Māori GIS Mapping
A practical Māori GIS Mapping guide, developed for iwi and hapū mahi, supporting cultural, whakapapa, whenua and taiao while ensuring you control tikanga, data, sovereignty, access and decision making.
He aha tēnei
This site supports Māori organisations, iwi, hapū, whānau, and practitioners doing spatial work in Aotearoa. It is not a software training manual or academic theory. It is a practical perspective of how I might approach a particular aspect of Māori GIS mahi, and the kinds of things worth considering.
The focus is on practical GIS workflows that respect tikanga, maintain control of data, and produce maps and information that can be safely shared.
- Using GIS maps to support decisions about whenua and taiao
- Working with Māori place names, sites, and sensitive locations
- Understanding limits, uncertainty, and data currency
- Publishing Māori maps and stories without oversharing
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How to use this site
This kōrero is organised for different ways of working. Use the sidebar menu to browse by kaupapa, tools, or themes. Pages are written to be skim read or referenced as needed. Not every section will apply to every project.
Scope of the guide
This guide covers common Māori GIS and mapping contexts including whenua, marae, pā, wāhi tapu, mahinga kai, waterways, coastal environments, and planning work.
This guide assumes GIS is being used as a support tool for Māori knowledge and decision making, not as an end in itself.