An augmented virtual and mixed realities project developed in a collaboration with universities across the country endeavours to help Māori to connect with their reo, culture and identity.
Ātea is an effort that has been developed between Otago, Canterbury, Massey, Waikato, and Te Rūnanga O Awarua universities and is led by Massey University professor Dr Hēmi Whaanga (Nō Ngāti Kahungunu, Ngāi Tahu).
Whaanga said this project's motivation was to create technologies that could connect with Māori .
"'It's what future-focused technologies we think our tikanga, our reo and connection to place can develop into, which is one of the key drivers for us".