Time	WEDNESDAY 6 APRIL
9.30-10.30am	Registration at Copthorne
11am- 2pm	Powhiri at Te Tii Waitangi Marae and Waitangi Treaty Grounds Conference Opening/Lunch Hikoi & Korero…focus on NZ History and Cultural Narratives
From 2pm	Networking for Leadership Free time for Activities in the Bay. Book and pay for these individually.
5.45-10pm	Dinner at Duke of Marlborough, Russell

Time	THURSDAY 7 APRIL
8am	Registration for day delegates
8.45-9am	Pio Terei- Welcome/Housekeeping
9-10.15am	Sir Ian Taylor – The Migration Story
10.15-11.00am	Morning tea with sponsors
11am-12.15pm	Shay Wright The Future, Indigenous development
12.15-1.30pm	Lunch with Sponsors
1.30-2.30pm	Helen Varney Tautai ole Moana
2.30-3pm	AGM & Afternoon Tea (Waitaha Room)
3-5pm	FREE TIME
5-7pm	Happy Hour at BOI Yacht Club…sponsored by John Raine (NBS)
7pm-late	Dinner & Entertainment at Copthorne (Treaty Rooms) THEME: “Transform” yourself Music by the Jackson Taylor Band

Time	FRIDAY 8 APRIL
From 8.30am	Breakfast in Treaty Rooms & Sponsor prize draw
9.30-10.30am	Conversation with Pio and Nix
10.30-10.45am	Sponsor prize draw continued
10.45-12pm	Dr Paul Woods From Delinquent to Doctor
	Poroporoaki…and snacks to go

In the beginning…

Today we think nothing of travelling to a new country, just jump on a plane and you can go anywhere in the world in only a few hours. But imagine if you lived thousands of years ago, and the only way to travel was a double hulled waka.

Question

Do now you know the incredible story of how Polynesians explored the Pacific. But do you think your parents have heard it? Or your grandparents?

Hidden History

Kia ora, my name is Ian Taylor. My ancestors were part of the greatest human adventure story of all time – and I’d never heard it before! I don’t want my grandchildren only hearing the story when they turn 70, so I made them this message…https://youtu.be/jgV3rugWfhg

SOCIAL ENTREPRENEUR, INNOVATOR, FUTURIST AND SPEAKER

Shay is an internationally recognised indigenous social entrepreneur, and has advised dozens of indigenous enterprises and several Governments.

Shay’s passions lie in combining social innovation and education with indigenous knowledge and contemporary business thinking – a mix that is ripe to disrupt the status quo in the 21st Century.

He is a co-founder of Te Whare Hukahuka, a social enterprise that aims to improve the lives of 10 million indigenous people. They create change through providing training, resources and wrap-around support to empower indigenous leaders, grow community enterprises and launch new industries.

The Tautai ole Moana – Strengthening the capability of Principals to improve outcomes for Pasifika Learners programme is aimed at creating opportunities for Pasifika learners through strengthening their school leadership.

National coordinator Helen Varney says the programme, spearheaded by the New Zealand Pasifika Principals Association, the New Zealand Principals Association and the Ministry of Education, was designed to improve outcomes for Pasifika learners.

“To be able to do that, their leadership has to have a connection with them. What we are trying to do is really around strengthening leadership capabilities in a way that improves outcomes for our Pasifika learners,” she said.

“For whatever reasons, and there are many different ones, Pasifika learners have not fared will. Some have done amazingly well, but the majority haven’t. We want to change that through leadership.”

ACTIVITY OPTIONS BAY OF ISLANDS

These are some recommendations for your free time WEDNESDAY 7 APRIL. Please note this is not included in the conference price, so you need to book and pay for these yourself.

GOLF: Waitangi Golf Club (for fees and club hire)

RUSSELL: Cruise across the bay to Historic Russell.

Check out the Ferry timetable: Departures from Paihia on the half hour. From Russell return on the hour.
When you get there you can take in the sights of Russell Mini tour with guide (1 hr)
Or just hang out and enjoy the beautiful surroundings. And maybe a glass of wine at the Duke of Marlborough

HOLE in the ROCK: Departs Paihia 1.30pm/ Returns 5.30pm

Discover KERIKERI: 3 hr tour departs Paihia 1pm

NB: Transfers to Paihia can be arranged with the Copthorne. Please let Faye know if you require transport.

Te Tii Waitangi marae is located to the north of Paihia, next to the Waitangi River mouth in the Bay of Islands. It is the only marae in Waitangi. The principal hāpu are Ngāti Rahiri and Ngāti Kawa, who have strong affiliations to Oromahoe marae and belong to the Ngāpuhi confederation.

The wharenui, named Te Tiriti o Waitangi, was opened in 1922, replacing the original 1881 building; the wharekai is Te Ngakau Aroha. Te Tii Waitangi marae was originally a nikau building and the first parliament of the tribes of Ngapuhi, well before the opening of the 1881 building.

The adjacent land is where He Wakaputanga o te Rangatiratanga (Declaration of the Independence of New Zealand) was signed on 28 October 1835. Five years later, 300 chiefs sat on the same spot to debate Te Tiriti o Waitangi (The Treaty of Waitangi), and signed it on 6 February 1840 across the present-day bridge at the home of the British Resident James Busby, now known as the Waitangi National Trust.

Te Tii Waitangi links to the inland mountain pa of Pouerua, and claims descent from the waka Ngātokimatawhaorua.

New Zealander Nicola ‘Nix’ Adams’ life spiralled out of control when she lost a child and turned to drugs to mask the pain.

Her husband left their home in Victoria, Australia for New Zealand with their other two children and Adams ended up in jail.

When she left jail two years ago, she made a Facebook video as a way to reconnect with her family as she climbed out of this personal hell.

And her hard-case personality and sharp tongue won her a heap of fans – more than 200,000 people follow her Facebook page: Cooked Whanau Korero with Nix.

Now clean and sober and back in Aotearoa, she’s got a new venture underway with comedian Pio Terei. His new show on Maori TV is called Terei Tonight which is being likened to a Kiwi version of Graham Norton, with interviews and live performances.

Adams is joining Terei for the comedy skit segments on the new show.

The pair met over lunch when it was suggested Adams should be involved in the show and there was an instant connection, Terei says.

“I just loved her tenacity and her vulnerability, and her honesty.”

Terei has also lost a child, which further cemented their bond.

He says he wanted Terei Tonight to be real, and Adams’ authenticity shines through.

“The thing is with Nix, and many, many, many people around the world, she stood at the black door.

“You know what I mean by the black door? At the end of your road the only way is to go up and you dig deep and all these beautiful things come out and it takes a lot of courage.

“They say television should be a reflection of who we are; well who’s reflecting people like Nix? Who’s the hero for a lot of our whānau out there who are really struggling, and I think Nix fits that for our whānau to say ‘good on ya girl, kia kaha, we’re in your corner.

“Her realness makes the show real.”

I BELIEVE THAT ADVERSITY IS THE CATALYST OF GROWTH

It’s when the chips are down, when we are facing hardship and challenge, that we have the opportunity to become more than we could have otherwise. I believe that we don’t want to settle for the average or below version of ourselves, that we are instead driven to strive towards our potential and that the sense of satisfaction we derive in doing so is a far more enduring and meaningful source of wellbeing than any external measure of success. I know the theory on this stuff, but my passion and belief come from my own experience of transformational change and growth.

Waitangi Treaty Grounds

Our Vision and Mission.

When Lord and Lady Bledisloe first walked on the grounds of Waitangi in 1932 they looked beyond the run-down buildings and overgrown gardens and envisioned a future where the significance of Waitangi was properly recognised. This was a dream many Māori had been holding onto for decades. The Bledisloes purchased the 506 hectare Waitangi Estate and then gifted it to the nation, to be put in trust and managed by the Waitangi National Trust Board made up of representatives from all the regions of the country and from various families with historical connections to the Treaty of Waitangi. A special hui (gathering) was held at Te Tii Marae and Waitangi in February 1934 to celebrate the formal handing over of the Bledisloes’ gift of land, with around 10,000 Māori from across New Zealand attending to honour and celebrate their gift.

Te Pae Tawhiti — Our Vision

He Whenua Rangatira – An Enduring Symbol of Nationhood

Te Kaupapa — Our Mission

Titiro ki ngā Taumata o te Moana – To Illustrate the Ongoing Promise of Waitangi to the World

Our Core Values

Whakamanawa / Reverence
Whakarite / Balance
Manaakitanga / Hospitality
Tika / Integrity
Kaitiakitanga / Custodians of the Kaupapa
Whakarerekē / Transformative
Rangatiratanga / Self Determination