Māori Data Sovereignty & Our Commitment to Te Arawa
Te Arawa Marae Resilience Programme
He Kaitiaki Tātou — We are Guardians. In Te Arawa, we understand that knowledge is a taonga—a treasure passed down through generations. The information shared within the Te Arawa Resilience Programme—our whānau emergency plans, our marae contact lists, and our collective resilience strategies—is an extension of our identity as Te Arawa. Protecting this knowledge is not just a technical requirement; it is a profound responsibility of kaitiakitanga.
We have built this platform on the principle that whānau is the master of their own data. Our system uses a "Zero-Knowledge" architecture — meaning we cannot read your information, even if we wanted to.
Encrypted on Your Device
When you input your emergency plan, it is encrypted on your own device before it ever leaves your home. Only you hold the key — your PIN.
Secure Cloud Storage
Encrypted data is stored in a high-security facility in Sydney, Australia — ensuring your plan remains accessible even during a local disaster.
Future Sovereign Home
Our architecture is built for full data portability — ready to be moved to an Aotearoa-based, Te Arawa-aligned digital home as soon as a mature solution is available.
Whakamāoritia — In plain language: Think of the server in Sydney like borrowing a secure storage shed off-shore for our documents. But we have put our papers in an unbreakable, custom-made box that only we can open. We are doing this because we need to keep our whānau safe right now — but the box is ours, and we will move it home to Te Arawa soil the moment we have the right place to put it.
We recognize that the technology we use today is only a bridge. We are committed to transparency and to the ongoing pursuit of digital self-determination for our iwi.
Tūmatanui — Public
No login required
Resources, guides, CDEM learning, wānanga registration, and emergency templates — free for everyone.
Whānau Protected
Login required
Your profile, training progress, certificates, and saved forms — protected with your secure login.
Marae Restricted
Approved access only
Marae emergency plans, phone trees, and sensitive operational documents — approved marae representatives only.
He Taonga te Oranga — Resilience for Our Future
True sovereignty also means ensuring the survival and wellbeing of our people. The Te Arawa Resilience Programme exists to protect our whānau during times of crisis. By utilizing secure, cryptographically robust digital storage, we ensure that our plans are reliable and accessible — allowing our marae and whānau to lead their own emergency responses, wherever they are in the rohe.
You have the right to access, correct, or request deletion of your personal information at any time. We will respond within 10 working days.