The following priority projects are proposed to deliver action for one or more strategic priority areas.
| Priority projects | Relevant strategic priorities | |
| 1 | Maketu community emergency response plan | Haumarumaru Te Puna Mātauranga |
| 2 | Maketu-based food gardens and tree nursery | Haumarumaru Te Puna Mātauranga Manaaki Whenua Manaaki Wai |
| 3 | Maketu circular economy | Haumarumaru Te Puna Mātauranga |
| 4 | Maketu infrastructure assessment | Haumarumaru Te Puna Mātauranga Manaaki Whenua Manaaki Wai |
| 5 | Maketu climate resilient homes | Manaaki Kāinga |
| 6 | Maketu spatial mapping and planning | Haumarumaru Te Puna Mātauranga |
| 7 | Managed retreat planning | Haumarumaru Te Puna Mātauranga |
| 8 | Climate change research and monitoring (environmental and cultural focus) | Te Puna Mātauranga Manaaki Kāinga Manaaki Whenua Manaaki Wai |
| 9 | Tree planting and wetland restoration | Te Puna Mātauranga Manaaki Whenua Manaaki Wai |
| 10 | Maketu climate change education programme | Haumarumaru Te Puna Mātauranga Manaaki Kāinga Manaaki Whenua Manaaki Wai |
| 11 | Maketu climate change information hub | |
| 12 | Maketu land use change project | Haumarumaru Manaaki Kāinga Manaaki Whenua |
Further details on these projects can be found in He Toka Tū Moana Mō Maketu (The Maketu Climate Change Adaptation Plan).