Haka Works Talks

Dan Walker is the Global Co Chair of Indigenous at Microsoft. He says being Maori is his super power. Is there a place for indigenous knowledge within tech? Are corporations like Microsoft appreciative of the benefits that diverse perspectives from indigenous cultures can bring? What can be done to bring these two worlds together in a way that brings benefits for both parties.

What's it like to be on the boards of some of Australasia's biggest companies? What are some of the attributes of a good director? Is there any difference in being a director of an iwi owned company vs a publicly listed company? With Maori shareholders now expecting their businesses to be more aligned to tikanga/ Maori values when operating, how does that impact on the role of dire

And we are back! Talking to Dr. Rebecca Burke from her home in Germany about the haka performed by a right wing German group. “What the f…k are these people doing?....It’s really bad that someone with this kind of Nazi thinking would declare war on our government with a haka.”  Rebecca has a doctorate from Victoria Uni's Maori department. She has a really interesting s

Haka Works talks with Rachel Taulelei about her journey into leadership, now as CEO Kono, the Maori owned food and beverage business, the impact that indigenous values have on organisational culture and how Maori and indigenous knowledge can help solve some of the world's biggest problems around sustainable management.  Rachel is an award-winning entrepreneur and business woma

Chey and Kahurangi Milne are a Rotorua based communications company with a mission: "kia whakatairanga i te ahurea Māori ki te ao!" the promotion of Maori culture to the world. They come from family with haka pedigree and through their business have been bringing haka and Maori culture to a new generation and bigger audiences through modern media channels. 

The next wave of colonisation is the colonisation of our knowledge." Jamie Tuuta has been managing Maori assets for a long time, in his previous role as Maori Trustee and on commercial boards and trust boards of tribal entities around New Zealand. As tribes settle their land claims, how do we ensure the protection of less tangible assets, our intellectual property? Haka Wrks has se

A great opportunity to hear from one of London's Maori legends Bruce Simpson talks about growing up Maori in small-town New Zealand in the 60s and 70s and then heading overseas biking around the US on a Harley Davidson, moving to the UK and finally reconnecting with his culture through London Maori club Ngati Ranana. He now runs Haka UK and teaches haka to people around the world.

Haka Works talks with Toiroa Williams about his journey as a filmmaker and storyteller including time at Sundance in Los Angeles and doing sharing haka and Maori culture with Haka Works. - Growing up in the tight Maori community of Opotiki that supported his journey into higher education. - How his Master's thesis became a journey into film making and led to his stint at Sundance i

I'm catching up with Kane Harnett on Tuesday evening to talk about his journey sharing Maori leadership knowledge to senior leadership teams with Haka X.

"Haka Works talks with Emere Wano. Emere and I know each other from our time in Taranaki when tino rangatiratanga (self determination for ourselves and our culture) was what we lived for. Emere talks about how it was an important time to secure self confidence in being Maori. We talk about her work managing kapa haka tours overseas and as Festival Director for WOMAD NZ, bringing in