Regenerative Practices

Regenerative Practices

Weaving together mātauranga Māori and modern science to heal Auckland’s waterfront

How is mātauranga Māori and modern science being woven together to heal a former industrial area on Wynyard Quarter?

Regenerative practices and a co-design partnership with Mana Whenua underpin Te Ara Tukutuku – an Eke Panuku project that is continuing the transformation of Wynyard Quarter, through the delivery of 10 hectares of land including public open space and supporting mixed use development.

At this Auckland Conversations event, our panel will include Eke Panuku, the Toi Waihanga design consortium, Mana Whenua representatives and specialists in landscape design, marine ecology, plant ecology and engineering. This will be a facilitated discussion on how the project mahi is bringing together mātauranga Māori and modern science to inform our Te Ara Tukutuku project. 

Over the next 10 - 15 years, it will regenerate a reclaimed site that is heavily contaminated.

Our speakers will share the vision for Te Ara Tukutuku and discuss the supporting principles and objectives – to heal the moana (sea) and the whenua (land) and bring back the tāngata (people). 

Join us as we delve into the place and project and find out how Aucklanders can be part of this regeneration journey for the city centre waterfront.  

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Tuesday 13 August 2024
5.30pm - 7.30pm (doors open at 5pm for networking)
Kawau Room, Viaduct Events Centre, Wynyard Quarter 

While the Wynyard Quarter Crossing Bridge is out of action, getting to the Wynyard Quarter or North Wharf is easy with the free Red Boats ferry service, now operating seven days a week.  Running from 7am until 9pm Sundays through Wednesdays and till 10pm Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays it offers a quick trip between the Maritime Museum and the Viaduct Events Centre. While the ferry unfortunately cannot accommodate bikes or e-scooters, wheelchairs are very welcome. Staff are on hand to assist, if needed. For detailed information on other available options, including driving and parking, taking the bus, or walking to the area, please visit the Wynyard Quarter website.

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Lucy Tukua

Technical Director – Regenerative Outcomes | Kaihautū Whakarito, Mott MacDonald

Lucy is Kaihautū Whakarito, Technical Director, Regenerative Outcomes, Mott McDonald.  She is a member of Toi Waihanga design collective, as Regenerative Design Lead for Te Ara Tukutuku. Lucy is a child of Tāmaki, o Ngāti Paoa me Ngāti Whanaunga.  She established her successful sole practice, NativebyNature, over 20 years ago. Lucy has a strong design background and is the Ngā Aho representative on Auckland Council’s Urban Design Panel Governance.  She is a huge Mana Whenua advocate, supporting projects such as the Southern Corridor, Te Whakaoranga o Te Puhinui, Te Ara Awataha, ICMP Pukekohe and many more. Lucy co-hosted the Regenerative Practitioners program supporting Regenesis Group (USA) from 2016-2020 and continues to bring more deepened cultural expression to her Toi Whakarito mahi through a place sourced, culture led and community fed practice.

Fiona Knox

Priority Location Director – City Centre Major Projects, Eke Panuku

Fiona is Priority Location Director – City Centre Major Projects at Eke Panuku.  She is  leading the regeneration of Auckland’s Waterfront spanning from Westhaven, Wynyard Quarter and Queens Wharf. Fiona’s expertise is in bringing people, place and processes together in a way that keeps us all on the path towards a shared vision.

Henry Crothers

Landscape Architect + Urban Designer, Design Director, LandLAB

Henry is the Founding Director at LandLAB and a member of Toi Waihanga, the design collective for Te Ara Tukutuku. He is an Urban Designer and Landscape Architect, and former president of the New Zealand Institute of Landscape Architects. Henry has provided the design leadership of some of the most significant public realm transformation projects in New Zealand, including the Avon River Park, Rauora Park and the South Frame (Christchurch), and Wynyard Quarter projects including Westhaven Promenade, Amey Daldy Park, Daldy Street Linear Park and Tank Park.

Martin Te Moni

Mana Whenua Working Group representative

Martin is a representative of the Mana Whenua Working Group for Te Ara Tukutuku. He has an affiliation to Ngaati Whanaunga. Martin has a background in education, including as a Kura Kaupapa Māori Kaiako, a Lecturer and Kura Advisor at Waikato University School of Education, and as a Senior Partnerships Advisor to the Ministry of Education. Martin is a strong advocate for the use of te reo Māori in the home and in schools. He is also a strong advocate of regenerative practices for healing our taiao and reintroducing native flora and fauna back to the land, rivers and sea. Martin acknowledges mātauranga Māori (Māori knowledge) as an important component required to help increase the mauri (life force/life essence) of our land, rivers and sea.

Charmaine Bailie

Founder and Director of Uru Whakaaro

Charmaine is Founder and Director of Uru Whakaaro. She is a taiao practitioner who has been working in restoration of diverse ecosystems and ethnobotanical landscapes for the past 30 years. Charmaine created Uru Whakaaro to work collaboratively with iwi and community to support long-term sustainable outcomes. Her work includes experimentational restoration ecology and she is a technical specialist advisor to mana whenua for areas of terrestrial ecology, ecoscapes & nursery capacity building. Charmaine was the inaugural Te Toa Taiao o Te Tau New Zealand Environmental Hero of the Year.

Caleb Clarke

Director at Morphum Environmental

Caleb is a Director at Morphum Environmental.  He is a Mana Whenua appointed technical specialist for Te Ara Tukutuku. He is an Environmental Engineer specialising in the restoration of land, freshwater and coastal ecosystems. Caleb has a focus on collaborative processes to solve wicked problems, and promotes innovation in strategic policy, management solutions and nature-based infrastructure to bring balance and wellbeing. As a volunteer Chair of the AoteaOra Trust and past Chair of the Sustainability Society, Caleb works for sustainability and ecological resilience for his industry and community.

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