From February 2008 to June 2009 a trial was undertaken through a partnership between Karl Wixon of WIKI Design & Consultancy Ltd (Member of development team for the Papakainga Development Guide) and a Whānau trust seeking to develop papakainga on their whenua. The intent of the project was to progress through the ‘whanau’ and ‘whenua’ sections of the guide to the point of having a design concept and readiness for Resource Consent. The project was sponsored by Te Puni Kokiri. This Case Study documents the outcomes and ‘lessons learned’ from the 'trial' in the hope that it will assist other whânau in working their way through their Papakainga development projects, as well as providing some useful lessons for TPK, the Mâori Land Court, Territorial Authorities and development.