Natural disaster preparedness for marae

The power is out. The roads are cut. Your marae still has the lights on.

When a cyclone, flood or quake takes out the network, your marae becomes the place everyone comes to. We work alongside marae across Aotearoa to install the power, water, comms and kai systems that keep running when nothing else does, and to train the people who run them.

Inside a resilience hub, organised, labelled and ready
50+Hubs installed across Aotearoa
25,000+Whānau covered
5 yearsWe stay alongside you

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Lets have a conversation about your marae, your people and what being ready looks like for your rohe.

We come to you, in person or online. We usually reply within two working days.

What a project includes

Everything your people need to keep going

Every project is scoped to your marae. Not all of these 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 phones and Meshcore. Stay connected to Civil Defence 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.

Funding

The barrier is rarely the money

It is the work of turning a known need into a scoped, costed, documented project. That is the part we do with you.

  • We scope the project with you and cost it properly, so the figures in your application are real.
  • We provide the technical documentation funders ask for: specifications, quotes and delivery timelines.
  • We can point you to which funds cover this kaupapa and when the rounds open.
  • The application is yours. It goes in your name, it reflects your priorities, and you make the calls.
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Crisis Bunker working alongside a marae

More detail

Want the full picture?

Equipment gets you halfway. Capability gets you the rest. These two pages cover both sides of the mahi in full.

Equipment and systems

Marae preparedness

The full breakdown of the systems we install: power, water, comms, kai and welfare, and what three days at a marae that is ready actually looks like.

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Planning and training

Kaitiaki E Tu

The capability programme. Four facilitated hui at your marae over three to four months, delivered in person, ending in a full simulation day and a written assessment.

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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.

Open day
Open day
Build
Build
Deployment
Deployment
Handover
Handover
Training
Training
Organised
Organised
Ownership
Ownership
Capability
Capability

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No sales pitch. We come to you, in person or online, whatever suits.

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