Rising Above the Waters

"  The model measures mauri in four dimensions – environmental wellbeing (taiao mauri), cultural wellbeing (hapu mauri), social wellbeing (community mauri) and economic wellbeing (whanau mauri). Indicators are then chosen that represent the impacts upon mauri for each dimension. "  The Mauri Model | Mahi Maioro Professionals Towards best-practice inclusion of cultural indicators in decision making by Indigenous peoples - Te Kīpa Kēpa Brian Morgan, John Reid, Oliver Waiapu Timothy McMillan, Tanira Kingi, Te Taru White, Bill Young, Val Snow, Seth Laurenson, 2021 (sagepub.com) This is the Abstract from the above research paper, if you are interested, please click the above link to read more.  Abstract Acknowledgement that Indigenous Knowledge cannot be assimilated and readily generalised within reductionist scientific paradigms is emerging. The reluctance of Indigenous Peoples to adopt reductionist science-based interpretations is justified. Science that stops at the point where

In New Zealand, we generally see Fluvial flooding that is rivers and streams that overflow and break their banks, Pluvial which is surface flooding, where water builds up on the surface of the ground and can't be absorbed by the surrounding land, and Coastal flooding from high tides. The following videos explain these types of flooding in more detail and give possible solutions for flood management for the government and the general public.   

 

 

 

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