Hine Matarau
Join us on a transformative leadership journey with Hine Matarau! This course is designed to empower wāhine to embrace leadership through semi-structured, holistic coaching rooted in Mātauranga Māori (the Māori world view).

Course overview
Embark on a transformative journey with our wānanga-style programme. Designed to enhance your leadership knowledge, awareness and skills, this course offers increased leadership self-awareness, collective accountability and radical transformative action.
Here’s what you can expect:
Format:
- Online Zoom Sessions: Meet for two hours every fortnight OR
- 2-day In-person Wānanga
- Six Whare (Houses of Learning): Focus on distinct development areas to enrich your leadership.
- Coaching/mentoring included throughout the course
What You’ll Gain:
- Skill Development: Space to grow and practice your leadership abilities.
- Personal Leadership Plan: Craft, define, and refine with expert guidance.
- Real-Time Support: in the moment guidance and support to stay on track and/or overcome challenges.
- Self-Awareness: Gain insights into your leadership strengths and purpose, with actionable insights and strategies.
- Communication Skills: Build stronger connections and collaborations.
- Roadmap and Goals: Develop a clear leadership action plan with community accountability.
Culmination: At the end of the course, you’ll share your leadership plan with the group and we will celebrate your achievements together.
Join us and turn your leadership potential into a reality!
What you'll learn
Learning Objectives:
- Discover Your Leadership Style: Unveil your unique leadership signature.
- Develop Strategic Thinking: Sharpen your ability to plan and think strategically.
- Master Influencing Skills: Learn to inspire and engage people toward a common vision.
- Show Ambition and Achievement: Foster success for yourself and those around you.
- Identify Key Barriers: Recognise and overcome (actual and perceived) obstacles to high performance.
- Avoid Leadership Pitfalls: Learn to navigate common ‘derailers’ in leadership growth.
- Communicate Your Value: Effectively express your leadership vision and values.
Outcomes:
- Enhanced Strategic Thinking: Lead with purpose and inspire others with your vision.
- Stronger Connections: Build trust and become a sought-after leader.
- Increased Confidence: Establish a commanding leadership presence.
- Unlock Your Potential: Benefit from valuable relationships and accountability.
- Culturally Safe Environment: Experience leadership growth in a supportive and inclusive space.
For Your Organisation, These Outcomes Will Result In:
- Enhanced Capability: Strengthen your approach and you team’s ability to implement sustainable long-term improvements to systems and processes.
- Increased Confidence: Empower attendees with the confidence needed to effectively engage with Māori entities and communities.
- Culturally Empowering Professional Development: Fulfil professional development requirements in a way that respects and integrates Māori cultural values and perspectives.
Course modules
1. Whare Topito: Discovering Your Purpose.
- Cultivating self-awareness of your gifts and talents.
2. Whare Manawa: Nurturing Your Values and Experiences.
- Developing and refining your talents, values, and past experiences.
3. Whare Whatumanawa: Human Interaction & Empathetic Leadership.
- Exploring strategies for effective human interaction and fostering empathetic leadership.
4. Whare Waha: Empowering Confident Communication in Leadership.
- Enhancing communication skills to empower confident leadership.
5. Whare Hinengaro: Mastering Our Mindset.
- Embracing a growth mindset and personal strategies to overcome challenges and seize learning and development opportunities.
6. Whare Tangata: Embracing the Enduring Power of Mana Wāhine.
- Recognising and celebrating the strength and strategic influence of Mana Wāhine.
7. Toka Tū Hine Matarau: My Leadership Stand (Presentation) and Celebration.
- Presenting and celebrating your leadership stance and achievements.
Further Information
Format
An interactive 2-hour online workshop delivered fortnightly over 12 weeks OR a 2-day in-person wānanga. Participants are expected to actively engage with the group.
Mentoring is included through the duration of the course.
Workload
12 hours collective contact time (in total)
Each fortnight between 10 – 12pm Wednesday; and
2 hours each fortnight for Mentor support hours; and
2 hours self-directed workbook prep and reflection time
OR
2-day in-person wānanga
Assessment
Formal Leadership Presentation – Presenting your Hine Matarau Leadership Plan at session 6 online or day 2 wānanga
Informal – Leadership Transformation Progress Snapshot (at session 3 online or end of day 1 wānanga).
Active participation and engagement through the weeks.
Private courses
This programme can be adapted to suit your organisational needs and ordered as a private course. For more information, please contact our Poutaki Māori, Marie Cocker (marie.cocker@wellingtonuni-professional.nz).
Here's what others are saying
“Stacey is committed to providing a safe space to learnskills…It takes courage and experience to guide a rōpū safely through their most vulnerable places to find their signature story. I would have no hesitation to recommend this programme. What makes it unique is that it is delivered from a place of whakapapa, mātauranga and aroha.”
“Stacey, I truly don’t know anyone who has the mana, the mana-wa and the humility to share mātauranga the way you do e te tuahine, Not only are you professional and personable but most of all you are an absolute powerhouse I admire and continue to look up to. Thank you for this Ahuru Mowai.”
“I came to the course seeking one thing and gained that and more. Stacey connected content with Te Ao Māori and provided a safe and nurturing environment which encouraged kōrerorero and Manaaki”
Upcoming Courses & Delivery Options
11 Jun 2025 | Online
Duration: 6 sessions or 2-day wānanga
$1495
excl. GST
09 Oct 2025 | Wellington
Duration: 6 sessions or 2-day wānanga
$1495
excl. GST
Can’t make these dates or want a private course?