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hono
The Māori Emergency Management Network
Leading with Mātauranga Māori, Responding with Resilience
He Aha a hono?
What is 'hono'?
'hono' is Aotearoa’s first Māori-led emergency management network, created to support whānau, hapū, and iwi to prepare for, respond to, and recover from disasters and emergencies. Grounded in mātauranga and tikanga Māori, 'hono' empowers Māori communities to lead local responses, protect taonga, and contribute to a safer, more resilient future — for us all.
“It’s more than a framework — it’s a movement.”
Why 'hono'?
Disasters don’t affect all communities equally. Māori communities are often first to respond and last to be resourced. 'hono' exists to change this — connecting and equipping Māori responders, ensuring Māori leadership is embedded in national systems, and building capacity at the local, regional, and global levels.
Tā Mātou Moemoeā | Our Vision
A world where Indigenous wisdom and self-determination protect our people and the environment, drive resilience, and inspire global solidarity in the face of disaster.
Tā Mātou Whakatakanga | Our Mission
To develop and sustain a national Māori Emergency Management Network, rooted in mātauranga and tikanga Māori, that empowers Māori leadership, strengthens capacity, fosters collaboration, and drives innovation to ensure resourced, equitable, and culturally grounded disaster responses.
Ā Mātou Mahi | What We Do
Our work is guided by three Pou (pillars):
1. Whakahau | Empower
Building Māori leadership and capability in emergency management.
2. Tiaki me te Whakaora | Protect and Restore
Protecting taonga, whenua, and whānau through Māori-led responses and recovery
3. Pūnaha Ārahi | Systems and Behaviour Change
Embedding tikanga Māori into disaster systems, research, and governance
Hono Mai | Get Involved
Whether you're part of an iwi, marae, agency, or community group, you can support and be part of 'hono':
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Join our Regional Response Network
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Sign up for Māori-led training and capability-building
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Collaborate on local and national emergency plans
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Support Indigenous humanitarian responses across the Pacific
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Invest in Māori-led solutions
Register you interest in joining 'hono' below
Sign up to our newsletter below
Contact us at: hono@ttw.nz
Connect.
Care.
Protect.
Honour.
Indigenise.
Takai atu Takai mai | Co-ordinated Incident Management System (CIMS) training
The Coordinated Incident Management System (CIMS) is Aotearoa New Zealand’s official framework for managing emergency incidents. It brings together the various agencies and services involved in a response—such as Fire and Emergency, Police, Ambulance, Civil Defence, iwi responders, and others—under a single structure that helps coordinate people, resources, and actions. Whether the emergency is a car crash, a cyclone, a wildfire, a public health event, or a pest incursion, CIMS is the model we use to ensure an effective and united response.
Hono and Te Tira Whakamātaki are offering CIMS training tailored for Māori practitioners, emergency managers, and community leaders.
We centre Māori knowledge, community realities, and the need for clear roles in emergencies. We also run bilingual training. Join us to strengthen your confidence, grow your emergency management skills, and ensure our whānau, whenua, and taonga are protected when disaster strikes.
Ā Mātou Tīma | Our Team
Meet our small, but hopefully growing, team below.
Tautoko i a hono | Support hono
We offer a unique opportunity to invest in Indigenous-led solutions that are already working on the ground. Supporting Hono means:
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Enhancing Māori community resilience
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Building pathways into emergency management leadership for Māori
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Strengthening Pacific and global Indigenous disaster collaborations
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Supporting culturally grounded disaster recovery and protection of people and places
If you want to join us as a partner, funder, sponsor: then reach out via hono@ttw.nz
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