Our Mission

Arakai exists to bring clarity where complexity carries consequence.

We believe the success of complex projects is determined not by volume of activity or design output, but by the quality of judgment applied at the right moment.

In Aotearoa New Zealand, it also means recognising that decisions sit within layered cultural, public, and intergenerational contexts. We treat mandate, legitimacy, and stewardship as structural realities, not optional considerations.

We work with a small number of clients who are accountable for outcomes and prepared to choose deliberately.

Our role is simple remove confusion, protect what matters, and give complex projects a clear direction forward.

Our Principle

Clarity, applied.

  • In Aotearoa New Zealand, complexity carries additional layers.

    Decisions often sit within:

    • cultural mandate

    • public process

    • community expectation

    • intergenerational responsibility

    We recognise that legitimacy, stewardship, and process are not secondary considerations — they are structural realities.

    Arakai treats these realities as foundational to good decision-making, not as issues to be retrofitted later.

  • We work with a small number of clients who are accountable for outcomes and prepared to choose deliberately.

    Our approach is defined by:

    • clarity over activity

    • judgment over momentum

    • discipline over noise

    We do not chase volume, scale, or visibility.
    We prioritise precision, trust, and long-term value.

  • We exist to remove confusion, protect what matters, and give complex projects a clear direction forward

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Founder and Chief Design Governance Operator

I am an architect by training, but my work sits before design begins.

Most project failures do not come from poor intent.
They come from decisions made too late to matter.

I work at the intersection of capital, governance, and delivery risk, supporting boards, developers, investors, and iwi entities when complexity begins to carry real consequence.

My role is not to deliver outcomes.
It is to ensure decisions are made early, deliberately, and with consequence understood.

Kia ora, I’m Dylan Majurey.

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