Practice Foundations is a monthly public sector community of practice hosted online by The Auckland Co-Design Lab and Healthy Families Far North.
Practice Foundations shares practical tools, insights and examples of how whānau-centred and mātauranga-led ways of working are making a real difference for whānau and hapori across Aotearoa.
Our 2026 series of Practice Foundations has now concluded.
Dates for our 2027 series will be shared soon!
Most of our sessions are recorded. You can find the recordings, and any accompanying slide decks, resources and shared links, below.
Enabling Whānau and Community-Led Leadership and Decision Making
Visual illustration that summarises the content of the April 2026 Practice Foundations session on Whānau and Community Leadership
Te Whakariterite: Preparing Ourselves for the Journey
Visual illustration that summarises the content of the March 2026 Practice Foundations session on Te Whakariterite
Designing your way to Mana Motuhake through Enterprise
Visual illustration that summarises the content of the November Practice Foundations session on designing your way to mana motuhake through enterprise
Mātauranga Māori for Systems Change and Innovation
Visual illustration that summarises the content of the October Practice Foundations session on Mātauranga Māori Systems Change and Innovation
Niho Taniwha: A Systems Learning Framework
Visual illustration that summarises the content of the September Practice Foundations session on Niho Taniwha
Whānau Prosperity: Economic Levers for Change
Visual illustration that summarises the content of the September Practice Foundations session on Whānau Prosperity: economic levers for change.
Mānawatia a Matariki mā Puanga
Visual illustration that summarises the content of Karōrias Practice Foundations session
Ngā Tohu o te Taiao: Mātauranga-led Complexity Practices
Visual illustration that summarises the content of the Practice Foundations session on Ngā Tohu o te Taiao: Mātauranga-Led Complexity Practices
