Kia Manawaroa Kia Puawai: enduring Māori livelihoods

Abstract Neoliberalism has failed us. Our waterways are contaminated, their mauri (life-force) diminished; our economic growth is fast approaching environmental limits, almost 4000 of indigenous plant and animal species currently threatened with or at risk extinction, biodiversity declined significantly. Increasingly stringent regulations being rolled out by policy makers to protect natural systems, but these framed Eurocentric measures concepts. If we achieve vision improve the health te taiao (the environment) people, need change way that people interact environment from a position extractive resource use one reciprocal exchange. Te Ao Māori world view) thinking offers us pathway forward achieving sustainable livelihoods enable both humans prosper. In this paper, showcase operationalisation He Waka Taurua, framework for collaborative partnership based on dual elevation western science knowledge through agribusiness case study.