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Ko TeWhetu ahau

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Kia ora, I’m TeWhetu - a world-class performance coach, who understands people - how they think, what drives them and how to unlock their potential. As a proud Māori woman of Ngāti Tūwharetoa and Ngāti Porou descent, I am passionate about empowering others to achieve their goals and aspirations. I’m equally as passionate about helping leaders move past the fear of getting it, ‘wrong,’ when it comes to implementing tikanga Māori approaches at their workplace.

Founder and director of Ārahi NZ - which means to guide - I lead with the Māori values of tika, pono and aroha - doing what is right, with integrity and compassion. These principles guide everything I do.

With over 20 years experience as a coach and people leader, I have helped 500+ individuals achieve success, build high performing teams at their workplaces, and create lasting change in their lives. I hold a Master’s degree in Applied Professional Practice, majoring in Adult Teaching, a Bachelor of Education, and a National Diploma in Youth Work - all of which has allowed me to provide stand-out coaching services, underpinned by tikanga me õna kaupapa Māori.

I combine my professional training with lived experience of overcoming my own challenges, including depression, a 40-year battle with endometriosis and the trials and tribulations of being a single mother. I thrive on sharing the strategies that have gotten me through tough times, including the principles of NLP (Neuro Linguistic Programming) - where I help individuals become more aware of their thoughts, language and habits, so they can modify unhelpful patterns and behaviors. As a certified Neuro Linguistic Programming Practitioner (NLP), my approach is grounded in life changing and evidence-based techniques.

Having raised three successful, kind and all around amazing adult sons, I practice the very principles that I teach my clients.

If you are ready to unlock your potential and thrive, book your fifteen minute session with me to see if we are a good fit.

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