Āhau

Āhau is a New Zealand software platform built for whānau, hapū, and Iwi communities to manage their own genealogical, cultural, and identity data. Described on its official site as a "Whānau Data Platform," it provides tools for collaborative whakapapa record management, tribal registries, cultural archiving, and data sovereignty. The platform is designed so that data is collected, stored, and shared using users' own personal devices and whānau connections, rather than being held by a centralised third party. The product is available as a desktop application for Windows, Mac, and Linux, and is offered free of charge to users and their whānau, supported by funders. Its core features include maintaining whānau and whenua connections through whakapapa records, recording and maintaining up-to-date whānau information with whakapapa-linked tribal registries, capturing and preserving cultural heritage, histories, and narratives in whānau-owned archives, and enabling communities to own and control their data and servers. Āhau is positioned around Māori principles and values, with a stated focus on data sovereignty and Indigenous data management. The team describes itself as serving Tribal and Indigenous partners, whānau, hapū, and Iwi organisations. Kaye-Maree Dunn, identified as Kaihautū - CEO, has spoken about the responsibility of building archives to store and protect whakapapa and sacred mātauranga for future generations. The platform is associated with a broader movement toward decentralised data and digital identity management built on Māori principles. While the platform is free to use, it acknowledges the support of funders and partners. Its website includes sections for product, resources, technology, features, company, about, research, and support, indicating an active development and community-support posture. The exact founding date, ownership structure, and headquarters location are not specified in the available evidence.

Āhau is a New Zealand-based digital platform developed to serve whānau, hapū, and Iwi communities. According to its official website, it was created as a "Whānau Data Platform" to help Māori communities capture, preserve, and share important information and histories into secure, whānau-managed databases and servers. The platform is built around Māori principles and values, with a strong emphasis on data sovereignty—the idea that data should be collected, stored, and shared using users' own personal devices and whānau connections. The project is associated with a broader movement toward decentralised data and digital identity management built on Māori principles. Its development has been supported by funders and partners, allowing the platform to be offered free of charge to users and their whānau. The team, led by Kaihautū - CEO Kaye-Maree Dunn, describes its work as serving Tribal and Indigenous partners, whānau, hapū, and Iwi organisations. In a message on the company's About page, Dunn acknowledges the responsibility communities undertake to prepare, develop, and build archives to store and protect whakapapa (genealogy) and sacred mātauranga for future generations. The platform provides tools for whakapapa record management, tribal registries, cultural archiving, and data sovereignty. It is available as a desktop application for Windows, Mac, and Linux. The website includes sections for product, resources, technology, features, company, about, research, and support, indicating an active development and community-support posture. The exact founding date, ownership structure, and headquarters location are not specified in the available evidence.

A free, whānau-owned data platform for Māori communities, centred on data sovereignty, whakapapa preservation, and Indigenous data management.

• Whānau Data Platform

  A platform for whānau, hapū, and Iwi to capture, preserve, and share information and histories into secure, whānau-managed databases and servers.

• Whakapapa Records

  Collaborative whakapapa record management tool to maintain whānau and whenua connections.

• Tribal Registries

  Record and maintain up-to-date whānau information with whakapapa-linked tribal registries.

• Cultural Archiving

  Capture, preserve, and share cultural heritage, histories, and narratives stored in whānau-owned and managed archives.

• Data Sovereignty

  All data is collected, stored, and shared using your own personal devices and your whānau connections.

1. 1Āhau | Whānau Platform for Whakapapa & Data Sovereigntyahau.io
2. 2Meet the Āhau Team | Supporting Whānau, Hapū & Iwiahau.io
3. 3Āhau - Wikidatawikidata.org