Ki te Hoe 2026 is now full, if you are interested in attending in 2027, fill out the forms linked below to register your interest

What is the Ki te Hoe Wānanga series?

Now in its fifth year, the Ki te Hoe wānanga series supports leaders in philanthropy and social change to better understand and support Māori aspirations, to operate more authentically in Aotearoa and to apply this knowledge to help build a thriving Aotearoa.

Ki te Hoe (meaning “to the paddle,” or “let’s get going”) involves three marae-based wānanga and four online hui, held over a seven month period from May - November 2026.

The Ki te Hoe wānanga series began as a collaboration between Philanthropy NZ and Tūmanako Consultants to bring to life the Ki Te Hoe Framework, developed to help funders to better support Māori aspirations.

What will you gain from the Ki te Hoe wānanga series?

Ki te Hoe provides personal, professional and organisational development which is experiential and unique to Aotearoa. 
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Personal development - you will:
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  • deepen your knowledge of our country’s history
  • engage with and learn from Māori communities, both rural and urban
  • explore your personal history, identity and sense of belonging
  • build understanding of tikanga and worldviews
  • consider power, privilege and how to recognise and respond to racism

Want to register your interest for 2027?

Who is it for? ​

The Ki te Hoe wānanga series is aimed at trustees, CEs, Māori advisors, senior managers and other leaders of organisations involved in philanthropy and/or making positive social change in Aotearoa, and who are on their journey of understanding Te Ao Māori.
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If you have an open heart and an open mind, if you are curious and willing to learn, and if you have influence and are able to effect change, then the Ki te Hoe wānanga series is for you.

We highly recommend two - three people attend from each organisation so that you can support each other to apply learnings in your workplace.  Organisations who have attended previously have found representation from the board, the CE, and Māori particularly useful, if practicable.  

​Professional Development - you will:
  • strengthen understanding and engagement with Māori communities
  • deepen understanding of Te Tiriti and what it means for your organisation
  • explore how to make workplaces great spaces for Māori colleagues 
  • consider ways to operate more authentically in Aotearoa
  • ​deepen connections with peers and be a part of an ongoing learning community

Want to make sure you hear about Ki te Hoe 2027? Click below

​Interested but want to know more?  

Talk to our Tūmanako Consultants co-facilitation team:

Haimona Waititi (Te Whānau-ā-Apanui, Ngāti Porou & Kai Tahu)
Trent Hohaia (Ngāti Maniapoto, Te Atiawa, Taranaki Whānui
Kate Frykberg (Pākehā)
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Talk to previous participants, including:
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Jonathan Usher (Trustee, J R McKenzie Trust)
Arron Perriam (Rongowhakaata, CE Community Foundations Aotearoa NZ)
Robyn Langlands (Strategic Funding Lead, Clare Foundation)
Neomal Attapattu (Community Advisory Eastern & Central Community Trust)

When will it run?

Ki te Hoe Launch - Online hui 
May
​Marae-based wānanga - Eastern Bay of Plenty
June
Online Hui
July
Marae-based wānanga - Taranaki 
August
Online Hui
September
Marae-based wānanga - Wellington Region
October
Ki te hoe close - Online hui
November

What will it cost?

Prices for Ki te Hoe 2027 still to be finalised.
Cancellation policy: A full refund will be provided up to six weeks prior to the start of the wānanga series.  A 50% refund will be provided up to two weeks prior.  No refund will be provided after this time, unless we are able to fill the place vacated.