Tapasā - Navigating the Future

Tapasā - Navigating the Future We help people navigate their cultural journey to knowing themselves, their past, present and future.

09/06/2026

THE GOVERNANCE GAME! 🌊

Using our Pacific ways of navigating towards our destination, our vaka crews filled with rangatahi got to learn the fundamentals of governance: relationships, trust and having shared values and rules 🌟🌊

Over the past 2 nights, Tapasā and Pacifica Arts Centre have had the privilege of collaborating and being blessed with Caren Rangi’s expertise in governance training!

Caren is a governance guru but has also brought a fresh way to learn about governance in a room filled with young minds, creative ideas and an interest in learning more about governance from a youth point of view! ⚓️

What a fun few nights and based on the feedback from our rangatahi, you can definitely keep an eye out for more like this to come 🤍

🎨💸 Can you actually make a living from being creative?For a lot of Pacific young people, creativity is seen as a passion...
09/06/2026

🎨💸 Can you actually make a living from being creative?

For a lot of Pacific young people, creativity is seen as a passion — not a pathway. But what if your storytelling, photography, design, writing, content creation, or art could become a sustainable career?

Join us for an honest talanoa with — writer, poet, journalist, kaiako, creative entrepreneur, and founder of Atamai and the Moana Creative Business Network.

Danielle will share her journey navigating the creative industry, the realities of freelancing and business, lessons she’s learnt along the way, and practical advice for turning your creativity into something that can support your future! 🌊

No gatekeeping. Just real talanoa about building a creative life that thrives both creatively and financially. ✨

📍 Community Waitākere
📅 Friday 19 June
⏰ 5PM–7PM

Free event. Pacific young creatives welcome! Link in bio to register 🔗

Tag someone who needs to be here 👇🏽

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14/05/2026

50 years after the historic maiden voyage of the Hōkūleʻa from Hawaiʻi to Tahiti, some of our Tapasā team and youth had the incredible privilege of stepping aboard this legendary waka here in Tāmaki Makaurau 🌺

For many of our young people, this was more than just visiting a vessel… it was a chance to physically stand within a living legacy of Pacific navigation, resilience, and ancestral knowledge. To hear the stories of navigators like Papa Mau, learn about the deep whakapapa of the moana, and witness the care and intention held within Hōkūleʻa was something truly special.

Through Sāuni, our climate resilience collective, we continue creating spaces where Pacific young people and their communities can reconnect with ancestral knowledge while imagining the futures they want to lead. We are blessed to do this in collaboration with

Experiences like this remind us that innovation and resilience have always existed within our cultures. 🌊

Alongside exploring the and the Hawaiki exhibition, we also learnt practical knot-tying skills used on waka ⚓️

A massive thank you to the for welcoming our community with so much warmth and generosity. To witness our youth standing aboard Hōkūleʻa - eyes wide, asking questions, connecting stories back to their own identities wa so special!! 💙

The voyage of Hōkūleʻa continues to inspire generations across Moana Nui a Kiwa, and we are grateful our people could experience even a small part of that living history 🤎

Through the Sautalaga a te Kau Talavou o Tuvalu project, Youth created spaces where Tuvalu youth and families could com...
13/05/2026

Through the Sautalaga a te Kau Talavou o Tuvalu project, Youth created spaces where Tuvalu youth and families could come together to talk about climate change, identity, culture, and connection to homeland. 🇫🇯

From intergenerational storytelling to the Laka Emergency Grab Bag activity, the project showed that climate resilience is not only about preparing for environmental change but it’s also about strengthening language, relationships, cultural identity, and collective care. 🫶

“It’s scary to think our homeland might disappear before I ever get to truly know it.”

Proud to walk alongside TASIANI Youth in this kaupapa as support and backbone through Tapasā – Navigating Futures ✨

Thank you to for funding this initiative 💙

FREE WEBINAR: THIS WEDNESDAY at 6:30PM! Do you want to learn how to turn your stories into opportunities? Calling all yo...
04/05/2026

FREE WEBINAR: THIS WEDNESDAY at 6:30PM!

Do you want to learn how to turn your stories into opportunities? Calling all youth who are looking for skills to elevate their brands, businesses or ideas to get them seen and even paid for! 🙌

Te Kahukura is the founder of , having a built a platform of over 200k followers with a best-selling novel and renowned speaking experiences. She is a rangatahi herself! Amazing!

Come along on Wednesday evening to hear from her online about how she turned her stories and skills into real life job opportunities and how you can do the same! 🤩

When: Wednesday 6th May 6:30-8PM
This Webinar is FREE for all rangatahi 🤍

Register with the link in our bio or here: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/5qeTV_45TOWqD-ChH0SR7g

THIS WEDNESDAY at 6:30PM! Do you want to learn how to turn your stories into opportunities? Calling all youth who are lo...
04/05/2026

THIS WEDNESDAY at 6:30PM!

Do you want to learn how to turn your stories into opportunities? Calling all youth who are looking for skills to elevate their brands, businesses or ideas to get them seen and even paid for! 🙌

Te Kahukura is the founder of Maori Millionaire, having a built a platform of over 200k followers are 22 years old with a best-selling novel and renowned speaking experiences.

Come along on Wednesday evening to hear from her online about how she turned her stories and skills into real life job opportunities and how you can do the same! 🤩

When: Wednesday 6th May 6:30-8PM
This Webinar is FREE for all rangatahi

Register here: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/5qeTV_45TOWqD-ChH0SR7g

29/04/2026

Atafa o Le Moana workshop on personal branding and elevator pitches! 🙂‍↕️

One thing that always comes up in our spaces is humility. It’s something we deeply value as Pacific people - but when it’s internalised in certain ways, it can also hold our young people back from stepping into opportunities they’re more than ready for.

This session was about shifting that. About helping our youth stand tall in who they are, own their story, and speak confidently about their strengths, their passions, and what they want to see for their communities.

We worked on crafting their introductions, practicing how to articulate their value, and even got them started on LinkedIn - look out for their invites to connect! 🌟

The main message is that putting yourself out there isn’t an ego thing but it’s about self-advocacy, visibility, and making sure our voices are heard in spaces that need them. 🌊

What an honour to attend the PKL showcase 2026! Amazing to see our Pacific languages on the big screen and for our child...
20/04/2026

What an honour to attend the PKL showcase 2026! Amazing to see our Pacific languages on the big screen and for our children to be in the crowd and seeing themselves represented! 🤩

17/04/2026

we held our 1st tusitala creatives connect for 2026! 🌟

our tusitala creatives collective is for any pasifika creatives who are wanting connection with others, talanoa about issues they are keen to work on together and how we can get more young pacific people seeing a creative pursuit and career can become a reality for them too❤️‍🔥

for more info see our website www.tapasa.org

fa’afetai lava to for the beautiful space 🥥 and for everyone who came along 🤎

ANDDD KEEP AN EYE OUT FOR OUR NEXT EVENT 🎨

13/04/2026

Hear from Uani who is part of the Moana Wayfinders who went down to support the rangatahi from Tauranga to strengthen their cultural identities 🌊

Reach out to us or to Sonny Natanielu if you're interested in knowing more!

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