Te Kāhui Raraunga has launched a Māori-owned data storage network as demand grows for sovereign AI, iwi archives, and control over digital infrastructure.
What’s at stake: Control over Māori data is becoming a commercial, cultural, and sovereignty issue as more mātauranga, iwi information, and AI infrastructure move online.
Background: Te Pā Tūwatawata is a decentralised, Māori-owned storage network with seven physical sites and immediate capacity for 11 petabytes.
Main players: Te Kāhui Raraunga, iwi, hapū, marae collectives, Māori organisations, sovereign AI developers, and Indigenous nations looking for data infrastructure aligned with their values.
A Māori-owned data storage network has gone live, with millions already invested, first customers lining up, and a business case built around one question: Who should control the digital infrastructure that holds Māori data?
For Te Kāhui Raraunga principal adviser Erena Mikaere, the answer is
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Key points
What’s at stake: Control over Māori data is becoming a commercial, cultural, and sovereignty issue as more mātauranga, iwi information, and AI infrastructure move online.
Background: Te Pā Tūwatawata is a decentralised, Māori-owned storage network with seven physical sites and immediate capacity for 11 petabytes.
Main players: Te Kāhui Raraunga, iwi, hapū, marae collectives, Māori organisations, sovereign AI developers, and Indigenous nations looking for data infrastructure aligned with their values.
