“I feel a deep sense of humility and gratitude, I now walk with Mana, with pride in who I am, how I can continue to improve myself to best support my people, and now I have a why: a purpose, a reason,” says PARANIHIA PRESTON following Retreat Four: Va Hala, Ala, Ara of The Mana Moana Experience.
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The Path of Our Ancestors
“Our paths, our journeys, our stories are important reminders of how we got here. Once we’ve faced our past, we can draw strength from it and take it with us on our next steps. Our Hala, Ala, Ara. Our next steps as Pacific Leaders,” shares KATHLEEN MCGHIE from Retreat Four of The Mana Moana Experience.
Read MoreBeing 'Leaderful' with Vision and Strength
“I am encouraged to be ‘leaderful’ in the spaces that I occupy with others. Meeting some of the most incredible leaders (in the space of a few months) who lead with a clear vision in their spaces has given me the strength to seek, learn and speak up for our indigenous people,” enthuses SELINA ROIMATA PATIA after Retreat Two of The Mana Moana Experience.
Read MoreJourney of Self Pacific Discovery
“I was ready for change. I was ready for a new but old narrative. A narrative of power, of prowess, a narrative where our ‘Ancestral Intelligence’ was recognised as equal to if not better than the current dominate thinking and theories of today and boy did I find it in Va Tūpuna,” enthuses EDWARD (TED) POGAI following Retreat One of The Mana Moana Experience.
Read MoreSeeking The "True North" For Aotearoa
“This Retreat has further exposed me to the Tikanga and Te Ao Māori. It reminds and reinstates the value of culture in guiding the identity and living of individuals and groups,” shares SNEHA LAKHOTIA on her experience of Retreat Two of The NZ Leadership Programme.
Read MoreDeepening My Relationship with Te Ao Māori
“The deeper layer of learning came from an appreciation and tremendous respect for Te Ao Māori (Māori worldview). More importantly, I saw Māori tikanga come to life in the interactions with the Wihongi family, the speakers and my classmates,” reflects ADELENE LYNCH from Retreat Two (Te Tiriti o Waitangi & Te Ao Māori) of The NZ Leadership Programme.
Read MoreExtending My Social Boundaries
“I felt that I needed to process the experience as I was unclear as to what it quite meant but aware that my personal viewpoint and boundaries had been expanded. On reflection, I am uncertain as to whether this makes for better leadership. However, I am certain that it makes for better understanding of yourself and others - people whom I would normally never get to know, especially about their fundamental beliefs and life perspective (including motivations, culture and what is important to them),” shares ANDREW TOOP on Retreat One of The NZ Leadership Programme.
Read MoreTofa My Feleni
“At Retreat One (Va Tūpuna), you meet the other Pasifika leaders and learn of their journeys. I thought to myself: even Ashley Bloomfield would be impressed! Then your voyage begins,” shares JACK SCANLAN on boarding the vaka that is The Mana Moana Experience.
Read MoreStanding in Solidarity with my People
“Retreat One of The Mana Moana Experience has given me time and space (and a beautiful setting) in which to reflect on why I do the things that I do: I have sat on my fala / mat and meditated; I have shared kava and stories; I have thought about what I needed to receive and what I wanted to give to each speaker; I have laughed, cried, got angry, and laughed again,” shares RENEE DINGWALL.
Read MoreLeadership NZ Appoints Anya Satyanand as New Chief Executive
The Board and Team of Leadership New Zealand are delighted to welcome ANYA SATYANAND as its new Chief Executive from 8 March 2021. “Anja is an outstanding alumna of The NZ Leadership Programme and an inclusive leader, who embodies the calibre, commitment and commercial acumen to lead our organisation into the future,“ says Nick Astwick, LNZ Board Chair.
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