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Placemaking Aotearoa is a national collective that uplifts local placemakers

Placemaking Aotearoa has grown out of local, regional and national placemaking, drawing from the international placemaking movement.

We believe that placemaking can bring positive changes to the people in and of a place, as well as to the place itself, and aims to uplift and support placemaking efforts at all levels across Aotearoa.

We are architects, urban designers, planners, policy makers, community developers, artists, strategists, placemaking entrepreneurs and just fans of placemaking. Placemaking Aotearoa is free to join and open to all.

ABOUT US

Family Tree, Papaya Stories

Matariki, Britomart, Tāmaki Makaurau

The Ei Project

Placemaking Week 2019

Street entertainment, Wellington

Tactical Urbanism

Fortune Cookie Cart – Satelite

Temporary Mural

Senses Garden, Papaya Stories

Why Placemaking?

Placemaking is an approach where people work together to make places better, not only for themselves but for others and for the place itself.Placemaking:

Is place sourced, culture-led, and community-fed.

Is inclusive and participatory.

Helps people express aroha, connection to their places, and in turn to each other.

Forges strong kaupapa/purpose.

Fosters learning by doing.

Values local knowledge and the lived experience of everyday people as well as their expertise.

Benefits everyone in a neighbourhood when places and people thrive together.

Involves people working together in place to make things better, for others and the place itself, now and into the future

It uplifts the mana/strength & mauri/spirit of communities, making them stronger and healthier: environmentally, culturally, socially and economically.

Your Next Step in Placemaking

Learn

Find tools, guides, templates, case studies, examples and more.

Connect

Connect with other placemakers in your area.

Contribute

Share your learnings, organise a regional hui or help us uplift placemaking in other ways.

The Kūmara Awards 2021

The Kūmara Awards are homegrown and celebrate fabulous placemaking happening across Aotearoa.

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The Placemaking Kit - Tāmaki Makaurau

The Placemaking Kit is a set of tools and resources that are available for free in Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland.

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What’s Happening

Events
Community Noticeboard Round-table 15 Dec 12-1pm Placemaking Award at the 2022 LGFA Taituarā Local Government Excellence Awards AKO AKO: Placemaking in Practice. November 15-19. MORE EVENTS

Looking for Something?

You can try ‘Placemaking Kit’, ‘parklet’ or ‘ideation’.

Your choice!

Talk with other Placemakers

Join the email group and send your thoughts, questions or invitation straight into our mailboxes.

GOOGLE GROUP

Come and explore what others are doing right now, ask for support, share experience and help others, too!

FACEBOOK

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