“I guess I have been exposed to how tertiary institutions operate and they have not been very proactive at reinforcing indigenous worldviews or reinforcing mātauranga māori or reinforcing our connection to the environment which is critical for the health and wellbeing of our communities” 

Fleur Palmer (Te Rarawa/Te Aupōuri/Ngāti Awa o Tāmaki Makaurau) speaks on housing issues in Aotearoa and how her architectural practice and research is aiding in shifting the way the system operates. We discuss māori identity, pākehā and māori worldviews and inherent connections to the environment. 

“Through imagining and visualising that transformation - that’s a way of making it happen. It’s really really powerful.”