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.
4 November 9:30 - 11:00am
Celebrating Indigenous change-making frameworks and the people + places behind them
Kōrero between Rachel Knight (Kāi Tahu, Kāti Māmoe, Waitaha) and Sam Wixon (Kāi Tahu, Kāti Māmoe, Waitaha, Moriori, Ngāti Toa Rangatira)
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
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.
Place-based Approaches: Activating the Ecosystem
Visual illustration that summarises the content of the Practice Foundations session on Place-based approaches: activating ecosystems