Strategic Planning Workshops
Strategic planning workshops that bring people together and turn vision into action
At AraHina, we deliver strategic planning workshops that support organisations, iwi, hapū, boards, and leadership teams to create clear, shared strategic direction.
Our workshops are grounded in te ao Māori and Indigenous-informed practice, combining cultural wisdom with proven strategic planning tools and facilitation methods. The result is a strategic plan your people understand, believe in, and are ready to implement.
We work as a strategic planning consultant and facilitator alongside your team, creating a space where diverse perspectives are heard, priorities are clarified, and collective ownership is built from the start.
What is a Strategic Planning Workshop?
A strategic planning workshop brings the right people together to define where you are heading, why it matters, and how you will get there.
AraHina’s strategic planning workshops are designed for organisations that want clarity without complexity. We guide you through a structured, inclusive strategic planning process that supports alignment, strong decision-making, and long-term impact.
Whether you are creating a strategic plan for the first time or refreshing an existing one, we help you move from uncertainty to confidence, with a clear and practical strategic framework.
Our Strategic Planning Approach
Māori-centred strategic planning grounded in te ao Māori
Our facilitation and strategic planning approach is grounded in te ao Māori, recognising relationships, collective responsibility, and shared leadership as central to effective strategy.
We work in ways that honour both Tangata Whenua and Tangata Tiriti, creating culturally safe spaces where meaningful dialogue and collaboration can occur.
This approach supports strategies that are values-led, future-focused, and deeply connected to kaupapa and community.
Blending Indigenous wisdom with modern strategic planning tools
We combine Māori-centred practice with well-established strategic planning tools and facilitation methods to support clarity and momentum.
Our workshops are structured, practical, and responsive, helping teams navigate complexity while staying focused on what matters most.
This balance allows us to support a wide range of organisations, from community groups and not-for-profits to government agencies and businesses across Aotearoa New Zealand.
What our Strategic Planning Workshops cover
Every workshop is customised to your organisation, but typically supports:
Creating or refreshing your strategic plan
Defining or revisiting your vision and long-term direction
Clarifying strategic priorities and focus areas
Aligning values with decision-making and action
Building shared understanding and alignment
Bringing leadership teams, boards, and stakeholders onto the same page
Strengthening relationships and trust across the organisation
Supporting collective ownership of the strategy
Establishing a clear strategic planning process
Using a clear, facilitated process that removes confusion and overwhelm
Creating a strategy that is accessible, practical, and easy to use
Laying strong foundations for action planning and implementation
Who our Strategic Planning Workshops are for
Our strategic planning workshops are suited to:
Iwi, hapū, marae, and whānau led initiatives
Not-for-profit and community organisations
Government agencies and public sector teams
Businesses seeking aligned and values-driven growth
Boards and leadership teams needing clarity and direction
If your team is passionate but not aligned, or if your strategy exists but is not being used, a facilitated strategic planning workshop can help reset direction and focus.
What you will walk away with
By the end of your strategic planning workshop, you can expect:
One day facilitated face-to-face strategic planning workshop or wānanga
Professionally designed strategic plan on a page using your existing branding
A clear and shared strategic direction
Agreed priorities that guide decision making
A strategic plan your team understands and supports
Strong foundations for action planning and implementation
Increased confidence, clarity, and alignment across your organisation
We focus on creating strategies that are lived, not shelved.
Why Strategy Matters
Every thriving organisation needs a strategy. Once signed off by the Board, your strategic plan becomes an official organisational document that anchors your governance and operations.
For charities, it supports funding, auditing, and good governance.
For marae trustees, it strengthens collective mokopuna decision-making, protects whakapapa, and supports funding needs.
For businesses, it sets the direction, aligns teams, and guides investment
A clear strategy gives funders, partners, and your people confidence in where you’re heading and how you plan to get there.
Why work with AraHina as your Strategic Planning Consultant?
AraHina brings together deep facilitation expertise, strategic planning experience, and a Māori led approach grounded in te ao Māori.
We are an organisational strategy consultant and facilitation partner, not an external advisor telling you what to do. We work alongside your people, holding the process so your team can fully participate.
Our approach supports organisations across Aotearoa New Zealand to develop strategies that are meaningful, inclusive, and ready to be put into action.
Ready to create your strategic plan?
If you are ready to bring your people together and create a clear, shared strategic direction, we would love to support you.
Stories from our whanau
Below is some of the feedback we've collected from our whānau who have attended our workshops or worked with us.
"You have a real strength working in both corporate and whānau, hāpori spaces, seamlessly bridging these different worlds."
Your utilisation of reflection and preparation was evident. You clearly took time to learn about our organisation and our kaupapa. You were constantly present with us and took us on that journey."
"Your facilitation was fun, interactive, while still helping us to fulfill our objectives for that wānanga. I was really impressed with how efficiently our time was spent and how much we were able to achieve! You are great at guiding a rōpū and holding the mauri."
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