Pio takes us to suss out the initial stages of his own tiny whare being built on whenua given to him to use as a tuku whenua agreement with his whanau in Mitimiti, Tai Tokerau.

Pio discovers a modern, innovative and stylish modular housing approach to kāinga whenua development.

Pio discusses the complex nature of negotiation and land settlement that the whanau have overcome, in order to develop housing on their papakāinga in Te Hauke, Heretaunga.

The Panapa whanau show Pio around Te Mahurehure urban marae, a place they developed for whānau Māori within West Auckland to gather, host events and run community initiatives.

The famous Ngawha springs just out of Kaikohe, Te Tai Tokerau is proof that whānau can use their whenua’s natural resources to develop successful enterprise whilst continuing to act as kaitiaki of these healing puna for generations to come.

Pio visits Toitū Tairāwhiti Housing, an Iwi collective that supports papakāinga builds, emergency housing and provides financial assistance and training to expand building capabilities of whānau.

Capturing the critical moments of building, developing and living on your tupuna whenua. Whānau in Kohupātiki share how they created rental and home ownership opportunities.