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Site visit and Whānau training at BestStart Willowpark Rd, Hastings
Staff at BestStart Willowpark Rd early childhood centre have now completed the Te Ara Whakamana Self-Directed Online Training in Early Childhood course, and are experiencing outstanding outcomes. The photos below show tamariki choosing to freely engage with Atua, pūrākau, waiata, art and the activities that surround them. Nannies and whānau feel that their identity and culture… Read more
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Te Ara Whakamana Hui ā Tau 2025
This year’s Hui ā Tau will be hosted by Dyer Street School in Te Awakairangi. We look forward to seeing you there! Read more
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Susan Ngawati Osborne and Nigel Marshall to present at World Indigenous Peoples’ Conference in Education
Susan and Nigel are excited to be presenting Te Ara Whakamana at this year’s World Indigenous Peoples’ Conference in Education held on 16-20 November 2025 at the Aotea Centre, Auckland. We hope to see you there – please come and make yourselves known to us so we can connect. Read more
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Susan Ngawati Osborne and Nigel Marshall to present at NATINA Conference October 2025
We’re proud to share that Susan Ngawati Osborne and Nigel Marshall, co-founders of Te Ara Whakamana: Mana Enhancement Model, will be presenting at the upcoming NATINA Conference 2025. For more information or to register for the conference, visit the NATINA Conference website. Read more
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Empowering social and emotional literacy with Te Ara Whakamana
Pūrākau, the rich stories of Māori origins, are a key tool in fostering positive communication and relationships within Te Ara Whakamana: Mana Enhancement, a tool designed by Ako Solutionz. Schools across the motu have adapted this framework, demonstrating the power of meaningful interactions and storytelling. Masterton Primary School is using innovative frameworks to foster positive… Read more
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Teaching to the North East (2019) and Leading to the North East (2023) by Russell Bishop
I highly recommend these books by Russell Bishop which very clearly present the rationale and evidence behind culturally responsive practice, the positive impact relationships within a school setting have on learning and attendance, collaboration between teachers and school leaders at a systems level, and the critical importance of culture. It puts out the challenge for… Read more