Grounded
in whakapapa.

Kohae is a Māori-owned design and strategy practice working across Aotearoa. We bring design, creative thinking and strategic judgement together to help move kaupapa from ideas and complex challenges to clear pathways and enduring outcomes.

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Kaupapa
driven.

Te kohae mai o te ata. We work across design and strategy, bringing together creative thinking, commercial judgement and practical delivery. Our work is shaped around the kaupapa, the people and the outcomes that matter.

Design

ArchitectureConcept + Spatial Design FeasibilityMasterplanning Marae + Cultural FacilitiesResidential + Multi-unit Commercial + CommunityProject Management

Strategy + Advisory

StrategyGovernance + Operating Models Business Cases + FundingPartnership Development Procurement + DeliveryFacilitation + Engagement
Alistair Toto

Alistair Toto

Ngāti Pāoa, Ngāti Tamaoho, Ngāti Maniapoto
Director + Kaihoahoa

He uri o Pare Hauraki, Pare Waikato, Tīkapa Moana me te awa o Waikato, Alistair has more than 25 years’ experience across architectural design, arts, construction and project management. His work is grounded in tikanga and focused on kaupapa that uplift the mana of whānau, hapū and iwi.

alistair@kohae.co.nz
Linda Falwasser

Linda Falwasser

Ngāti Mahuta, Ngāti Awa, Ngāti Rangitihi
Director + Strategy

Linda brings experience across governance, commercial strategy, infrastructure, investment, economic development, Treaty settlement implementation, organisational transformation and public sector reform. She works with iwi, hapū, government and organisations to build partnerships and move strategy into delivery.

linda@kohae.co.nz