Ngā Poutama Matawhenua videos and StoryMaps
Ngā Poutama is most useful when a recording is tied to a piece of mahi. This index connects sessions to the MāoriGIS.nz pages that let a viewer keep going after the webinar.
For hapū and whenua teams
He Kete Mātauranga: Bringing Whenua Stories to Life follows the Ngāti Rāhiri experience of building a grassroots GIS using historical aerials, Māori Land Court information and locally held knowledge. Continue with Māori land data, Historical research and Starting an iwi or hapū GIS.
Mapping sites of significance to iwi and Māori using GIS mapping tools is useful for cultural heritage teams working across field collection, historical research, 3D visualisation and long-term information management. Continue with Sites and places and Field GIS.
For taiao and resilience teams
Utilising key datasets for Māori climate resilience and whenua protection demonstrates a data-discovery approach for resilience and land-management work. Continue with Taiao data and Marae emergency mapping.
Te Mārama ki ngā Rū Whenua covers earthquake and earth-science data. Continue with Hazards.
Accessing Council GIS Maps, Data and Resources: BayMaps demonstrates how to find council viewers and services. It is particularly useful for iwi/hapū planners and taiao teams who need local planning, hazard and environmental information.
For StoryMaps and communication
The Matawhenua StoryMaps collection contains examples for data discovery, imagery, 3D fly-throughs, freshwater and offline GIS.
The 2026 Kōrero ā-Mahere StoryMaps Resource Kete adds local and international Indigenous examples, StoryMaps techniques and source links.
Useful individual stories include:
- Ngā Raraunga mō ngā Kaupapa Māori GIS Mahere — finding GIS data.
- Accessing Council GIS Maps and data — council-data discovery.
- Applications of Imagery for kaupapa Māori GIS mapping — change through time and imagery.
- Te Whakapapa o ngā Awa — freshwater, catchments and monitoring.
- Whenua Māori 3D Flythrough — a simple 3D presentation pattern.
For AI and document research
The 2026 AI Haumaru, AI Motuhake wānanga is indexed from the current Ngā Poutama programme page. Continue with Local AI, where the current workflow is document → candidate finding → source check → structured result → map.
Current programme
Use the official Ngā Poutama Matawhenua page for new sessions and recordings as they are released.
The broader Māori GIS resource library also includes other iwi projects, Māori data platforms, papers and earlier Indigenous Mapping Wānanga material.
Last reviewed: 26 August 2026