Te Rūnanga o Te Rarawa was established by its Northland-based marae to progress the spiritual, cultural, social and economic growth of Te Rarawa. They work to develop opportunities and initiatives for the future of their people and the protection of their lands and other taonga.
Te Rarawa was dissatisfied with their current website when they approached Expert. They needed a membership database, a member login, email and sophisticated software that could meet all their website needs, along with a modern design and ease of functionality.
They also needed a means to manage the allocation of shares of Treaty Settlement payments for their 50,000 members.
Our Solution:
Expert built a new website for Te Rarawa that met their brief and while the website was being created, Expert created a whakapapa model, like that of the European ancestry models which captures the family trees of Iwi members. The Whakapapa Management System differs from more traditional ancestry models by how family members are recorded. This creates a level of complexity not usually found in European ancestry systems. It consists of a website; a Client Relationship Management system; and a Whakapapa Management (database ‘family tree’ management) system to track their tribes’ Whakapapa.
Expert Added Value:
Expert’s extensive experience in developing bespoke applications allowed us to create a relational database application for Te Rarawa. The Whakapapa Management system has been used to assist Te Rarawa with their elections, registrations, surveys, and communications with their membership.