We design and deliver community science projects that bring together local knowledge and robust data, helping communities across Tāmaki Makaurau shape decisions that affect their place.
Our Community Sciences team, within the broader Advisory Services group, is a dedicated, skilled, and passionate collective committed to fostering impactful projects that strengthen communities and promote sustainable futures.
At Blackcube Projects, we believe meaningful change begins with the people who know their environments best. Our community science initiatives bring residents, researchers, schools, iwi, and local organisations together to co-investigate the places they care about. We transform everyday observations, lived experiences, and local knowledge into credible, actionable data that can inform planning, policy, and long-term resilience.
From environmental monitoring and biodiversity mapping to social well-being studies and creative data storytelling, we design projects that are accessible, empowering, and grounded in real community priorities. Every project is built collaboratively — ensuring participants are not just contributors but co-researchers whose voices shape the questions, methods, and outcomes.
By combining scientific tools with grassroots wisdom, we help communities understand change, advocate for their needs, and influence decisions that affect their future.
Together, we turn collective insight into powerful evidence for a more connected, resilient Aotearoa.
Services
1. Technical & Scientific Expertise
- Hydrology & Hydrogeology: Assessing water resources, groundwater systems, and sustainable usage.
- Environmental Science: Studying ecosystems, contamination, and land use impacts.
- Ecology & Geotechnical Engineering: Supporting biodiversity and safe infrastructure development.
- Data, AI & Informatics: Applying advanced analytics to community and environmental datasets.
- Project Management
- Planning & Coordination: Designing project frameworks, timelines, and budgets.
- Complex Builds & Infrastructure: Managing technical projects that influence communities (e.g., water systems, land development).
- Monitoring & Evaluation: Ensuring projects meet objectives and deliver measurable outcomes.
- Community & Stakeholder Engagement
- Partnership Building: Collaborating with local communities, councils, and organisations to align goals.
- Science Communication: Translating technical findings into accessible language for public understanding.
- Social Systems Research: Studying community behaviours, needs, and resilience.
4. Policy & Planning Support
- RMA Planning: Navigating Resource Management Act requirements for sustainable land and water use.
- Risk Assessments: Identifying environmental, social, and economic risks.
- Sustainable Development Advice: Guiding projects toward renewable resource use and long-term resilience.