Kaitiaki E Tu · Marae preparedness · Aotearoa
Your marae will be the place they come to. Let's make sure it's ready.
Funding
You already know what your marae needs.
Every marae we sit down with can already tell us where the gaps are. Nobody knows your place, your people and your risks better than you do. The hard part isn't knowing what you need. It's turning that into a scoped, costed project and getting an application together, and that's the part we help with.
- Community resilience and emergency preparedness is a stated funding priority.
- Multiple funding opportunities a year now, not two. Less waiting between rounds.
- We scope and cost the project with you, so the numbers are real before you apply.
- The application is yours. We help you put it together and make sense of the process.
- We've been alongside dozens of marae through this, so you're not working it out on your own.
This is your project, not ours. You know what your marae needs, you own the application, and you make the calls. We can't promise a funder will say yes. What we can do is make sure the process isn't the thing that stops you.
Our approach
Not a container of gear. A system built for your marae.
We sit alongside your people, understand the risks specific to your rohe, and co-design the response. Then we do the heavy lifting.
We call it Kaitiaki E Tu.
- We start with the marae, not the container. Your hazards, your people and your tikanga shape every decision.
- We co-design with your whānau. The people who will use it help shape it.
- We build capability in your team, not dependency on ours. By handover, your people know every system.
- We stay alongside you for five years with maintenance, replenishment and ongoing support.
How it works
From kōrero to capability
We do the heavy lifting. Every project starts with listening, not selling.
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Informal kōrero
No pitch, no agenda. We come to understand your people, your place and what's on your mind.
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Vulnerability hui
A workshop to surface real risks together — your awa, access, population needs and hazards.
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Co-design
We scope the right systems together and handle funding pathways, documentation and applications.
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Build and handover
We deliver, install and train your team. By handover your people are ready to lead the response.
Then we stay alongside you. Maintenance, replenishment and support for five years.
What we look at
Everything your people need to keep going
Every Kaitiaki E Tu project is scoped to your marae. These are the systems we integrate, not all of them every time, the right combination for your situation.
Power and energy
Solar, battery storage and generator backup. Lights, comms and refrigeration through extended outages.
Water and sanitation
Harvesting, potable water, filtration and storage. Safe drinking water when the network fails.
Communications
Starlink, VHF and UHF radio, satellite. Stay connected to Civil Defence, neighbours and whānau.
Kai and welfare
Shelf-stable provisions, cooking gear and welfare supplies to support kai and wellbeing until supply returns.
Planning and training
An emergency plan written for your marae, your response team formed, and in person training and simulation.
WASP welfare activation
The Welfare Activation System Pod. Rapid welfare coordination for the critical first hours.
First aid and health, temporary living and hazard assessment also sit in the mix — we scope those with you.
Our impact
50 hubs. Real communities. Real readiness.
From the first kōrero to the day a hub is handed over and a team is trained, this is what the mahi looks like across Aotearoa.
Start the kōrero
Ready to start the kōrero?
Most marae start with a conversation. No commitment, no product pitch. Just getting to know your place, your people, and what being ready looks like for your rohe.
- No sales pitch, just a kōrero about your marae
- We come to you, in person or online, whatever suits
- You'll hear back from a real person within two working days
