This page provides an up to date list of national and local government policies, strategies and toolkits relating to the delivery Māori design in Tāmaki Makaurau, plus some international indigenous design resources.
Independent Māori Housing advocacy group
Entity responsible: Te Matapihi.
National collective of Māori Design Professionals
Entity responsible: Ngā Aho.
Ngā Aho Designing Māori Futures (2017)
Purpose: Design outcomes to champion a uniquely Māori design identity and practice throughout Tāmaki Makaurau.
Entity responsible: Ngā Aho.
Te Paparahi, Toi Māori
Purpose: Māori artworks guide for Tāmaki Makaurau City Centre and Waterfront.
Entity responsible: Te Kaunihera o Tāmaki Makaurau.
Sustainable Design Guidelines for Waipapa Taumata Rau 2024
Purpose: Sustainable design principles and guidelines.
Entity responsible: Auckland University.
Wingara Mura Design Principles (2016)
Purpose: Design principles for University of Sydney campus.
Entity responsible: University of Sydney.
Ngā hua papakāinga: Habitation design principles
Purpose: Research seeking to increase Māori capacity and input into papakāinga design in urban environments in Aotearoa.
Entity responsible: MAI Review: Rolleston, Shadrach;Awatere, Shaun (2009).
Tū Whare Ora: Building Capacity for Māori Driven Design in Sustainable Settlement Development
Purpose: Research seeking to increase Māori capacity and input into housing and settlement design in Aotearoa.
Entity responsible: Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga: Rolleston, S; Awatere, S; Pauling, C; Hoskins, R; Wixon, K (2008).
Te Aranga Māori Design Principles
Purpose: A set of outcome-based principles founded on intrinsic Māori cultural values and designed to provide practical guidance for enhancing outcomes for the design environment.
Entity responsible: Ngā Aho.
Hoahoa Māori design
Purpose: Promote best practice approaches to Māori design within Tāmaki Makaurau.
Entity responsible: Te Kaunihera o Tāmaki Makaurau.