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Proposed team
Louise Marra, Co-founder of The Pākehā Project,
has leadership experience
spanning all sectors, having held senior leadership and governance roles within
Government, the private sector, philanthropy and the NGO sector. Louise set up
the Auckland Policy Office for Government, running it for 10 years, and then
worked for DPMC in the Policy Advisory Group, as an advisor to the Prime
Ministers. Since, Louise has studied collective and intergenerational trauma for
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many years and runs her own company, Unity House. Louise is also a founder of a
social enterprise, the Emerge Institute, and ReRoot, a catalyst for the Centre for
Social Impact and the former Director of the New Zealand Leadership Programme.
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Louise describes herself as a braided river, coming from both Ngāi Tuhoe and
Ngati Pākehā whakapapa. Her work has been 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.
Rebecca Sinclair is Co-founder of the Pākehā Project and Associate Professor at
Toi Rauwhārangi, College of Creative Arts, at Massey University Wellington. The
former Director Academic and Deputy Pro Vice-Chancellor of the College, she has
over 25 years’ experience in creative arts pedagogy. Her research focuses on the
role of Pākehā in decolonisation, exploring the ways that systems of power are
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reinforced through everyday practices and the role of creativity in disrupting
dominant paradigms. She has applied this knowledge in her University leadership
role, and has experience leading large workshops that facilitate reflection,
imagination and new approaches, including tangata Tiriti workshops in the
University. Of Pākehā (Scottish and English) descent, Rebecca lives in Te
Whanganui-a-Tara.
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Krissi Smith is Co-Director of Kūwaha Ltd, and an experienced Treaty trainer,
translator, and Māori language teacher. Krissi is Tauiwi Pākehā (of mainly Scottish,
Irish and English descent) and has always lived in Te Upoko o te Ika in te rohe of
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Te Ātiawa and Ngāti Toa Rangatira. She learned to speak te reo Māori as an adult
and is now an accredited translator and interpreter licensed by Te Taura Whiri i te
Reo Māori. Krissi has lectured te reo Māori at Te Herenga Waka University of
Wellington and has an MA in Māori Studies and te reo Māori. Literature. Krissi has
been facilitating courses and workshops in te reo Māori, anti-racism, and te Tiriti o
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Waitangi for almost 20 years and has been lucky enough to work collaboratively
alongside Māori communities, activists, academics, and educators for her entire
adult life. With a background in socio-linguistics, literary studies, and anti-racist
activism, Krissi is passionate about finding ways to honour te Tiriti by “being better
manuhiri" here in Aotearoa.
Prepared by:
Rebecca Sinclair
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Co-founder, The Pākehā Project
14th June, 2023
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Unity House Ltd, trading as The Pākehā Project
61 Kinghorne Street, Strathmore Park, WGTN 6022
P: s9(2)(a)
E: s9(2)(a)@massey.ac.nz
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Document 4
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PROPOSAL FOR MOJ PEOPLE EXPERIENCE TEAM—TANGATA TIRITI
WORKSHOPS, COACHING, AND TRAINING THE TRAINERS PROGRAMME:
Purpose
Project brief: To work with the guidance of Te Ngira Kāpehu, to plan and facilitate bespoke
Tangata Tiriti training/coaching programme for 6-8
People Experience team staff
with a view to these becoming peer coaches/“Change Stewards” for a year-long
organisational change programme to follow. Assist them to prototype a 1-day
workshop, and be able to lead regular reflective/embedding sessions with their
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teams on topics of Tiriti partnership and race. Provide initial supervision, with the
option of extending this further as required/agreed.
Project duration: July 2023—September 2023
The proposal takes account of our kaupapa of deep, inclusive, sustainable
organisational change that is embodied through values, behaviours and action.
We would like to develop a relationship with organisations we work with so that
trust and connection can facilitate the ongoing work. Our facilitation is based on
research, expertise and experience.
• We note that the MoJ has a license for Te Rito E-Learning Bicultural
Competency modules (noted on their website). If this license is still current,
we recommend courses 5—7 as preparation for the peer coaching/change
stewards training and workshop. This is an excellent and well-respected
resource. See https://www.kiamaia.org.nz/te-rito/
• This proposal includes Krissi Smith, from Kūwaha, in the 2-day wānanga,
folding in her expertise in te reo Māori, Treaty training, and decolonisation
work.
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Unity House Ltd, trading as The Pākehā Project
61 Kinghorne Street, Strathmore Park, WGTN 6022
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Proposal
This proposal is in two parts:
(1) Design and delivery of 2-day wānanga
Bespoke wānanga for 10 self-selected Policy staff who become “Change
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Stewards” for the Policy Team, covering essentials for them to become
good peer coaches with the ability to lead regular reflective/embedding
sessions, with their teams, on topics of Tiriti partnership and race.
August 2023—September 2023
(2) Design and delivery of facilitation and prototyping support for MoJ change
programme.
Training, support and coaching for the development of prototypes that the
peer coaches/change stewards develop, including prototyping workshop
and guided refinement of prototypes.
August 2023—November 2023
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All interventions are designed to develop capacities for deep reflection and
meaningful action on the role of tangata Tiriti in honouring Te Tiriti o Waitangi
(including the development of group and personal action plans). Our workshops
and coaching are delivered in trauma-informed ways by expert facilitators who are
skilled at helping tangata Tiriti navigate the emotional territory that is necessary for
dealing with uncomfortable material Participants are supported to consider the
practical ways they can each participate in unpicking colonisation and racism and
work towards an ethic of restoration in Aotearoa so that all can flourish. Through a
co-creation process, sessions are tailored to the particular organisational context
and client needs. The workshops and coaching develop essential leadership skills
for our time.
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Unity House Ltd, trading as The Pākehā Project
61 Kinghorne Street, Strathmore Park, WGTN 6022
P: s9(2)(a)
E: s9(2)(a)@massey.ac.nz
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Proposed team
Louise Marra, Co-founder of The Pākehā Project,
has leadership experience
spanning all sectors, having held senior leadership and governance roles within
Government, the private sector, philanthropy and the NGO sector. Louise set up
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the Auckland Policy Office for Government, running it for 10 years, and then
worked for DPMC in the Policy Advisory Group, as an advisor to the Prime
Ministers. Since, Louise has studied collective and intergenerational trauma for
many years and runs her own company, Unity House. Louise is also a founder of a
social enterprise, the Emerge Institute, and ReRoot, a catalyst for the Centre for
Social Impact and the former Director of the New Zealand Leadership Programme.
Louise describes herself as a braided river, coming from both Ngāi Tuhoe and
Ngati Pākehā whakapapa. Her work has been 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.
Rebecca Sinclair is Co-founder of the Pākehā Project and Associate Professor at
Toi Rauwhārangi, College of Creative Arts, at Massey University Wellington. The
former Director Academic and Deputy Pro Vice-Chancellor of the College, she has
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over 25 years’ experience in creative arts pedagogy. Her research focuses on the
role of Pākehā in decolonisation, exploring the ways that systems of power are
reinforced through everyday practices and the role of creativity in disrupting
dominant paradigms. She has applied this knowledge in her University leadership
role, and has experience leading large workshops that facilitate reflection,
imagination and new approaches, including tangata Tiriti workshops in the
University. Of Pākehā (Scottish and English) descent, Rebecca lives in Te
Whanganui-a-Tara.
Krissi Smith is Co-Director of Kūwaha Ltd, and an experienced Treaty trainer,
translator, and Māori language teacher. Krissi is Tauiwi Pākehā (of mainly Scottish,
Irish and English descent) and has always lived in Te Upoko o te Ika in te rohe of
Te Ātiawa and Ngāti Toa Rangatira. She learned to speak te reo Māori as an adult
and is now an accredited translator and interpreter licensed by Te Taura Whiri i te
Reo Māori. Krissi has lectured te reo Māori at Te Herenga Waka University of
Wellington and has an MA in Māori Studies and te reo Māori. Literature. Krissi has
been facilitating courses and workshops in te reo Māori, anti-racism, and te Tiriti o
Waitangi for almost 20 years and has been lucky enough to work collaboratively
alongside Māori communities, activists, academics, and educators for her entire
adult life. With a background in socio-linguistics, literary studies, and anti-racist
activism, Krissi is passionate about finding ways to honour te Tiriti by “being better
manuhiri" here in Aotearoa.
Prepared by:
Rebecca Sinclair
Co-founder, The Pākehā Project
14th June, 2023
4
Unity House Ltd, trading as The Pākehā Project
61 Kinghorne Street, Strathmore Park, WGTN 6022
P: s9(2)(a)
E s9(2)(a) @massey.ac.nz
RELEASED UNDER THE OFFICIAL
Document 5
1982
PROPOSAL FOR MOJ ĀTEA A RANGI LEADERSHIP TEAM—MATARIKI
LEADERSHIP SUPPORT
Purpose
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Brief: To introduce Ātea a Rangi Leadership Team to some tools and approaches
that support leading through challenging times, changing conditions, and
discomfort. Leaders will be supported to understand and apply nervous-system
coaching principles and tools, with themselves and their teams, to enable them to
support the wider Atea ā Rangi group to navigate the change of administration,
change of priorities and operating environment.
The proposal reflects our kaupapa of deep, inclusive, sustainable organisational
change that is embodied through values, behaviours and action, and underpinned
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by relationality and compassion.
Proposal
Design and delivery of 2 x half day interactive sessions for Ātea a Rangi Leadership
Team by Rebecca Sinclair, on tools, practices and principles for coaching,
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leadership and support in times of difficulty, stress and change.
Covering: Understanding the nervous system (individual and collective);
navigating discomfort in self and others; supporting and enabling kaimahi to
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understand their own stress responses and how to work with them; creating
environments that enhance institutional courage, agency and flourishing; self-
awareness as a portal to awareness in others; making worldviews visible; working
with self as system; strong leadership teams as communities of practice, support,
and courage.
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The investment
Design and delivery of 2 x half day interactive sessions for Ātea a Rangi Leadership
Team.
Includes: design, delivery, reflection book, 2 x half-day facilitation.
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Total: $6,900 + GST
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Unity House Ltd, trading as
The Pākehā Project
61 Kinghorne Street, Strathmore Park, WGTN 6022
P: s9(2)(a)
E: s9(2)(a) @massey.ac.nz
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LEAD FACILITATOR
Rebecca Sinclair is Co-founder of the Pākehā Project and Honorary Research
fellow at Toi Rauwhārangi, College of Creative Arts, at Massey University
Wellington. The former Director Academic and Deputy Pro Vice-Chancellor of the
College, she has 27 years’ experience in creative arts pedagogy. Her research
focuses on the role of Pākehā in decolonisation and honouring Te Tiriti, and how
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to give effect to that in practice. She has experience in systems design, embodied
and collective intelligence, creative process, and culture change, and understands
the complexities of working across different worldviews and paradigms. Rebecca
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is an experienced leadership educator and workshop facilitator and is adept at
bringing people together across difference to engage in reflection, deep
discussion and idea generation. She loves helping tāngata Tiriti see that a Tiriti-
based future is good for them too. Of Pākehā (Scottish and English) descent,
Rebecca lives in Te Whanganui-a-Tara.
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Louise Marra, Co-founder of The Pākehā Project,
has leadership experience
spanning all sectors, having held senior leadership and governance roles within
Government, the private sector, philanthropy and the NGO sector. Louise set up
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the Auckland Policy Office for Government, running it for 10 years, and then
worked for DPMC in the Policy Advisory Group, as an advisor to the Prime
Ministers. Since, Louise has studied collective and intergenerational trauma for
many years and runs her own company, Unity House. Louise is also a founder of a
social enterprise, the Emerge Institute, and ReRoot, a catalyst for the Centre for
Social Impact and the former Director of the New Zealand Leadership Programme.
Louise describes herself as a braided river, coming f
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Ngati Pākehā whakapapa. Her work has been 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.
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Prepared by: Rebecca Sinclair
Co-founder, The Pākehā Project
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7th December, 2023
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Unity House Ltd, trading as
The Pākehā Project
61 Kinghorne Street, Strathmore Park, WGTN 6022
P: s9(2)(a)
E:s9(2)(a) @massey.ac.nz
