Te Rōpū Marutau o Aotearoa

26/03/2026

🎤 Guiding the kōrero. Holding the space. Bringing it all together.

We’re excited to have Nik Jessop as MC for the TRMA 2026 Regional Māori Health & Safety Conference at Waitangi.

Nik will lead us through a powerful day of connection, whakaaro, and leadership, bringing together voices from across Aotearoa who are committed to improving health, safety, and wellbeing outcomes for our people.

This year’s kaupapa, TŪKOTAHI – Standing Together, is about more than conversation.
It’s about how we move forward together.

From keynote speakers to panel discussions and breakout sessions, this conference is designed to create space for real kōrero, shared learning, and collective action.

📍 Waitangi Treaty Grounds
📅 Wednesday 15 April 2026

Seats are limited — secure your place and be part of this kaupapa.

👉 Register now: https://www.trma.co.nz/2026-conference

25/03/2026

We’re pleased to welcome Mariameno Kapa-Kingi to the panel at the upcoming TRMA Regional Māori Health & Safety Conference at Waitangi.

Bringing people together who influence change at different levels is an important part of this conference. It allows us to better understand how decisions, leadership, and lived experiences connect, and where we can do better.

At its heart, this kōrero is not about positions or platforms. It is about people. It is about how we strengthen the safety, health and wellbeing of our whānau, our workers, and our communities.

To be holding these discussions at the Waitangi Treaty Grounds adds a deeper layer to the kaupapa. It is a place that reminds us of our shared responsibility to work together in ways that are meaningful and enduring.

Mariameno will join a panel facilitated by Dr Sarah Gardiner, alongside other respected voices, contributing to a wider conversation about how we move forward together.

This is more than a conference. It is a space to listen, to reflect, and to strengthen our collective approach to health and safety.

🎟️ Registrations are open - https://www.trma.co.nz/2026-conference
📍 Waitangi Treaty Grounds
📅 15 April 2026

23/03/2026

We’re proud to announce that Dame Jenny Shipley will be joining us at the upcoming TRMA Conference, held at the Waitangi Treaty Grounds in the beautiful Bay of Islands.

To gather in Waitangi brings real weight to this kaupapa. This is where Te Tiriti o Waitangi was first signed, affirming the partnership between Māori and the Crown. It is the right place to be having these conversations about health and safety, because this work is ultimately about people, relationships, and the wellbeing of our iwi, hapū, whānau, and communities.

Dame Jenny will also join a panel of political representatives, facilitated by Dr Sarah Gardner. This will be a valuable opportunity to hear how decisions made at the highest levels of Parliament flow through to what is experienced on the ground. This connection is important, and it is not always visible unless we create space for it.

We also have a number of MPs who have confirmed their attendance, with more to be announced soon. It is encouraging to see that level of commitment to engaging in this kaupapa.

This is more than a conference. It is a chance to come together, challenge our thinking, and strengthen how we lead health and safety in a way that reflects who we are and who we serve.

Looking forward to the kōrero ahead.

18/03/2026

17/03/2026

🌊 Speaker Spotlight – Teira Tohu

What does Pacific navigation have to do with health and safety?

More than you might think.

When navigating a waka across open ocean, the crew must work together, read the environment, trust each other, and stay alert to changing conditions. Everyone has a role. Everyone looks out for everyone else.

These same principles sit at the heart of effective health and safety leadership.

At the TRMA Regional Māori Health & Safety Conference 2026, we are honoured to welcome Teira Tohu — navigator, kaiako, māmā and kaupapa leader.

Through her journey with Ngahiraka-mai-tawhiti waka and her work mentoring rangatahi, Teira brings powerful insights about leadership, collective responsibility, and how Māori knowledge systems guide us to move forward safely together.

This kōrero connects strongly with the kaupapa of Haumaru Tāngata and the conference theme:

TŪKOTAHI – Standing Together.

Because whether we are on the ocean or at work —
no one should be harmed on the journey.

📍 Waitangi Treaty Grounds
📅 15 April 2026

Seats are limited.

🎟 Secure your place:
https://www.trma.co.nz/2026-conference

12/03/2026

🎥 Hear from Dr Sarah Gardiner

Dr Sarah Gardiner will be leading the Panel Discussion and Q&A at the upcoming 2026 Regional Māori Health & Safety Conference.

The panel will bring together a selection of keynote speakers and presenters for an open kōrero exploring the future of health, safety and wellbeing for Māori in the workplace. This session will create space for discussion, reflection and questions from attendees as we explore the challenges and opportunities ahead.

The conversation builds on the wider work TRMA has been progressing across Aotearoa — including research and engagement with industry, iwi and communities to strengthen culturally grounded approaches to health and safety.

We are also in discussions with several national leaders and influential voices who may join us as keynote speakers and panel contributors. We look forward to confirming these exciting announcements soon.

📍 Waitangi Treaty Grounds
📅 Wednesday 15 April 2026

Under the theme TŪKOTAHI – Standing Together, the conference will bring together leaders, kaimahi, rangatahi and experts committed to improving health and safety outcomes for all.

🎟 Seats are limited — secure your place today.

09/03/2026

🎥 Speaker Spotlight – Rob Mokaraka

We’re honoured to welcome Rob Mokaraka as a keynote speaker at the 2026 Regional Māori Health & Safety Conference in Waitangi.

Rob is an actor, writer and powerful storyteller who shares a deeply personal journey of resilience and recovery. Through his acclaimed theatre seminar “Shot Bro – Confessions of a Depressed Bullet”, he opens courageous conversations about mental wellbeing, su***de prevention and community support.

His message connects strongly with the kaupapa of Haumaru Tāngata — putting people at the centre of safety.

This year’s theme is TŪKOTAHI – Standing Together.

📅 15 April 2026
📍 Waitangi Treaty Grounds

Join us as we stand together to strengthen health, safety and wellbeing across our workplaces and communities.

01/03/2026

TŪKOTAHI – Standing Together

Join TRMA Trustee Mel Brown as he shares why the 2026 Regional Māori Health & Safety Conference at Waitangi matters.

Grounded in Haumaru Tāngata.
Strengthened through Te Takenga Mai.
Hosted in partnership with Kotahitu o Ngāpuhi.

📅 15 April 2026
📍 Waitangi Treaty Grounds

🎟 Tickets now available - www.trma.co.nz
Stand with us.

22/02/2026

Everyone is welcome to TRMA's first Regional Conference to be held at the Waitangi Treaty grounds. Nau mai, haere mai.

22/02/2026

Everyone is welcome to TRMA's first Regional Conference. Click the link below for all you need to know. Nau mai, haere mai.

17/02/2026