About Us | Papamuri
Our Focus
Ka whāngaia, ka tipu, ka puāwai
Nurture, grow, blossom
This whakataukī captures the essence of Mobilising for Action that seeks to nurture people to grow and blossom to protect taonga species across Aotearoa / New Zealand. When people are mobilised to protect taonga species, these will be nurtured, and continue to grow and blossom.
Mobilising for Action focuses on the human dimensions of ngahere/forest health and more specifically where the ngahere is affected by, or threatened by kauri dieback and myrtle rust.
Mobilising for Action is developing and supporting research that explores the connections between people and the ngahere, people and te taiao (the environment) and people and taonga species such as kauri and pohutukawa.
Ngā Rākau Taketake
Mobilising for Action is one of seven research themes within the Ngā Rākau Taketake – Saving our Iconic Trees programme developed and funded by the Biological Heritage National Science Challenge. These research themes are focused on accelerating kauri dieback and myrtle rust research and management and contribute specifically to research to understand, support, engage and empower New Zealanders in their efforts to save the ngahere from current and future biological threats.
Waka Hourua
Mobilising for Action draws on the analogy of a waka hourua double-hulled canoe navigating through an ocean. Each hull of the canoe represents a body of knowledge that informs the research. One hull represents Indigenous knowledges, as epitomised by mātauranga Māori, and the other hull represents Western science perspectives. The ocean we navigate is te taiao – our environment. The waka hourua is a fitting conceptual framework to underpin the research undertaken by Mobilising for Action.