“New paths are being built, new eyes are being opened and new connections are anchoring me in a way I had never considered prior to taking the leap into this vaka with these amazing contemporaries and all of our ancestors,” reflects RAYMOND SAGAPOLUTELE on the first retreat of The Mana Moana Experience.
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(l-r): Avi, Greg, Kaan, Ted, Penny, Pieter
Leadership NZ alumni support Kohewhata Marae
In late February, PIETER TUINDER (NZ Leadership Programme, Alumnus 2017) led an alumni working bee weekend to give back and deepen their cultural knowledge at Kohewhata Marae in Kaikohe.
Read MoreTime to reflect and reframe - together
"This is such a deepening of spirit. We have shared tears, laughter and hugs. We have been digging for that deep essence of our leadership being." The first retreat of The Mana Moana Experience ignited a special fire inside for DR. CHERIE CHU.
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“ I was changing. I had a challenging situation at work: I used what I’d learned. I took on a project with a new confidence. I saw the world in ways I had never seen before.“
Read MoreDare Greatly
"Here’s to pulling this year towards ourselves – to stretch, grow and really know what it is to 'Dare Greatly' in our call to leadership."
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VICTOR RODGER (l) and IOSEFA (SEFA) ENARI (r)
Leadership New Zealand and Creative New Zealand Partnership
Leadership New Zealand and Creative New Zealand announce a strategic partnership as part of a shared vision to strengthen leadership capability within the Pacific Arts sector.
Read MoreeNewsletter - December 2018
As 2018 draws to a close, Leadership NZ Chief Executive Sina Wendt reflects on a year of Awakened Leadership and the key activities that made this year memorable. Read more in our newsletter
Read MoreReflections on 2018 from our Chief Executive
Leadership NZ Chief Executive Sina Wendt reflects on a year of Awakened Leadership and the key activities that made this year memorable.
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Support Kohewhata Marae
Pieter Tuinder (NZ Leadership Programme, alumnus 2017) is organising an opportunity for alumni to participate in a Working Bee weekend at Kohewhata Marae in Kaikohe.
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Leading by Example
SUSANA LEI’ATAUA shared the stage with TAPU TUISUGA to deliver the Graduands’ Speech on behalf of the Class of 2018 - Mana Moana Experience.
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Beyond the Box
TAPU TUISUGA shared the stage with SUSANA LEI’ATAUA to deliver the Graduands’ Speech on behalf of the Class of 2018 on The Mana Moana Experience.
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AN AWAKENED JOURNEY
The path from anarchist student to awakened leader has been ripe with invaluable learnings for prominent Auckland businessman ROB CAMPBELL. He shares these lessons with Alistair Kwun.
Read MoreDeep and Awakened Dive on Waiheke
Session Seven was an opportunity to tap into my soul, spirit and the child. I feel what it would be like to heal old wounds and reconnect with my inner essence.
Read MoreVa Ala/ara/hala: New Pathways
There was so much to enjoy and to learn about Retreat Five. Coming together again with my new family. Learning and sharing new stories. But for me, it was these experiences, these moments that have endured.
Read MoreLike a skilled woven piece of harakeke - Session 6
Our sixth retreat beckons us to a familiar gathering, one of friendship, of learning, of challenge, of the inevitable chance/choice to self-grow, self-explore and self-love.
Read MoreOur Outer and Inner Environment - Session 6
When we first got together as a group in February, I was struck by what an impressive, confident and high-achieving group of people it is. What I didn’t fully appreciate then, but do now, is the extent to which the 2018 cohort reflects the diverse society we live in.
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LeadershipNZ is on the lookout for a marketing, communications and events guru all rolled into one. The role is a flexible part-time role up to 30 hours per week.
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Talofa Lava, Tena Koe
We are half way through 2018 – how are you doing in your part of the leadership ecosystem?
Read MoreSustainability and the Economy - Session 5
We have now reached the point in our Leadership NZ journey, that when the group meet, it’s like connecting with old friends. The 2018 cohort met enthusiastically at the idyllic Caccia Birch House in Palmerston North in anticipation of what lay ahead. Although a little chilly, the sun was to shine on us physically and mentally throughout the next two days.
Read MoreVa tagata
We arrive into a shared space. Sit in front of invisible pou, bright morning sunlight memorializing silhouetted edges of a fale. Lounge furniture is backed up against the walls of a rectangle living room. Ula-draped photos of family, sports teams, choirs, da Vinci’s The Last Supper, white net curtains blowing across open windows. Every place we have ever sat in this way, is also here. Va tagata.
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