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Whāngārā Community Catchment Group

The Whāngārā Catchment Group is a collective of Tangata Whenua, Landowners, Farmers, and Forestry Representatives working together to protect and restore the environment across their rohe. The Strategy Wānanga brought this diverse group together to shape a shared vision for the future of land and water care in Whāngārā. It created space for kōrero, navigating challenges, and co-creating a strategic plan that reflects the group’s values, priorities, and purpose.The group chose our Hina ...

Kites Trust

Kites Trust is a peer-led community organisation working to ensure people who experience mental distress or addiction can live, work, and participate fully in society. A two-day strategy wānanga brought together trustees, kaimahi, and board advisors to co-design a shared vision, strategic objectives, and a clear action plan. The process created space for honest kōrero, collective reflection, and future-focused planning. We then met later in the year to implement their Strategy through co-desig...

The Chadwick Family Trust

The Chadwick Family Trust is a whānau-led Ahu Whenua Trust with land and commercial interests in Taumarunui and Hastings. The Strategy Wānanga brought together the trustees (whom whakapapa to Ngamihi Te Kehu Chadwick) to create a 100-year whānau strategy grounded in whakapapa, unity, and future aspirations. It created space for connection, reflection, and co-creating a long-term vision that is tūpuna inspired and mokopuna driven.The Trust chose our Hina te Pō Hina te Ao - Strategy & Act...

Tiaki Moana Summit | Tahiti, French Polynesia

This kaupapa holds a special place in our journey at AraHina as it was our very first international facilitation experience.Held over three transformative days on the island of Mo‘orea, the Tiaki Moana Workshop brought together youth leaders, researchers, community practitioners, and policy experts from across Te Moana-nui-a-Kiwa to co-design solutions for ocean protection across the Pacific.Building on the momentum of the Tiaki Moana Summit, the workshop explored five core themes that shape o...

The Royal Australasian College of Physicians Māori Health Committee

The RACP Māori Health Committee is a dedicated roopū within the Royal Australasian College of Physicians, working to improve health outcomes for Māori and uphold Te Tiriti o Waitangi within the College. A one-day strategy wānanga brought together Māori physicians, trainees, and advisors from across the motu to co-design a shared vision and high-level strategic direction. The process surfaced collective moemoeā, defined key strategic objectives, and explored the long-term role of the commit...

Aotearoa Free From Stalking

Aotearoa Free From Stalking is a campaign hosted by Auckland Women’s Centre and supported by AVA: Anti-Violence Action, focused on creating safer communities through advocacy, education, and Te Tiriti-led change. Their vision is an Aotearoa where women, children, whānau, and all of us can happily and confidently go about our lives, free from fear caused by stalking. A bespoke wānanga brought together their core team to co-design an 18-month action plan that set priorities, clarified roles, a...

Te Kāhui Mokoroa Gambling Harm Strategy

Hāpai te Hauora, Whare Tiaki Hauora, Ngā Mana Puriri, Waipareira, Te Kaha o te Rangatahi, and Ngāti Whātua Te Hā Oranga are hauora Māori partners delivering gambling harm services across the motu. At this strategy wānanga, the partners came together to respond to the disproportionate impact of gambling harm on whānau Māori. The wānanga explored the current state of services and shaped a shared vision for an integrated, kaupapa Māori model of care. The group selected our Hina te P...

The Coalition to End Women’s Homelessness

The Coalition to End Women’s Homelessness is a collective of housing advocates, service providers, and lived experience leaders working to improve housing outcomes for wāhine, tamariki, and gender-diverse communities across Aotearoa. Hosted at the Community Housing Aotearoa National Conference in 2024, the session brought together 50+ sector leaders to co-design a kete of resources to guide more inclusive and effective responses to housing insecurity. Using a tailored facilitation approach, p...

Fair Food

Fair Food is a food rescue charity based in Tāmaki Makaurau, redistributing quality surplus food to nourish communities and reduce waste. They are on a journey to transition into a Māori organisation, guided by kaupapa Māori values. A one-day strategy wānanga was held to support this transition, bringing together the GM, Head of Operations, and Board Members to reflect, connect, and align on purpose. The process was grounded in kōrero – creating space to strengthen relationships, clarify ...

Manaaki Rangatahi

Manaaki Rangatahi is a coalition formed in 2018 to end youth homelessness in Aotearoa. Grounded in the belief that thriving rangatahi are central to thriving communities, the movement brings together kaupapa Māori organisations, youth services, and advocates as a powerful way of consolidating the work of different organisations who are trying to tackle youth homelessness. A two-day strategy wānanga was held to co-design a collective vision, strategic pou, and practical roadmap for action. The ...

East Coast Leading from the Land

East Coast Leading from the Land is a collective working to support catchment groups across Te Tairāwhiti through strategy, collaboration, and environmental leadership. The Strategy Wānanga brought together their new steering committee to co-design a shared vision and strategic direction for supporting catchment mahi across the region. It created space for kōrero, reflection, and aligning on values, priorities, and governance approaches. The group selected Ngā Ara Hina - Full Strategy Packag...

Harataunga Marae

Harataunga (Kennedy Bay) is a remote coastal community in the Coromandel with deep whakapapa ties to Ngāti Porou through tuku whenua (gifting of land). A community wānanga was held at Harataunga Marae to begin shaping a 100-year strategy for Harataunga – a long-term vision grounded in whakapapa, whenua, and the aspirations of whānau across generations. The process brought together the descendants to reflect on their past, dream for their mokopuna, and identify Pou to guide the collective jo...

Hāpai te Hauora Gambling Harm

Hāpai te Hauora led a Regional Shared Model of Care Wānanga, bringing together Māori health partners delivering gambling harm services across Tāmaki Makaurau and Te Tai Tokerau. Attendees included Whare Tiaki Hauora, Ngā Manga Puriri, Waipareira, Te Kaha o Te Rangatahi, and Ngāti Whātua Te Hā OrangaThe one-day strategy wānanga created space to co-design a high-level strategic direction, strengthen collaboration, and shape a united model of care that responds to the inequitable harm face...

Mountains to Seas Inanga Spawning Project

Mountains to Sea is an environmental organisation supporting community-led conservation and freshwater restoration across Aotearoa. Together, we facilitated a collaborative hui at Karetu Marae, bringing together hapū, community groups, and government agencies to shape the future of the Inanga spawning project. The wānanga focused on creating a shared vision and framework for national expansion while upholding kaitiakitanga, data sovereignty, and environmental stewardship. The outcome was a co-...

Foodstuffs Te Uru Kahikatea Māori Network

Te Uru Kahikatea is the Māori employee network within Foodstuffs North Island, dedicated to uplifting Māori voice, identity, and impact across the organisation and the communities it serves. A one-day strategy wānanga was held at Papatūānuku Kōkiri Marae to refresh their existing strategic direction and reaffirm their collective vision, values, and priorities. The wānanga created space for whakawhanaungatanga, reflection on identity and tikanga, and the co-design of a unified rautaki to g...

Te Whānau a Apanui Rangatahi Māori Rautaki

Te Whānau a Apanui was one of the first rangatahi movements I supported voluntarily to help design a Rangatahi Māori Strategy – a kaupapa inspired by the naming of Kuini Ngāwai Hono i te Pō as our new Māori Queen and driven by a collective response to the political attacks on Māori. Her succession stirred a deep sense of unity and pride, reminding us of the strength and leadership held within our own whakapapa.The wānanga brought together rangatahi, kaumātua, and hapū leaders to dream...

Repair Network Aotearoa

Repair Network Aotearoa is a national collective on a mission to foster a culture of repair across Aotearoa, advocating for repair over replacement to reduce waste and support local economies. The network connects repair cafés, educators, businesses, and community champions working to restore repair as a valued everyday practice.A one-day strategy wānanga brought together trustees and board advisors to co-design a five-year operational plan, clarify strategic objectives, and define success mea...

Anglican Action, Twenty20, and Mana Services

Anglican Action, Twenty20, and Mana Services are dedicated to supporting whānau and rangatahi across the Waikato. These three organisations came together to co-create a shared vision and collaborative framework for Whare Pukerangiora. The process honoured the unique contributions and mana of each rōpū, while building alignment and clarity around next steps. A set of guiding principles and a united pathway were developed — with clear actions, decisions, and solutions to strengthen their coll...

NZ Council of Christian Social Services

The New Zealand Council of Christian Social Services (NZCCSS) is a collective of faith-based social service agencies committed to social justice and wellbeing across Aotearoa. Over two days at Pipitea Marae, we brought together the Secretariat and Council to create space for deep reflection, connection, and strategic thinking. Grounded in te ao Māori and Te Tiriti o Waitangi, the wānanga supported NZCCSS to refine their values and explore how these can guide their future direction. The outcome...

Penu (Rongo-i-te-Kai) Marae

Penu (Rongo-i-te-Kai) Marae, located in Makarika near Ruatōrea, is a Marae of Te Aitanga a Mate, a hapū of Ngāti Porou. In June 2024, whānau gathered to co-design a 100-year strategic plan grounded in whakapapa, whenua, and intergenerational aspiration. Over two days, we mapped our whakapapa connections, explored our collective history, and visualised the future of Penu 100 years from now.Through the Consensus Workshop Method, the whānau created a new vision – Te Penu me te Kō – alongs...

Whāngārā Farms

Whāngārā Farms is a large Māori-owned farm on the East Coast, made up of Whāngārā B5, Pakarae A, and Tapuwae Whitiwhiti Incorporations. A community consultation was held at Whāngārā Marae to co-design a 100-year environmental strategy grounded in whakapapa, whenua, and intergenerational aspiration. Over 60 people attended, including kaumātua, local community, hapū, farmers, shareholders, board members, and financial partners, to visualise the long-term future of the farms through the...

Hillary Outdoors Māori Strategy

Hillary Outdoors is an outdoor education provider dedicated to developing youth through adventure-based learning. In partnership with Ngāti Hikairo, a two-day wānanga was facilitated under the watchful guidance of Maunga Ruapehu to strengthen the partnership, build shared understanding, and explore what it means for Māori to participate as Māori at Hillary Outdoors. The outcome was a co-designed draft Strategic Plan, including a shared vision, ngā pou (strategic objectives), and ngā hua (m...

Central Kids

Central Kids is an early childhood provider committed to nurturing tamariki, whānau, and communities across the Central North Island. Their focus is on strengthening language, culture, and identity from the earliest years.A strategy wānanga was held to review and refine the Kōkiri Hī strategy for the next three years. The process brought together kaimahi, senior leaders, and board members to reflect, realign, and strengthen their shared direction. A revised strategy was developed, grounded i...

Ngā Puna Reo o Aotearoa

Ngā Puna Reo o Aotearoa (NPRA) is the national collective of kaupapa Māori early childhood centres, committed to advancing Māori language, culture, and identity through Puna Reo across the motu. The Strategy Wānanga brought the NPRA board together to shape the future of kaupapa Māori immersion in early years education. It created space for kōrero, sharing aspirations, and co-creating a strategic plan that reflects NPRA’s identity, vision, and values. By the end of the wānanga, the rōp�...

Ag Research Māori Strategy

AgResearch is one of Aotearoa’s leading Crown Research Institutes, with a dedicated Māori Research & Partnerships team committed to embedding te ao Māori across science and innovation. A te ao Māori strategy wānanga was designed and facilitated with the team to review and refine the Te Ara Tika: Transforming AgResearch strategy. The process brought together new and existing members to reflect, align, and strengthen the strategic direction. A refreshed strategy was developed – grounde...