He Mapi Nā Tātou, Mō Tātou: Part 2 — Create your own data. A map by you, controlled by you.

Kia ora e te whānau. This is Part 2 of our hands-on wānanga showing you how to build your own hapū GIS — this time creating your own data to map your whenua, taonga, and sites of significance using free tools on your own computer. All data stays offline under your control — tō mapi, tō kōrero, tō rangatiratanga. What you’ll learn ✅ Create new layers (points, lines, areas) for pā, urupā, mahinga kai, wāhi tino hira ✅ Record kōrero/attributes for each site (names, descriptions, significance) ✅ Style and label features so your maps are clear for whānau/trust use ✅ Export clean, printable PDFs/images to share ✅ Tips for organising and protecting your data locally (no cloud logins) New to GIS? He pai – no prior experience needed. We go step-by-step and provide template layers to help you start faster. Resources & downloads 🔗 Wānanga resources: https://matawhenua.com 🔗 LINZ Data Service: https://data.linz.govt.nz 🔗 Download the starter GIS kete (Aug 2025): https://data.matawhenua.com/Matawhenua_ProjectData_Aug2025.zip 🔗 Advanced GIS data collection: https://data.matawhenua.com/data.zip Missed Part 1? Watch the August session in the Ngā Poutama MataWhenua playlist on our channel. Look out soon for part 3! Ngā mihi nui ki a koutou for joining this kaupapa