You Want to Do the Right Thing—But You Need a Clear Path Forward.
For Not-for-Profit Organisations in Aotearoa Seeking to Honour Te Tiriti o Waitangi and Strengthen Relationships with Māori in their Work.
You Need…
✅ Strategy ✅ Structure ✅ Support
We’ll show you how.
The Real Cost of Uncertainty
Progress feels slow, despite good intentions
Staff aren’t sure what’s safe, appropriate, or effective
Cultural tension grows when teams are at different stages of competency
One-off efforts eat up budget with little long-term impact
You’re falling short of government expectations
Doing nothing puts your relationships, funding,
and reputation at risk.
Doing something meaningful takes more than a checkbox.
This Isn’t About Ticking Boxes.
It’s about building long-term partnerships, equity-focused services,
and meaningful relationships—especially with mana whenua where
you operate.
We help organisations that:
Want to honour the mana of Te Tiriti o Waitangi
Are unsure if their efforts are hitting the mark
Need board and staff alignment
Want to build trust with Māori partners and communities
Quayside recently had the pleasure of completing the programme, and we got a lot more than we bargained for! Not only did we emerge with a far greater appreciation for all things Te Ao, but we learnt so much more about each other – our close-knit team is now even closer with the manaakitanga extended to each other during a journey that may have initially been uncomfortable for many, resulting in an empowered outcome.
Looking for a safe space to start or continue your te reo journey… Kānuka is the place. Kānuka creates a learning environment that has stretch and encouragement with no judgment. I was completely engaged in each of the workshops and didn’t think about anything else. He keeps you on task, and his feedback is a koha, not a criticism. Highly recommend the Cultural Competency course.
I found the programme incredible liberating; I’ve always had an interest in deepening my understanding and engagement with the Māori culture. As part of my job, I am often introducing and closing events and in group situations, and I now feel much more confident using my pepeha to introduce myself or simply acknowledging the local tangata whenua.
This Programme Helps You Get There
We support you to build sustainable, organisation-wide cultural capability—
starting with clarity and purpose. You’ll get:
A Cultural
Capability Audit
A Tailored Report
and Board Presentation
A Co-Designed
Implementation Framework
Training & Support Across:
Te Tiriti o Waitangi
Cultural Competency & Intelligence
Mana Whenua Relationship-Building
Equity-Focused Leadership, Strategy, & Systems
Common Problems We Solve
Problem #1
Uncertainty on where
to start
Problem #2
Conflicting or unclear advice
Problem #3
No strategy behind cultural initiatives
Problem #4
Challenges in meeting government RFP expectations
Problem #5
Team and board misalignment
Problem #6
Audit results that demand action
Problem #7
Weak or missing partnerships with Māori
Problem #8
Fear of unintentionally causing offence
Here’s How We Work Together
Cultural Audit
Policy-to-practice review
Stakeholder Interviews
Internal & community voices
Report & Guidance
Clear & practical
Strategic Framework
Co-designed, fit for
your context
Capability Building
From awareness to action
Rooted in Aotearoa
We draw on modern team science and indigenous wisdom, guided by values like Whanaungatanga, Kaitiakitanga, and Kotahitanga. It’s practical, powerful, and proudly local.
Let’s build something that lasts.
