'Unlocking the innovation potential of Māori knowledge, resources and people to assist New Zealanders to create a better future' is the mission of the Vision Mātauranga policy framework. It was with this mission in mind that the project was formed. It was considered that to ensure an authentic EBM process is adopted throughout the Challenge, both Māori knowledge, and the external users of that knowledge, needed to work together to enable its use in the science and innovative tools of the Challenge. The information and data gathered for the Challenge is received from a mixture of Māori identified as either iwi representatives, tāngata whenua, Māori businesses, or mātāwaka (Māori not of the area but living there). The idea is to recognise the source of, and rangātiratanga or authority over, the knowledge gathered for the Challenge from respective iwi, hapū, and whānau. It is intended that a storehouse of knowledge will be created, which will support the collection of this knowledge throughout the first phase of the Challenge. It will also work across the Challenge with each programme to capture all relevant data. The result will be a repository of digital data and information that will record its origins and allow future researchers, businesses or anyone of interest, to access the information, receive directions as to its use and identify where it came from to assist with further research.