Aukaha is a mana whenua-owned consultancy delivering social, economic, environmental, and cultural services across the takiwā of our five papatipu rūnaka shareholders: Te Rūnanga o Waihao, Te Rūnanga o Moeraki, Kāti Huirapa Rūnaka ki Puketeraki, Te Rūnanga o Ōtākou, and Hokonui Rūnanga. We started life as Kāi Tahu ki Otago Natural Resource Management Limited or KTKO in the late nineties and changed our name to Aukaha in 2017 to better reflect the range and breadth of our consultancy services and expertise. Our name comes from a traditional Kāi Tahu chant, recited by our tīpuna as they tightened the lashings of their waka before setting out on a journey - Kia kaha, au kaha – unite and bind together.