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Te Puku Ora – Gut Health Expo
Drop in for a hands-on gut health experience! View and taste live cultures, try sourdough samples, pick up recipes, and learn how fermented foods support your hauora.
Children's Programme — Auckland
Te Mahurehure Marae
A fun and creative programme specially designed for tamariki! Children will enjoy hands-on activities, games, and creative play in a safe and nurturing environment while their whānau attend the wānanga.
Children's Programme — Wellington
Callum Henare
A fun and creative programme specially designed for tamariki! Children will enjoy hands-on activities, games, and creative play in a safe and nurturing environment while their whānau attend the wānanga.
Children's Programme — Christchurch
A fun and creative programme specially designed for tamariki! Children will enjoy hands-on activities, games, and creative play in a safe and nurturing environment while their whānau attend the wānanga.
AI Introduction
Cintina Miki
An engaging introduction to artificial intelligence and what it means for whānau, businesses, and communities. Discover how AI is being used today and how whānau can benefit.
Children's Programme — Rotorua & Hamilton
Vivienne Higgins
A fun and creative programme specially designed for tamariki! Children will enjoy hands-on activities, games, and creative play in a safe and nurturing environment while their whānau attend the wānanga.
AI Workshop
Eteroa Lafaele
The AI wave is here — and it's for all of us. Led by Namulau'ulu Nu'uali'i Eteroa Lafaele and Julia Pahina from Fibre Fale, this hands-on session is designed to empower whānau with the skills, knowledge and confidence to navigate AI — no tech jargon, no gatekeeping, no barriers. In this workshop you'll learn what AI actually is and how it works, explore how AI is already showing up in everyday life, discover how to use AI tools like ChatGPT with confidence, and learn practical prompting skills to get meaningful results. You'll leave with a solid foundation in Artificial Intelligence and the tools to apply it in your daily life, work or business — grounded in Pacific values and built for our communities.
Wānanga Whakaora – Rongōā Māori
Melanie Roberts
A hands-on rongōā Māori workshop grounded in tikanga and wairuatanga. Participants will learn how to identify and harvest kawakawa respectfully using traditional tikanga — understanding maramataka (best times to harvest), sensing the mauri of plants, and practising sustainable harvesting. The session culminates in making a Kawakawa + Mānuka + Peppermint healing oil (headache and mamā oil), guided step-by-step through a gentle heat infusion process with karakia woven throughout.
Kia Pīata Mai te Reo – Te Reo Māori Workshop
Te Hauora Gatonyi
A short, interactive te reo Māori workshop designed to support whānau in building confidence, learning practical everyday reo, and feeling inspired to continue their haerenga reo Māori. Open to all levels — beginner through to confident kaikōrero. Delivered twice in the afternoon (1:00pm–1:50pm and 2:00pm–2:50pm) to two mixed-level rōpū.
STEM - Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics
Duane Ratahi
An afternoon session showcasing VEX Robots through hands-on activities and demonstrations. Highlights the wide range of STEM career opportunities connected to robotics and how these pathways connect to the Power generation and geothermal industry — relating directly to our whenua. Also explores how robotics and automation interlinks with AI.
Whakarauroa Whānau – Emergency Response
Hamish Coulter
This workshop focuses on practical emergency preparedness for whānau. The session covers natural disaster readiness — earthquakes, flooding, volcanic activity — and supports whānau in creating practical emergency response plans.
Whānau in Business
Donald Lines
A practical business support programme for whānau who own an existing business or want to start one. Covers the 13 essentials every Kiwi business owner needs to succeed, delivered in partnership with Bossit (Small Business Navigators). Includes a joint presentation on SKO housing and funding. Delivered as two 45-minute sessions in the afternoon.