Whakamanawa 2025
About event organiser
Te Pai Ora Social Service Providers Aotearoa is a membership-based organisation open to all community-based social service providers. Their work focuses on strengthening the social sector and supporting their members and the people they work with.
Event information
About the event
For more information and to register, please visit Whakamanawa 2025.
Whakamanawa is an opportunity for those working in the Aotearoa New Zealand social sector to gather with delegates from across community-based social services, the government social sector, and a broad range of connected spaces.
Day one of Whakamanawa will see all attendees gather together in the main plenary space to hear from the keynote kaikōrero
Day two of will feature a wide range of engaging workshops across five streams: Facilitating Inclusivity; Innovation in Social Services; Sustainable & Thriving Organisations; Strengthening Your Practice; and Change Making in Our Mahi.
For all queries, please contact the organisers.
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