A transformative programme and experience.
Through the initiative of Whakapakari Whenua, and in collaboration with Kaipara Moana Remediation, marae and youth providers, we will instil in our rangatahi the awareness of improving the land through regeneration instead of exploiting its resources.
Our founding restoration site, where the vision of Whakapakari Whenua first took root. This whenua became the proof of concept — demonstrating what is possible when rangatahi, land, and kaupapa come together.
Working alongside the marae community, we helped build garden beds and carried out riparian planting of 3,300 native trees, restoring waterways and strengthening the relationship between the marae and its surrounding environment.
Our most ambitious site to date. 3,500 native trees have been planted with more to come. We are establishing polyhouses and shadehouses to create real growing conditions for rangatahi to learn, produce, and thrive within our social enterprise model.
This site will serve as a living classroom for regenerative food production, environmental restoration, and rangatahi development — grounded in kaupapa Māori and built for the long term.
Total Environmental Impact 2023 to Present
Over 10,300 native plants established across three sites in Te Tai Tokerau, spanning riparian restoration, food forests, biodiversity regeneration, whenua-based education, and long-term environmental stewardship.