“We are being given stories from our own history that talk about the potential in all of us, to thrive despite the challenges we face. We have permission to get to know ourselves in our most honest form. “
KATHLEEN MASOE reflects on wayfinding leadership and what that means to her, following Vā Moana, the third Tū Mau Mana Moana retreat for 2023.
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The Whenua Anchors Us
“My kete going in to our second retreat felt light. With the long bus trip and marae-style sleeping arrangements for the next few days, I knew this was going to be intense.”
EVILE FAKALAGO reflects on the Vā Fonua Fenua Enua retreat for Tū Mau Mana Moana 2023.
Read MoreFinding My Feet
“The first retreat was overwhelming and challenging. It stirred me to ask myself: Who am I? And what do I stand for?”
SO’O LEATIGAGA shares his reflections on Vā Tupuna, the first retreat of Tū Mau Mana Moana for 2023.
Read MoreHealing the Fonua and Healing the Self
"I left this retreat feeling much more aware of the ways I need to engage with others to create belonging and acceptance while maintaining integrity in myself as a person of the moana." JAMES MOSE reflects on Vā Fonua, the sixth retreat of Tū Mau Mana Moana 2022.
Read MoreOur Relationship with Kainga
“Nourishment is always what we gain from the retreat, but this felt very different: more than kainga but a connection back to the work we all do.” DARLENE RASTRICK reflects following her fifth retreat with Tū Mau Mana Moana.
Read MorePacific Leading with Authenticity
”The entirety of this leadership development programme has started to probe deeper than any other training I have attended into the differences between modern Western leadership and indigenous Māori and Pacific leadership, and the increasing relevance of Māori and Pacific models of leadership.”
DESMOND TUPANGAIA reflects following the Vā Hala retreat on his Tū Mau Mana Moana journey.
Read MoreThe Connective Strands of Tū Mau
“I feel like I am being gifted the knowledge, the understanding, and the language to describe what I believe, how I feel and who I want to be.”
KEAWE WOODMORE reflects on the third retreat of Tū Mau Mana Moana 2022.
Read MoreMy Small Existence is Significant
”The word CONFIDENT comes to mind when I think of my Vā Tagata journey… During the retreat, I saw the words appear in my vision when I listened to the speakers and conversations and it started to sink into my mind and heart.”
ANITA EDWARDS reflects following the Vā Tagata retreat on her Tū Mau Mana Moana journey.
Read MoreIt's Okay To Be Vulnerable
“’ve never regretted choosing to be vulnerable and authentic with other participants in the programme. I’ve had the courage to speak up and share things that have concerned me or were quite tricky to navigate. Rather than facing condemnation, the participants aligned their head, heart and gut exhaling manaakitanga while I inhale aroha.”
Dr ANGELYNNE ENOKA speaks to her experience of being a participant on the Tū Mau Mana Moana programme.
I'm hopeful about the future of Pāsifika.
“Retreat One helped me to see my culture through a new lens; a better lens. I didn’t think I could or would connect with a group of strangers so quickly, but the spirit or connection was strong and powerful.”
VAIULA ROBERTS reflects on the first retreat of Tū Mau Mana Moana.
Read MoreThe Pāsifika Way: reflections on the first day
“I have attended a number of leadership development courses within the public sector over the years, all with their merits, but I have never felt as comfortable as I did in the first five minutes of meeting with the Auckland Tū Mau Mana Moana cohort.”
DANIEL BRUNT shares his whakaaro following Retreat 1 of the Tū Mau Mana Moana programme.
Read MoreHealing and Shaping the System
“I was privileged to be in a space with awesome leaders across the public sector – people who had similar objectives – where we were in the position to influence better outcomes for our Pacific families and communities.”
THERESA LEALOFI reflects on her thoughts and feelings embarking on the Tū Mau Mana Moana vaka.
Read MoreI am not alone.
“I am connected to my ancestors before me, my family and people in the land of the living and grandchildren who will come after.
I am called to something bigger and nobler than myself.”
Tū Mau Mana Moana participant ALIPATE CAMAIVUNA reflects on connectivity following his first retreat.
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