People, Cities & Nature is a research programme based at the University of Waikato and focused on restoring indigenous ecosystems in New Zealand cities. We are hosting a series of wānanga to facilitate contributors and participants to share, explore, co-create and co-develop Ngaati Wairere mātauranga related to the forest, special places, kai, rongoa, wai and kaitiakitanga. The whakāro from these wānanga will be used to enrich urban ecological restoration practices and ensure that mātauranga is embedded across all aspects of restoration.

The Mangaharakeke Pā wānanga is the third in our wānanga series and highlights two key themes – the success of restoration projects when iwi partner with commercial entities for cultural and ecological restoration outcomes; and the mātauranga of soils at a site of importance to local iwi.

Please register here: https://forms.office.com/r/VSDUHZfaBE