ABOUT
We help people and organisations who are committed to moving towards an ethic of restoration in Aotearoa. We are weavers, healers, and paradigm shifters, helping Pākehā and other tangata Tiriti to find their own place to stand, be open to other ways of knowing, doing, and being, and come into right relationship with tangata whenua for a flourishing Aotearoa.
Meet the Team
Our expertise spans education, leadership, personal development, coaching, creativity, and trauma-informed practice. We love bringing people into connection with themselves, each other, and the complex dynamic world.
Our Founders
Co-Founder
Louise Marra
Louise has senior leadership and governance experience spanning all sectors and is a sought-after leadership educator. Having studied collective and intergenerational trauma for many years she works nationally and globally in personal and organisational development, and systems change. Louise describes herself as a braided river, coming from both Ngāi Tūhoe and Ngati Pākehā whakapapa. She is committed to dismantling and dissolving dominant paradigms and structures to help heal colonisation and bring about a co-created world where all people and beings can thrive.
Co-Founder
Rebecca Sinclair
Rebecca is Honorary Research Fellow at Toi Rauwhārangi, College of Creative Arts, at Massey University Wellington. With over 27 years’ experience in creative education, her research focuses on the intersection of decolonisation, creativity, and complexity. Her creative practice infuses creativity and care into all aspects of life, and she likes nothing better than getting underneath the surface of things and asking beautiful questions that open up new possibilities. Of Pākehā (Scottish and English) descent, Rebecca lives in Te Whanganui-a-Tara with her 4 daughters and their cat.
Our Associates
Specialist Facilitator
Brennan Rigby
Brennan was born in Invercargill and grew up in Taranaki. He has worked in te Tiriti policy advisory and project management roles in places where communities, Māori entities, and the Crown meet. He's mystified by ignorance of colonisation, te Tiriti and our constitution. In this work he focuses on increasing understanding of our constructed western law constitution, and why less than 1% (estimated) of non-Māori New Zealanders can confidently talk about it for more than 60 seconds (tested in workshops). He thinks these things are linked and wants to find out more. These are thin places we've been avoiding too long.
Specialist Facilitator
Cathy Livermore
Cathy (Waitaha, Kati Mamoe, Kai Tahu, English, Irish, Scandinavian) has 25 years experience in the Arts, Education, Systems Change, and Health and Wellbeing. Grounded in her Māori worldview Cathy is committed to intercultural dialogue and collaboration to foster interconnected ways of co-creating our collective. Cathy is an artist and has developed indigenous pedagogies of learning within tertiary education, and recently has been working on systems change and Kaupapa Māori innovation in community development and mental health. Cathy is also the creator of Mauri Tau: A Te Ao Māori approach to Mindfulness and Hauora.
Our Coaches
Coach
Mel Hare
Mel is a highly experienced facilitator, consultant and leadership coach. Trained through Sydney-based IECL, Mel is an alum of the Pākehā Project Leadership Journey, and weaves this critical perspective into her coaching practice. She is deeply committed to restorative and relational ways of working and being. Mel was born in Sydney Australia, and her ancestors immigrated from Ireland. She acknowledges the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation, the traditional custodians of the land on which she grew up. Now her heart is in Aotearoa, where she lives in Wellington with her family.
Coach
Ange Parquist
Angela is a change architect, leadership coach, facilitator, and alum of The Pākehā Project. She brings warmth, challenge, and deep curiosity to her work, supporting leaders to navigate change in ways that centre people and possibility. Of Celtic and Swedish descent, with a broader colonial heritage, Angela’s whakapapa is both a grounding force and a doorway into deeper inquiry ... calling her into the discomfort and reflection needed for restorative systems change.
Services
We offer deep and immersive programmes for leaders. Our flagship programme is the Pākehā Project Leadership Journey, developed and incubated in partnership with Leadership New Zealand, where we work with Pākehā leaders who are looking to put their commitment to Te Tiriti o Waitangi into practice. We also offer leadership development for tangata Tiriti organisations who are looking to equip their leaders to give authentic effect to Te Tiriti.
We work with organisations to deliver workshops exploring the work of tangata Tiriti in Aotearoa. These are co-designed to address the specific organisational context.
We offer one-on-one coaching for tangata Tiriti leaders who wish to develop their relational leadership, navigate the territory of addressing racism and white supremacy, and work out how to give effect to Te Tiriti from their own cultural perspective.
We offer advice to tangata Tiriti organisations who wish to become more equipped to undertake deep cultural change programmes and to meaningfully and holistically give effect to Te Tiriti. The relational ways we work model and reinforce the research-informed advice we give.
We are always up for conversations about working with others to co-create new things! Please get in touch if you'd like to do something with us. Our desire is to help the broader ecosystem grow!
