The Gen K symposium shares the findings of a four-year research study about rangatahi Māori feelings about home, experiences of housing and aspirations for kāinga. 

Whakarauoratia te ūkaipō invites us to imagine both reform and revolution. It provokes urgent thinking (and action) about what a transformed kāinga future might look like and what conditions, policies and practices, and collective commitments are required to realise that future.   

The Generation Kāinga (Gen K) symposium is a national, rangatahi-centred event that disseminates and translates some of the key project’s research findings. The symposium will provide a space where knowledge is shared, practical solutions are imagined, and collective action is mobilised. We bring together rangatahi, iwi and community leaders, practitioners, researchers, and policy and decision-makers, connected through wider kāinga kaupapa.   

This symposium will be held at Te Pou theatre, a kaupapa Māori performing arts venue in West Auckland. As an arts space, Te Pou theatre is dedicated to nurturing rangatahi leadership and supporting the creation of Māori-led futures. Hosting the Generation Kāinga symposium at Te Pou recognises the diverse ways knowledge is created, shared, and upheld within our communities.