Systems thinking is a way of looking at the world that recognises the interconnectedness of both natural and human-made systems. Through the Kia Puāwai programme we have been able to explore what our own systems change framework might look like – a framework to help us guide our aspirations to use the Kia Puāwai research as an agent of change. By combining this thinking with the TUI (translation, uptake and impact) stream of Kia Puāwai we have been able to evolve “Te Ruru”, Whakauae’s own, Indigenous framework of how we look at systems in order to change them. We’re grateful to have our thinking published in the Journal of Awareness Based Systems Change, as part of an edition that considers Indigenous systems change. The link to the article can be found by clicking on the tab under the image to the left.