Manahau

04/06/2025

When It’s Hard to Get to School: Support for You and Your Tamariki!

👉 This upcoming webinar from Anna promises to offer practical, doable strategies to support attendance for parents, especially those raising neurodiverse or anxious tamariki

There's also the option to purchase the recording to have on file and share with parents when a little support is needed 💕

https://events.humanitix.com/school-attendance

29/05/2025

NEW Webinar: When It’s Hard to Get to School: Support for You and Your Tamariki 💕

Anna from our tīma is a parenting and child wellbeing specialist with a background in psychology and decades of experience working across national parenting and wellbeing projects, including Sparklers, Tākai and New Zealand Institute of Wellbeing & Resilience - NZIWR as well as supporting whānau through all the ups and downs. She brings a calm, non-judgmental approach that helps parents feel seen, supported, and more confident – especially when things are tough.

Anna will be joined by an experienced educator and leader working closely with schools where school attendance is an ongoing challenge.

The webinar promises to offer practical, doable strategies for parents, especially those raising neurodiverse or anxious tamariki. 🥰

This fresh, honest webinar is perfect for whānau – and you can:
✨ Share the link so they can book direct
🫶 Pre-purchase it for your whānau community
💻 Or purchase the recording to share anytime

https://events.humanitix.com/school-attendance

26/05/2025

We know how complex absence can be across your whānau - and lately, we’ve been hearing from some kaiako asking for support. So we’ve pulled together some quick, helpful resources you can use straight away 💕

Got a whānau page or pānui? These are ready to copy and paste, whether that’s weekly, termly, or use them as email messages to whānau who you’re noticing have higher absences.

We've got...

💬 Words to reduce guilt and grow understanding - why showing up matters,

👟 A gentle reminder about how attendance helps,

🌅 Tips for calm mornings,

🤝 And encouragement to reach out early

Find the full messages here 👇
https://www.manahau.nz/tackling-absences-together

13/05/2025

💡Coming up this Thursday (7:30pm)! Anna from our tīma is co-hosting a practical webinar as part of Selwyn Parenting Week. She’ll be joined by Morwenna Bates-Thornton, an early childhood kaiako and mum of three neurodiverse tamariki.

Together, they’ll unpack how a strengths-based approach can totally shift how you see ND tamariki — and yourself. 🥰

https://events.humanitix.com/neurodiversity

Selwyn Parenting Network

We know parenting a neurodivergent child comes with its challenges — but also incredible strengths. Join us for our upcoming webinar, Thriving with neurodiversity: A strengths-based approach for parents that will flip the narrative and leave you feeling encouraged, connected, and confident. ❤️

👉 See your child (and yourself) through a strengths-based lens
👉 Learn to advocate with confidence for your child’s needs
👉 Discover your own hidden strengths as a parent
👉 Take away practical, useful strategies for everyday parenting
👉 Connect with like-minded parents who get it

We're excited to be facilitating this season as a part of the Selwyn Parenting Week lineup with Selwyn Parenting Network. Presented by Anna Mowat (Director of Real Parents, background in psychology) and Morwenna Bates-Thornton (educator and incredible māmā to three neurodivergent tamariki)

Register here! 👇

https://events.humanitix.com/neurodiversity

12/05/2025

We're just so lucky to be surrounded by such incredible colleagues and friends who support our mahi — and this week, we’ve had the absolute privilege of teaming up with the amazing Karena Findlay from Succeed Differently. Karena is a deeply experienced social worker who brings insight, warmth, and real-deal understanding to her mahi supporting neurodiverse tamariki and those who care for them. 💜

👉 Together, we’ve created a practical, easy-to-use PDF resource that takes you through key brain domains, the challenges many neurodiverse tamariki face, and simple, effective strategies you can use at school or at home.

https://www.manahau.nz/how-to-succeed-differently

04/05/2025

We're super excited to share this new opportunity from our friends at Grow Waitaha! 😍

Grow Waitaha is proud to launch their Gender Diversity Self-Guided Modules this week. These resources are designed to support schools and kura in fostering inclusive environments for all ākonga. As part of releasing these modules, they are hosting a Zoom activation event and inviting educators to come be part of this kōrero!

This live event is May 5th from 4:30pm!

Get all the details and register here! 👇

https://www.growwaitaha.co.nz/events/events/gender-diverse-rangatahi-resource-launch

01/04/2025

Registrations are now open for our friends at Life Education Trust's Teacher Professional Development workshops! ❤️

If you’d like to learn practical strategies to support neurodiverse young people, or tamariki experiencing anxiety, our Nurturing Healthy Minds workshops provide expert insights and hands-on guidance. The workshops are held online, from 3.30pm - 5.00pm.

Book now to secure your place in April or May!

bit.ly/NHM25

27/03/2025

Looking to try and boost some ngoi (energy) in these final weeks of term? ❤️ 🎉

Try putting on some ​​waiata and ask tamariki to kanikani. Then shout out an animal and emotion, asking tamariki to move around like they’re that animal experiencing that emotion. No music, no worries, just call out the animal and the emotion wherever you are (inside or out) and enjoy the laughter and animal sound effects that come with it. Think about ending on the emotion you want to carry through to your next activity. This is a fun way to support tamariki in thinking about emotions and what emotions look like.

26/03/2025

Aw, if you haven't already check out this kōrero Aaron from our tīma recently had with Anton on the Beyond the Hustle podcast 🎧 🫶

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25/03/2025

💡 Giving little brain boosts during learning to mix up long periods of sitting and providing a different focus has so many benefits for tamariki. These little boosts can increase blood flow and oxygen to the brain, which can improve cognitive function and concentration moving forward.

That's why this week we're sharing some super simple activities to dial up some ngoi (energy)! 🙌

👉 Follow the leader
Take tamariki outside and appoint a leader (changing to a new ākonga every few minutes) the leader moves around the school yard skipping, hoping, running, jumping, galloping, climbing, circling through trees, singing - whatever they choose. How good is some physical activity and fundamental movement skills!

24/03/2025

We love sharing the awesome mahi our tīma does - it’s a great way for you to connect with us and see the people behind Manahau. ❤️

This week, Aaron from our tīma joined Anton Matthews on the Beyond The Hustle podcast for an inspiring kōrero about hauora, identity, mental resilience, and the power of Te Ao Māori in shaping strong, grounded tāne.

It’s a super cool kōrero and a must-listen for tāne, whānau, and anyone wanting to better understand the balance between strength and vulnerability. 🎧

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What does it mean to be a strong tāne? It’s more than just physical strength—it’s how we show up for our whānau, how we manage our emotions, and how we build resilience in all areas of life.

In the latest Beyond the Hustle episode, I sit down with Aaron Hāpuku, a leader in hauora Māori, mental resilience, and mau rākau, to talk about:

👉 Why real hauora isn’t just about how much you can lift, but how your relationships reflect your well-being
👉 The unspoken struggles of tāne Māori—and how we can shift the narrative
👉 The balance between strength & softness—how taiaha wānanga teach both warrior discipline and emotional intelligence

This is a kōrero that needs to be heard. Let’s start normalising these conversations around mental, emotional, and spiritual health.

Beyond The Hustle Podcast - Strength, Vulnerability & Hauora - With Aaron Hāpuku

Listen on Apple Podcast & Spotify (Beyond The Hustle Aotearoa)
Watch the latest episode on Youtube (Beyond The Hustle Podcast)
https://youtu.be/GTib4fRwFIs

PS: Check out hustlegroup.co.nz to learn more about our whānau business.

18/03/2025

It's Unity Week and we've got a new activity all about supporting tamariki to build empathy and strengthen friendships, ultimately creating a more inclusive classroom and all you'll need is your curious tamariki and a little bit of time.

Tamariki will pair up and identify as many things they have in common then kōrero about how we often only focus on differences, and while this can be okay, it can get in the way too. 💕

See the full activity here 👇

https://www.manahau.nz/same-same

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