About He Kura
He Kura offers flexible, self-directed courses designed to help you build cultural intelligence (CQ) and grow your knowledge of the Māori world. Our approach is to help both individuals and organisations fully understand Māori history and context, knowing this is essential to working with Māori effectively.
In our experience, a series of in-person workshops is the best way to deliver this knowledge. We do this through our core CQ programme, which takes place over several months and encourages regular engagement. He Kura offers a flexible and affordable alternative for those who cannot make this commitment, but still want to take a meaningful first step on their journey.
Our long-term mission is to create a suite of resources that cover everything you need to know before engaging with Māori. For now, we are excited to present our first course, Shaping a Nation: Past to Present. It covers Māori history, including our arrival in Aotearoa and early encounters with Europeans, to the Treaty of Waitangi and its ongoing relevance today. The course is delivered through a series of short videos and multiple-choice quizzes, allowing you to learn at your own pace.
Our People
Rocky
(Ngāi Tahu,
Ngāti Hinematua)
Rocky is passionate about our tribal traditions and history. He is the Chief Storyteller for NAIA. His most recent position saw him work with non-Māori commercial leaders to help them better understand our iwi – our protocols, our language, and our worldview.
Rocky leads the Cultural Intelligence development programmes for NAIA and is actively engaged in providing training and coaching for corporates and non-corporate organisations.
Mel
(Ngāti Awa, Ngāti Pikiao, Waikato,
Ngāti Maniapoto, Ngāti Tūwharetoa)
Mel believes that the key to achieving positive outcomes for Māori lies in increasing knowledge and awareness of our people and stories, and is committed to working with New Zealand businesses to do just that. With a warm and approachable style, paired with a sharp eye for detail, Mel excels at sharing complex information in a clear and concise way. Her extensive experience in developing and implementing Māori health strategies has given her a deep, practical understanding of how to drive meaningful change within organisations.
Shaping a Nation:
Past to Present
This is a three-part series that covers Māori history from our arrival to the present day.
The story of how Māori arrived in Aotearoa from Hawaiki, using our knowledge of the natural world to navigate.
The events surrounding the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi between Māori and the British Crown.
The challenges Māori have faced as a result of colonisation and the ongoing work to reclaim our culture and identity.
Group Enrolment Enquiries
We offer discounts for bulk enrolments. If your organisation is interested in enrolling your team in our Shaping a Nation: Past to Present course, click the link below to fill out the form. Our team will be in touch to discuss the details.
