“Before this experience, I was cruising; very content and happy, but cruising. Now I feel a compelling desire for something more.” JACQUI SMITH shares her learning so far on the New Zealand Leadership Programme 2022.
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We hold events for our alumni, friends, and the general public for people to connect with the important conversations in leadership.
Subject matter experts and prominent New Zealand leaders share their knowledge and engage with the audience, sparking new ideas and innovation as minds from different backgrounds converge and focus their energy on a salient issue or theme.
Our People in Aotearoa
“The tapestry woven through the retreat opened my eyes to the breadth of difference in the lives and opportunities of the people in Aotearoa.” FIONA BARKER reflects on her own leadership journey following the second retreat of the New Zealand Leadership Programme 2022.
Read MoreEvolution and Regeneration: Connected Leadership In Practice →
The winter months have been a time of great connection, celebration, and transformation for Pūmanawa Kaiārahi Leadership New Zealand.
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Read MoreAlumni Journeys - Nick Ruane
“My year of leadership taught me a bunch of skills, most importantly how to understand myself as a leader before I could possibly lead others... We have faced some significant challenges navigating our way through the pandemic, foremost protecting our staff and the disabled people we serve.”
We sat down with NICK RUANE (Alum 2014) to track his journey and unlock the ways his leadership mahi is making a difference in Aotearoa since graduating from The NZ Leadership Programme (NZLP).
Listening to My Calling
“It was to my surprise that it had been over three weeks since I got back from our opening retreat “System and Self”, and the magic was still well and truly alive.” REHAN BADAR describes his experience following the New Zealand Leadership Programme’s first retreat of 2022.
Read More“Bring it On!” Feeling Ready to Embrace the Journey
“I felt different. I took away that I may not necessarily need changing but more unlocking what is already there, and overcoming some insecurities and doubts in myself. I'm so ready to embrace the journey.” MO MATAUTIA-TEPANIA shares her whakaaro at the beginning of her journey on the New Zealand Leadership Programme 2022.
Read MoreMānawatia a Matariki 2022: An Unlashing of Vaka
Pūmanawa Kaiārahi Leadership New Zealand celebrates the next phase in the Mana Moana movement—the establishment of a fale for Mana Moana, a Pacific led social enterprise, governed by Pacific leaders, to power up and guide the next waves of the Mana Moana Experience, and do much else besides.
Read MoreNgā Reo, the voices of our ancestors
“Full moon alignment of moon, earth and sun gave early high tides and made us wander across the west sand to find the cleansing chill of an afternoon dip, maintaining our circle all the while.” NATIA TUCKER reflects on Va Mokopuna, the final Mana Moana Experience retreat which was held on Waiheke Island in January 2022.
Read MoreThe moment where my past, present and future collided
“With my mind, body and soul enriched, I have been inspired to reconnect with culture, let go of things I have been conditioned to control, and journey the path that my ancestors paved for me as a proud servant daughter of the Pacific.” BERNADETTE TOVIO shares her reflections after the final retreat for the Mana Moana Experience in January 2022.
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.
Read MoreMāfana In Leadership
“The global pandemic has produced 5 million dead and a world that seems right now to be marked by division and polarity. In the midst of those polarities I want to reflect on a word that I’ve grown to understand more deeply this year. Māfana. To feel inwardly warm, uplifted, inspired. To be connected to one’s identity and community.”
LNZ Chief Executive Anya Satyanand reflects on what it means to be connected in leadership.
Read MoreAlumni Journeys - Erena Kara
How are our Alumni leading with what's needed for Aotearoa to thrive in the 21st Century? We sat down with ERENA KARA (Alum 2013) to track her journey and unlock the ways her leadership mahi is making a difference in Aotearoa since graduating from The NZ Leadership Programme (NZLP).
Read MoreAlumni Journeys - John Skurr
How are our Alumni leading with what's needed for Aotearoa to thrive in the 21st Century? We sat down with JOHN SKURR (Alum 2014) to track his journey and unlock the ways his leadership mahi is making a difference in Aotearoa since graduating from The NZ Leadership Programme (NZLP).
Read MoreAlumni Journeys - Dan Neely
How are our Alumni leading with what's needed for Aotearoa to thrive in the 21st Century? We sat down with DAN NEELY (Alum 2018) to track his journey and unlock the ways his leadership mahi is making a difference in Aotearoa since graduating from The NZ Leadership Programme (NZLP).
Read MoreAlumni Journeys - James Wilson
How are our Alumni leading with what's needed for Aotearoa to thrive in the 21st Century? We sat down with JAMES WILSON (Alum 2013) to track his journey and unlock the ways his leadership mahi is making a difference in Aotearoa since graduating from The NZ Leadership Programme (NZLP).
Read MoreWalking The Path with Mana
“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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