Abstract
Sets out concerns with existing community engagement practice as evidenced by her experiences working on projects with local and central government. Draws heavily on Atawhai Tibble’s tips for engaging with Māori to outline how community engagement might be moved towards meaningful practice that is rooted in the Aotearoa New Zealand context. Discusses projects led by both local and central government that aimed to include the voices of the community in setting the direction of housing and urban development, in communities that have large (sometimes majority) Māori and Pasifka populations and large rangatahi populations. Source: National Library of New Zealand Te Puna Matauranga o Aotearoa, licensed by the Department of Internal Affairs for re-use under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 New Zealand Licence.