Niho Taniwha: A Systems Learning Framework
Practice Foundations – September 2025
Riki Lee Saua (Ngāpuhi, Te Roroa,Tainui), Angie Tangaere (Ngāti Porou, Pākehā), Eruini Hawke (Ngāti Whātua, Ngāti Mahuta, Ngāti Ranginui, Ngāti Awa, Ngāti Pikiao, Ngāti Maniapoto)
Niho Taniwha: A Systems Learning Framework
Niho Taniwha is a framework developed by The Auckland Co-Design Lab to help connect ‘on the ground’ learning with whānau and hapori back into systems to inform investment, policy and decision-making.
In this wānanga we shared more about the Niho Taniwha framework, the mātauranga that underpins it, and connected with practitioners from across the motu who have put this framework into practice.
We also shared the latest version of our Niho Taniwha Practice Guide. A copy of this can be found here.
Click below to download a printable version of the above visual completed by Jacqui Chan.
A transcript of the session is available by request, please contact: admin@aucklandco-lab.nz
Read more about the use of Niho Taniwha within mahi focused on the Early Years here:
Early Years Wānanga Report - Generated at a community wānanga in June 2024,
What we are learning from whānau - A synthesis report capturing insights from community partner reporting, kōrero and talanoa/wānanga.
Early Years Programme Evaluation - An independent developmental evaluation focused on the Community Innovation Fund.
Practice making your own niho - you will need an A4 sheet of paper - here!
Interested in joining a Niho Taniwha Community of Practice?
