver infrastructure that truly belongs in its landscape.
Engineering in Aotearoa requires a balance of technical skill and an understanding of Te Ao Māori. For modern engineers, engaging with Mana Whenua, the indigenous people with authority over the land, is not a courtesy; it is a core professional competency under frameworks such as the RMA and planning consent processes.
This webinar focuses on the practical application of Mana Whenua principles. We’ll look at how to move beyond “tick‑box” engagement and meaningfully apply concepts such as Kaitiakitanga and the Te Aranga Design Principles. You’ll gain insights into Iwi consultation, Cultural Impact Assessments (CIAs), and how to align technical decision‑making with cultural heritage and community values. Whether in the office or on‑site, this session offers practical tools to ensure your projects are both technically sound and culturally grounded.
Presenter Bio:
E tū ana au ki runga Maungakiekie, ka māhoi taku titiro ki te Waitematā Kupenga Rau e pari nui atu ana ki runga Te Puru o Tāmaki. Tīhei mauri ora ki te whai ao, ki te ao mārama.
Dane is an experienced property development leader with over a decade delivering large‑scale, multi‑stage residential and urban regeneration projects, combining strong commercial and technical capability with te ao Māori values. He has extensive experience across feasibility, business cases, procurement, consenting, delivery, governance reporting, and complex stakeholder engagement, including iwi, government, and community partners. As a board member for Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei Whai Rawa he brings not only technical skills but a deep understanding of the whenua and the work required for a sustainable future.
