Maurea’s mission
Maurea exists to see Māori culture drive Aotearoa forward. This mission is underpinned by a belief that Māori culture has a depth, beauty and sophistication that can help us respond to the challenges we face.
We aspire to ignite passion within all New Zealanders to learn, understand and fall in love with Māori cultural.
To deliver on our mission, Maurea provide Training, Consulting and Te Reo Māori Translation services.
In order to deliver on our goal to help over 1,000 organisations to actively practice Māori culture. We believe our success in achieving this goal will come from delivering in three important areas:
1. Embracing those who are ready to learn
New Zealand businesses are becoming more and more aware that as part of their strategy, they need to be open and accommodating of both Māori people and Māori culture. But, they often don’t know where to start. We offer a safe, flexible and modern approach for businesses to begin their journey.
2. Opening eyes, hearts & minds
Māori culture is irreversibly intertwined in the fabric of Aotearoa New Zealand, but many people just don’t know it. Through engaging with Maurea, we help people see a Māori perspective and gain an appreciation and love for the culture and the value it can bring not just to their businesses, but to their lives as well.
3. Upholding Māori values
We know that we need to be able to adapt our delivery and interpretation of Tikanga Māori so that it is applicable and relevant in different contexts. That being said, our culture is very important to us and we will always engage in a way that stays true to our Māori values.
Our Whānau
Meet our team below.
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Precious Clark
Pou Tāhu Rangapū / Chief Executive Officer
Creator of Te Kaa, Precious leads Maurea to fulfil our vision to see Māori culture drive Aotearoa forward.
Donna Tamaariki
Pou Arataki / Head of Consulting
Passionate about improving Māori outcomes and engagement, Donna supports organisations in their journeys to cultural awareness.
Pania Roberts
Pou Tuarā Matua / Chief Operating Officer
A passionate problem solver, Pania provides experience in project management, process improvement and finance, to support all facets of our business.
Moana Tamaariki-Pohe MNZM
Kaiurungi Akomanga / Head of Training
Heading our team of facilitators, Moana joins us with over 20yrs worth of experience in programme design, development and delivery.
Kelly Kahukiwa
Pouako mō Te Kaa / Te Kaa Trainer
With a deep interest in reading of the Mauri spectrum within biospheres, Kelly keeps us focused on our connection to both natural and digital environments.
Linnae Pohatu
Pouako mō Te Kaa / Te Kaa Trainer
With over 10+ years of governance experience, Linnae has a passion to strategically build and develop relationships with Māori & Pacific Island people.
Jordan Waetford
Pouako mō Te Kaa / Te Kaa Trainer
Jordan aspires to share her knowledge, experiences and stories to foster greater understanding and appreciation of Māori culture in Aotearoa.
Ben-Jean Ryder
Translator
Ben is passionate about the power of Te Reo Māori and believes in it’s ability to transcend borders.
Takoha Ropati
Translator
Takoha specialist areas include Education, Health, Information Technology spaces
Rose Chatterley-Hodgson
Kairuruku Akoranga / Training Coordinator
Rose brings a high level of organizational and administrative skills to the operations side of the Te Kaa training team.
Kelly Grice
Kaiwhakahaere Hokohoko / Sales Manager
Excited to be combining her love for culture and sales, Kelly brings to the team her experience and enthusiasm to engage as many positively with Māori culture.
Belinda Leota
Pou Whakahaere Tari / Office Manager and EA
Belinda is a key part of our Tuarā (Operations) team and brings over 15 years’ experience in the event industry, where she worked and collaborated with some of the best events teams globally.
Our Values
Maurea operates with five key values in mind:
- Manaakitanga - We care by upholding the mana of our Māori culture and the mana of our clients.
- Kaitiakitanga - Our relationship with, and obligation to, our taiao (environment) drives our decisions. We connect our people (our team, students and clients) with our taiao.
- Whanaungatanga - We build high trust relationships and work in collaboration.
- Tino Rangatiratanga - We demonstrate leadership by bridging te ao Māori and enterprise, influencing the possibility of greater mauri ora for all.
- Ako - We continue to learn, teach, and innovate with our engagements.
Discover our services
Maurea’s Services
We offer a range of services; each designed to support the understanding and application of Māori culture.
All our training programmes are designed to be approachable and inclusive. Led by our acclaimed Te Kaa programme, we offer a wide range of training opportunities.
Designed to assist organisations in all things Māori – including organisational transformation, strategy development, branding, public speaking engagements, cultural advisory services and more.
We have a number of translators, including our lead who has been through the rigorous process of becoming Toi Reo Māori Accredited, meaning you can have absolute confidence in the accuracy of our translation services. We can translate either into Te Reo Māori, or from Te Reo Māori.
We partner with organisations that support our vision to see Māori culture drive Aotearoa forward.