
MAHI
Enhancing community resiliency and ecological integrity

WAIHEKE COLLECTIVE
Project Coordinators
Emma and Cameron are coordinators of The Waiheke Collective - a united network of individuals, community groups, organisations and agencies working together to amplify ecological efforts contributing to the natural environment on Waiheke island. This role involves project management, partnership brokering, relationship management, and facilitation.
Find out more about the Waiheke Collective here.
"Emma and Cam are efficient and manage the meetings and communications well, however what is impressive is that they always manage to inject some intrigue, networking and connectedness into the meetings, which brings out the best in participants."
- Nicky Elmore, Auckland Council

PREVIOUS WORK



ENVIROSCHOOLS WORKSHOPS
2019 - 2020
Emma and Cameron have designed and hosted several interactive workshops for Waiheke youth through their Enviroschools programme
NATIVE FOREST RESTORATION
FOREST AND BIRD
HAURAKI GULF
2018 - 2020
Cameron manages two forest blocks on Waiheke Island for Forest and Bird. He has undertaken extensive weed management and native planting, and coordinated and hosted a number of community planting days
EMPOWERED ACTIVISM COURSE
2019 - 2020
Emma designed, coordinated and facilitated a week-long immersive learning experience in Takaka, Golden Bay. This workshop provides tools and skills for regenerative activism in Aotearoa / New Zealand.



ECOLOGICAL DESIGN
WAIHEKE ISLAND
2019
Nature Working, in partnership with Hursthouse Ecological and Why Waste provided Permaculture and Ecological design services for a large land owner on Waiheke Island.
COVID-19 RESPONSE
WAIHEKE ISLAND
2020
Emma worked with community members to establish the Waiheke Volunteer Connection and Waiheke Kindness Pandemic during the COVID-19 lockdown period in New Zealand. These projects mobalised the community, creating support networks during a time of crisis.
MAWHITIPANA VALLEY PROJECT
WAIHEKE ISLAND
2018 - 2020
Cameron and Emma lived and worked at Mawhitipana Valley project, managing the native forest and coordainting volunteers. They undertook extensive weed management and native planting, as well as establishing temporary infrastructure and gardens.