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MANA Consultancy

Maternal and Neonatal Advisory Services

MANA Midwifery Consultancy provides kaupapa Māori‑informed guidance across maternal, neonatal, whānau, and community health spaces. This pou supports organisations, services, agencies, iwi, hapū, NGOs, education providers, research teams, funders, and health professionals seeking grounded, culturally responsive, clinically informed advice.

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Rooted in midwifery expertise, mātauranga Māori, and lived experience, this consultancy helps strengthen service design, improve cultural safety, uplift workforce capability, and ensure that maternal and neonatal kaupapa are approached with integrity, clarity, and care.

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What this pou can include

  • Maternal and neonatal health advisory

  • Kaupapa Māori maternity service design

  • Policy, process, and programme development

  • Workforce development and cultural safety guidance

  • Funding proposal writing

  • Report writing and written contributions

  • Strategic planning and implementation support

  • Research, evaluation, and analysis

  • Collaboration across health, education, community, iwi, and government sectors

  • Complaint writing and navigation support for whānau

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Best suited for

Organisations, health services, NGOs, iwi providers, education providers, research teams, community projects, funders, and government agencies seeking kaupapa‑aligned, clinically informed, culturally grounded consultancy.

Māmāhood Life Coaching

& Wāhine mentoring

This space supports wāhine, māmā, midwives, students, health workers, leaders, and changemakers who are seeking personal, professional, cultural, or spiritual growth.

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For many wāhine — especially wāhine Māori — wellbeing, identity, leadership, healing, and purpose are deeply interconnected. This mahi honours that connection.

 

Here, you are supported to explore who you are, what you carry, and where you are going, with compassion, clarity, and culturally grounded guidance.

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What this coaching can include

  • Wāhine wellbeing coaching

  • Personal development and identity support

  • Mentoring for midwives, students, graduates, and health professionals

  • Kaupapa Māori professional development

  • Reflective practice and supervision-style sessions

  • Leadership support and confidence building

  • Guidance through professional isolation, burnout, transition, audits, complaints, or uncertainty

  • Support navigating the healthcare system

  • Reconnection with purpose, values, wairua, identity, and direction

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Who this is best suited for

Wāhine, māmā, health workers, midwives, students, new graduates, emerging leaders, community practitioners, and anyone seeking grounded, culturally aligned guidance through a significant life, burn out or professional chapter.

Small Business Operation and

Project Management

This pou is practical, strategic, and action‑focused. It supports individuals, whānau, groups, practices, and organisations who need help setting up, strengthening, or re‑structuring services so they can meet contractual obligations, service requirements, and kaupapa aspirations with confidence.

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This mahi is designed to bring clarity, structure, accountability, and momentum — helping move ideas, services, and projects from intention into sustainable, grounded action.

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What this pou can include

  • Midwifery practice set‑up and operational guidance

  • Practice agreements, processes, and policy development

  • Business planning and service framework design

  • Funding proposal writing and funding reports

  • Governance and operational support

  • Systems and documentation development

  • Project management and implementation support

  • Key stakeholder engagement

  • Programme evaluation support

  • Te Tiriti o Waitangi critical analysis

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Best suited for

Midwives, midwifery practices, wāhine, whānau, community groups, kaupapa Māori projects, health services, NGOs, iwi and hapū providers, and organisations seeking practical, culturally aligned operational support.

Wānanga | Public Education

This pou brings kaupapa Māori facilitation, maternal wellbeing, hapūtanga education, advocacy, and public voice into spaces where whānau, tauira, practitioners, and communities gather. It exists to uplift mātauranga, strengthen understanding, and ensure that important kaupapa are shared in ways that are accessible, grounded, and mana‑enhancing.

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Through wānanga, workshops, speaking engagements, writing, media contributions, and advocacy support, this mahi helps translate complex ideas into clear, culturally aligned kōrero that people can connect with and apply in real life.

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What this pou can include

  • Multi‑day wānanga planning, facilitation, and delivery

  • Kaupapa Māori facilitation

  • Maternal wellbeing workshops

  • Community education events

  • Hapūtanga wānanga, including wahakura and rongoā

  • Author contributions and written resources

  • Guest speaking and panel participation

  • Media interviews and commentary

  • Public health education

  • Advocacy letters for patients, whānau, and community groups​

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Best suited for

Education providers, public education platforms, tauira, researchers, iwi, hapū, whānau, wāhine, midwifery practices, and community groups seeking kaupapa‑aligned facilitation, maternal wellbeing education, or advocacy support.

Hapūtanga: Pregnancy Education Classes

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