Mana Review AI – Regional Expansion, R&D Growth, and Te Hiku Media Feature

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Te Tui Shortland

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Nov 10, 2025, 5:33:42 PM11/10/25

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Tena koe,

I’m pleased to share an exciting update on Mana Review AI, our Māori-led artificial intelligence tool now operating in three regions across Aotearoa.

Last week, I spoke with Te Hiku Media about how Mana AI is transforming environmental and cultural consent processes — helping iwi, hapū, and councils make faster, fairer, and more transparent decisions: 🎧 Listen to the Te Hiku interview here

Mana Review AI has over the past week been trained on over 100 pieces of legislation, case law, and technical guidance, with regular updates to improve performance and transparency.

🔄 Pilot users — please do a hard refresh today to ensure you’re accessing the latest features.

We are now working on our proposal for Callaghan Innovation to advance our research and development programme and building capability to export the Mana AI framework for use by other Indigenous Peoples, governments, and industries worldwide. This R&D phase focuses on:

Improving explainability and traceability in AI decision support
Strengthening cross-cultural data governance and sovereignty
Creating scalable, ethical AI tools grounded in mātauranga Māori

If your organisation would like to participate in the next phase of testing or regional collaboration, I’d love to connect and share our upcoming R&D framework.

Nga mihi nui

Tui Shortland
Director – Hoterene Ltd | ManaReview AI