Rainbird Maori
Standing on the land
with the people
making a difference
for the future of
te taiao
Rainbird Collective.
At Rainbird Collective, we offer te taiao and cultural impact assessments with a team of experts in Maori history and public policy research, as well as modern farming plans with views on integrating the rongoa and traditional knowledge of past with the Maori worldview of the future.
Mapping and stakeholder engagement are key ingredients in our assessments, blending modern and traditional. Working for iwi, post-settlement groups, and alongside local and regional councils, we give voice to te taiao on behalf of a range of clients.
We offer on-site wananga on topics ranging from arts & culture to rongoa and restoration planting. As a collective, we have past and present university research projects on freshwater ecology & coastal marine te taiao planning.
We stand on the land with our clients, bringing their oral histories and traditions into our work every day.
Rainbird Books.
As a legacy publisher, Rainbird Books will bring classics by Dr. Mere Whaanga such as Tangaroa’s Gift, as well as new titles in both fiction and historical non-fiction.
Rainbird Books will expand the reach of the award-winning writer, historian, artist, and kaumatua by offering her titles internationally for the first time, as well as offering new media, print, ebooks, audiobooks, and podcasts. 2nd editions of historical non-fiction works are also under way. As the first Maori person to receive the Prime Minister’s Award for Literature ‘Michael King Fellowship’, Dr. Whaanga will also be publishing her magnum opus on her whenua with Rainbird Books.
