One of the key benefits of this digital age is the ability to make knowledge easily accessible through technology. In 2024, Te Kotahitanga o Te Ātiawa Trust launched their Koha, an open-source library management system, to provide access to Te Ātiawa resources and taonga. The Trust formed a relationship with Catalyst, an open-source software company, to install Koha on the Catalyst Cloud - an Aotearoa owned and operated cloud computing service. Te Wainui Witika-Park (Catalyst & te uri o Te Ātiawa) and Ani Sharland (Pourangahau Tiaki Taonga - Manager of Research and Archives at Te Kotahitanga o Te Ātiawa Trust) will share experiences from the Koha implementation. These experiences include why Te Kotahitanga chose to partner with Catalyst and the potential impacts for te uri o Te Ātiawa, as well as providing insights around culturally respectful technology.

Te Wainui Witika-Park (Te Ātiawa, Waikato-Tainui), Catalyst IT: I am a Wahine Māori with low vision, working as a Software Developer at Catalyst IT, based in Te Whanganui a Tara (Wellington). I am passionate about accessibility and Te Ao Māori and this guides me in my work that I do within the technology world. The team that I work in at Catalyst focuses on preserving collections using digital technologies. The main software that I work on is Koha, an open-source library management system started here in Aotearoa and used all over the world.

Ani Sharland (Ngāti Ranginui, Ngāi Te Rangi, Ngāti Maru ki Hauraki), Te Kotahitanga o Te Ātiawa Trust: I have been at Te Kotahitanga o Te Atiawa Trust as their Pourangahau Tiaki Taonga for 2 years. My background in developing heritage collections in public libraries has helped me to create a library and archive for the Trust. Gathering and preserving whānau stories and whakapapa has been one of my passions for over 40 years. My focus is to look for opportunities to preserve knowledge and provide access to Te Ātiawa uri. Kia puāwai mai ai" (let opportunities flourish).