Rangahaua | Te Whare Hukahuka

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He kōrero — This is a conversation, not a tour.

We’re travelling to meet people exploring governance, leadership, organisational development and community impact.

We believe Indigenous knowledge systems have much to contribute, and we’re equally excited to learn from others asking big questions in different ways.

We’re making this journey to explore what becomes possible when Indigenous knowledge and contemporary practice genuinely learn from one another.

A different way of seeing organisations

Rather than viewing these as separate disciplines, mātauranga Māori understands them as different expressions of the same living system.

Governance

Holding the whole system with clarity and accountability.

Leadership

Leading from service, values and whakapapa.

Strategy

Navigating towards a shared vision across generations.

Culture

Living our identity, language and values in all that we do.

Stewardship

Caring for people, place and resources for future generations.

Impact

Understanding what truly changes for our people and our world.

Indigenous knowledge in practice

Below are some examples of indigenous frameworks that we draw on related to governance and organisational leadership.

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Governance through the Whare

A living model for roles, relationships, systems and decision-making.

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Strategic Planning Poutama

A pathway from organisational identity through strategic choices and delivery.

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Seasonal Governance

Aligning board activity and organisational energy with seasonal cycles.

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Determinants of Success

Six determinants observed within successful kaupapa Māori organisations.

Questions we’re exploring

□ How might Indigenous knowledge contribute to contemporary governance?

□ How do we evaluate outcomes that are relational, cultural and spiritual as well as financial?

□ How can organisations think across generations rather than election cycles?

□ What role should metaphor play in organisational thinking?

□ What can universities learn from living Indigenous knowledge systems?

□ What might governance look like from the perspective of stewardship rather than ownership?

About us

Te Whare Hukahuka

For more than a decade, we’ve worked alongside Māori organisations at every stage of growth—developing practical governance and leadership frameworks grounded in mātauranga Māori.