Te Rere Wairua
Investment Required — Strategic Readiness, Safeguarding, Evidence and Legacy Content Pilot
This Is Not a Content Project
Te Rere Wairua sits in a sensitive space connected to grief, mourning, wairua, tūpāpaku, whānau pani and collective remembrance. The work requires cultural safeguarding before any visibility.
What It Is
A cultural readiness, safeguarding, evidence and legacy content pilot. A protected operating system built around the kaupapa — designed to create the conditions for a responsible future decision.
What It Is Not
A standard content or communications engagement. Not a filming and editing service. Not a social media management package. Not an hourly consulting arrangement.
Why It Requires a Fixed Fee
The cultural sensitivity, safeguarding infrastructure, MIT Legacy Content production layer, stakeholder readiness testing and evidence-based governance cannot be scoped by the hour. The system must be built whole.
What Is Being Protected
Te Rere Wairua itself. Dr Manaia's authorship. MIT's institutional role. The integrity of the process. The conditions that make a responsible future decision possible.
"That combination deserves a fixed project fee — not an hourly fee."
Six Things Being Protected
The real commercial value is not just the final report. It is the protected system Wolfgramm Holdings is building around the kaupapa.
Te Rere Wairua
The waiata itself — protected from premature release, misuse or sharing without the right safeguards in place.
Dr Manaia's Authorship
Origin story, intent, cultural meaning and creative rights — documented, attributed and protected throughout.
MIT's Institutional Role
Defined responsibilities, risk mitigation and a replicable model for ethical institutional engagement with taonga.
Stakeholder Readiness
Evidence that audiences understand, respect and are prepared to receive the waiata before any sharing occurs.
Future Funding Evidence
A documented evidence base for future research funding, public good storytelling and implementation pathways.
Decision-Making Integrity
Two formal governance checkpoints — ensuring no stage advances without evidence, consent and cultural readiness.
Option 2 — Strategic Readiness and Legacy Content Pilot
Wolfgramm Holdings recommends this as the most appropriate investment pathway for MIT and Dr Wiremu Manaia.
Where Every Dollar Is Allocated
Eleven defined budget areas across the five-month operating window. Fixed scope. Fixed fee. No surprises.
| Budget Area | Scope | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Strategic Leadership, Cultural Advisory & Project Direction | WH lead role, strategic oversight, cultural framing, project protection, MIT alignment | $30,000 |
| Founder Extraction Sessions | Deep extraction with Dr Manaia — origin story, authorship, intent, cultural meaning, risks, future pathway | $10,600 |
| Cultural Safeguarding Framework | Appropriate use guidance, attribution, permissions, cultural risk, approval process, usage boundaries | $14,000 |
| Trello Governance & Reporting System | Setup, live reporting, task tracking, risk register, approvals, milestone updates, closeout | $9,500 |
| Stakeholder Engagement & Readiness Testing | Stakeholder mapping, briefing materials, engagement preparation, interviews/surveys, response capture | $16,500 |
| Evidence Capture & Reporting | Survey design, qualitative synthesis, Month 2 evidence snapshot, final report, readiness summary | $12,500 |
| MIT Legacy Content Production | Two camera operators, audio engineer, production assistant, production planning, 4 half-day captures | $12,000 |
| Editing & Asset Delivery | Legacy video edits, short clips, file management, archive structure, asset register, review process | $14,500 |
| Platform, Repository & Subscription Fees | Trello, cloud storage, file repository, survey tools, transcription, project administration tools | $3,500 |
| Administration, Consent, Logistics & Coordination | Scheduling, consent/release forms, logistics, stakeholder comms, production coordination | $12,500 |
| Contingency & Scope Protection | Allows for culturally sensitive pauses, review delays, extra stakeholder handling, risk mitigation | $10,000 |
| Total Fixed Project Investment — Excl. GST | $145,600 | |
Budget Visualised
Each bar represents that area's share of the total $145,600 fixed project fee.
Three Pathways. One Clear Recommendation.
Three clearly defined options. All are fixed project fees. Option 2 is the recommendation from Wolfgramm Holdings.
Strategic Readiness Pilot
Strategy, cultural safeguarding, founder extraction, Trello governance, evidence capture and final report. Minimal production. No MIT Legacy Content layer included.
Strategic Readiness and Legacy Content Pilot
Full pilot with cultural safeguarding, founder extraction over a 5 month duration , stakeholder readiness testing, Trello transparency, evidence capture, MIT Legacy Content production (2 camera operators, audio engineer, production assistant, 4 half-day captures), editing, asset delivery and funding case pathway.
Full-Service Pilot and Funding Case Pathway
Everything in Option 2 plus landing page content, extended stakeholder engagement, additional edited assets, active funding application support and a 12-month implementation roadmap.
Te Rere Wairua — Investment Proposal
About This Document
Prepared for Dr Wiremu Manaia and Manukau Institute of Technology.
Confidential & Commercially Sensitive.
Investment Options
Option 1 — $118,500 + GST
Option 2 ★ — $145,600 + GST
Option 3 — $238,500 + GST
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Fixed Project Fee · Not an Hourly Engagement.