We empower communities and shape the future of urban environments through transformative research, education and collaboration. We strive to lead the way in evidence-based policy, planning and design for the built environment utilising a transdisciplinary approach and creative methodologies to promote a more equitable, regenerative and resilient urban development and the well-being of its people and ecosystem in alignment with Indigenous principles.

We co-create a more equitable, regenerative and healthier built environment for the future generations of Aotearoa New Zealand, through evidence-based research focused on strategic innovation in policy-making, planning and design to combat climate change, affirming equality, and enhancing urban well-being by fostering sustainable spatial practices in the context of the Te Moana-nui-a-Kiwa as the great connector of all Polynesia and the world.