Jade KakeJade Kake

Jade Kake (Ngāti Hau, Te Parawhau, Ngāpuhi, Te Whakatōhea,Te Arawa) is an architectural designer, writer and researcher. She has experience working directly with Māori land trusts and other Māori organisations to realise their aspirations for papakāinga housing and marae development, and in working with mana whenua groups to express their cultural values and narratives through the design of their physical environments. She is the author of the BWB Text 'Rebuilding the Kāinga: Lessons from Te Ao Hurihuri'.

What does Māori architecture look like today?

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Architectural designer Jade Kake looks at the role tikanga and hapūtanga plays in Māori architecture and design, and how tauiwi architects can support Māori practitioners. The notion of tikanga Māori as it relates to architecture is something I’ve had reason to give some thought. This discussion has become increasingly vital as the prevalence of iwi, … Read more

An insider’s guide to the Ngāpuhi settlement

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Housing advocate Jade Kake has been working with her hapū to increase engagement in the ongoing Ngāpuhi settlement and Tūhono process. Dissatisfied with the media’s preoccupation with the rūnanga leadership, she writes here about the real work and healing that has been, and is still to be, done. Ko Jade Kake tōku ingoa. He uri ahau … Read more

The future of papakāinga: there’s no place like home

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Architectural designer and housing advocate Jade Kake is leading a number of projects (and conversations) on the rejuvenation of Māori housing and land. Here she looks at the current housing climate and what needs to change before Māori can have agency over their housing aspirations. We’re at a really interesting point in time politically. The … Read more

No, Kiwibuild isn’t doomed – yet. Here’s what needs to change to stop it failing

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Māori architectural designer Jade Kake looks at the latest Kiwibuild news and offers some solutions. Kiwibuild was Labour’s flagship policy in the last election, promising to deliver 100,000 homes over ten years for first home buyers, of which half are to be built in Auckland. So far, Kiwibuild has failed to meet expectations, and is … Read more