Kia ora and welcome to Katikati Taiao
“Taiao” is the Maori word for the natural world and everything in it. Katikati Taiao’s vision is that the depredation of Katikati’s natural world has ceased; its communities are connected and vibrant, and happiness thrives.
Our community-led approach supports our communities and hapū to achieve their hopes and goals by working together, building on strengths, encouraging wide participation, developing local leaders, evaluating progress and celebrating achievements.
Katikati Taiao has entered into a partnership with the Department of Internal Affairs (DIA), as part of the Community-led Development Programme (CLDP). The intention of CLDP is to support and work with the community – allowing people to envisage the Katikati they would like to see. By encouraging a collective approach, we hope to support the community to bring their dreams to fruition.
“Community-led development strengthens the vitality of communities by activating and weaving the contribution of everyone connected to a place/whenua, and it happens when a community comes together to achieve a shared vision.” sourced from Inspiring Communities
News
Farewell Kate
This month we farewell Kate Loman-Smith as she moves on to new horizons. Kate joined Katikati Taiao in 2018 and has made significant contributions as a committee member during her tenure with us, notably her [...]
Ruud’s day out
Over 700 Katikati locals, young and old enjoyed a visit from ‘Buggin Around with Ruud’ presenter Ruud Kleinpaste on Friday 20th November. It was an action-packed day, with the scientist sharing his knowledge at Katikati [...]
Nau mai, haere mai: Welcome Ariana Tahere
Katikati Taiao would like to warmly introduce our newest team member, Ariana Tahere (Ngai Te Rangi, Tainui). Ariana joined Katikati Taiao in September as our Insights and Information Administrator, to track our community initiative outcomes [...]
Upcoming events
The latest on Facebook
Check out the Re-Naturing Katikati group! Great mahi tahi(teamwork)! Send their page a message if you would like to get involved.
Today AJ joins our team and we're excited! Keep an eye out for a write-up on AJ soon.
How can you be a part of these new initiatives that you're thinking of? And how can we help you to make them happen?
