Governance Reviews & Training for Maori Hauora, Kura, Ahu Whenua Trust, Marae, Hapu & Iwi Organisations. Training over 2000+ Māori trustees over 10+ years.

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“I really enjoyed the courses, and they’ve had a really positive effect on all our members. They were able to clarify roles and gave good strategic guidance. Now we hear the lessons being brought up and people have adopted the terms. Every single person has said ‘we got value out of this’”

— John Dobson, Ngāti Koata Trust

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WHAT DO WE DO?

Governance by Māori for Māori.

Unlike the Institute of Directors training (Pākehā whakaaro) we have developed our programme based on the best governance practices (Mātauranga Māori) of Māori organisations that are delivering benefits to their rōpū.

We only teach the 6 key areas that the best performing Māori organisations are doing to deliver benefits to their rōpū.

Previously we used to teach everything about Governance (Yawn..) but when we returned 6 months later we found nothing had changed so we researched the best performing Māori organisations across the motu, to identify what they were doing differently (Mātauranga Māori) than everyone else.

We are experienced in shifting stubborn mindsets and addressing underlying tensions and politics inside Māori Trust teams. We help solve the real issues and we often understand your problems as well as you do because we have trained many Māori trusts who have the same challenges and can share what they did to solve them.

Annual Governance Reviews; Each year we benchmark your performance to the best practices of Māori organisations that are delivering benefits to their rōpū.

Slim Governance Training; Each year we survey and speak with the trustees to identify the top 2 areas causing issues and we customize our training to enable you to solve those issues.

Full Governance Training; An in-depth review of the organisations’ current governance practices and customise the training to incorporate the 6 best practice areas that the top performing Māori organisations have implemented successfully (Mātauranga Māori).

*Our team ensures that Governance training is not only informative, it's fun!*

What Content do we cover?

Our governance workshops are personalised to your trust. We do this by first completing a comprehensive Governance Review with your team to figure out exactly what you need to know in order to get the best results from the time that we spend with you.

The content that we teach is the best practices that we have learned from working with more than 2000+ Maori trustees over 10+ years. The secrets that we give away cover:

Meetings - Tips and hacks to take them from “more hui to more doey”.
Roles and Responsibilities - knowing your role prevents trustees from meddling in operations.
Strategic Thinking - how to make good decisions that deliver benefits to your rōpū.
Measuring and Monitoring - how to track if you are off course or on course to reach your vision.
Risk Management - the best (Mātauranga Māori) practices used to manage the risks in your organisation.
Communication - how to have brave conversations, address conflicts of interest, and ensure everyone is paddling the waka (canoe) together, in the same direction and at the same time.

Who is THIS for?

Primarily this is for governance boards with leaders who are frustrated with the lack of progress in their trust and the lack of outcomes for their rōpū. However, a large number of our clients are skilled, longtime trustees that are simply looking for new innovative techniques or opportunities to improve or sharpen their toki.

DoES TE WHARE HUKAHUKA RUN TRAINING FOR INdividuals?

This governance programme is for full Maori trust boards rather than individuals. We do have our Ka Eke Poutama programme and Ka Hao programme for individuals.

In our governance programme we prefer to work with the entire board, chair and CEO together. This is proven to create the greatest improvement in governance and leadership. It means that everyone is part of the process and comes away with a shared understanding of the collective and individual responsibilities of governance and management.

We have worked with individuals in the past. And we found that they would learn some new things and then go back to face the firing squad, trying to implement their new knowledge from the rest of the board. Lasting and effective change comes from getting the entire board involved in the transformation process.

DURATION

If kanohi ki te kanohi (face-to-face) our workshops usually run for the full day (9:30 am - 4:00 pm), with a mix of group learning and activities. This can be adjusted to fit your requirements.

If Zoom hui (meeting) most trustees prefer no more than 3 hour session but multiple times.

WHERE IS IT HELD?

Our governance training comes to you either online or kanohi ki te kanohi (face-to-face)

Our facilitators and team can either travel to your location (The trust will cover the travel cost) to make it easier for your trustees to participate, OR we can run the training sessions online via Zoom (no travel cost).

PRE-REQUISITES

None! We can cater to people at all stages of their governance journey - from no background through to experienced. We ask that you bring an open mind, a willingness to learn and a readiness to participate and implement the learning in your board.

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I'VE DONE GOVERNANCE TRAINING BEFORE, SO WHAT MAKES Te whare hukahuka ANY DIFFERENT?

Our Maori team have worked with more than 2000+ Maori trustees. We have a tribe of raving fans. No one else has the same breadth of knowledge of Maori Trusts as we do. We understand your challenges and we know how to help solve them.

We share our insights and case studies with you to help you succeed. Our team is passionate about improving the wellbeing of Maori communities and this comes across in the work that we do.

If you commit to being open to new knowledge and implementing the learning, we guarantee that our training will help your team solve common challenges, reduce risk, and improve your ability to grow and innovate so you can provide better outcomes for your organisation and community.

Our Te Whare Hukahuka team have won multiple national and international awards, including being acknowledged by Forbes magazine, Obama Foundation, ACE Awards, Impact Awards, Matariki Awards, and as finalists in the NZ Innovation Awards 2016 and 2017.