Liz presenting in Wellington at Āhurutia Te Rito roundtable
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Explore our events, reports, articles and videos promoting the mahi we do here.

Interviews are welcome, or if you would like us to present or run a wānanga for your kaupapa, let us know.

Elizabeth Emere Harte at Te Awhina Marae in Motueka

Video: Kaupapa Māori parenting programme strengthens kaimahi practice

Jun 2026 Media release: A kaupapa grounded in the parenting traditions of tūpuna Māori is equipping kaimahi with the skills and resources to better support whānau through mātauranga Māori.

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Successful Inaugural Ngākau Aroha Hui-ā-Tau

Jun 2026 Celebrating eight years since the kaupapa was first founded, and five years since the launch of Ngākau Aroha for Kaimahi

Dr Hirini Kaa and Liz Harte during podcast interview

Guest on the E Hika podcast with Dr Hirini Kaa

Mar 2026 Elizabeth Emere Harte was invited to speak with her cousin, Hirini Kaa, on his podcast E Hika!

Elizabeth Emere Harte at home MAS Foundation

Video: Tūpuna Parenting embraces traditional Māori caregiving

Nov 2025 MAS Foundation created a video and article about how Elizabeth and her Mum started this kaupapa and the journey to today.

Dr Heather Muriwai and Elizabeth Emere Harte

Speaker at Paediatric Society NZ 76th Annual Meeting 2025

Nov 2025 Collaborating with Dr Muriwai for our joint session 'Te Ao Māori Birth & Parenting' as part of the Child Protection Clinical Network SIG.

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Speaker at Power to Protect Webinar series 2025

Jul 2025 Elizabeth's presentation to a clinical audience was called "Mātauranga Māori gifts us solutions for our pēpi: Actionable strategies for whanau"

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Report: Ngākau Aroha delivers significant social impact

Aug 2025 Our SROI evaluation of our professional development journey show that for every $1 invested, $11.20 of value is created.

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Report: Tamariki Once Were Cherished — They Can Be Again

Jun 2025 Grounded in pūrākau, literature, and peer-reviewed research, this report strengthens the evidence for tūpuna parenting as a model for wellbeing.

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After many months of work, our new website launched!

Mar 2025 With new resources & whānau pūrākau videos, we relaunched our Tūpuna Parenting website.

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Report: Ngākau Aroha kaupapa benefits whānau

Jun 2024 Our first evaluation highlighted the positive outcomes of Ngākau Aroha Parenting in for the kaimahi and the whānau they support.

Ash and Liz at Whaiora o Ngā Iwi Taketake 2024

Speaker at Whaora o Ngā Iwi Taketake

May 2024 Ashleigh Rogde-Berryman & myself had the privilege of speaking on the main stage at the inaugural Whaiora O Ngā Iwi Taketake | Indigenous Wellbeing Conference.

Liz at Maori Social Workers Symposium 2024

Speaker at Māori & Pasifika Symposium 2024

Mar 2024 Elizabeth was invited to speak at this symposium organised by the Social Workers Association alongside a line-up of well-regarded leaders in this sector.

Liz Keynote presentation in Darwin Australia

Keynote at the 2023 NBPSA Annual Conference in Darwin

Aug 2023 As a keynote speaker, Elizabeth presented to a diverse audience of health professionals from the Australasian Society of Development Paediatrics.

Liz presenting in Wellington at Āhurutia ki te Rito

Speaker at Roundtable for Āhurutia Te Rito | It Takes A Village

Sep 2022 Elizabeth was invited to be a keynote speaker at a gathering of 50+ diverse experts on perinatal and maternal mental health at Parliament.

Liz presenting at CRC webinar

Webinar: Mātauranga Māori, Indigenous Family Values

Sep 2023 Elizabeth was invited to speak at an online event this year by Child Rich Communities which looks to grow a network of people and projects working in community-led ways