Kāpuhipuhi Wellington Uni-Professional

Our world is full of noise—endless emails, constant notifications, and competing demands that pull our focus in every direction. So how can we reclaim focus and maintain clarity, creativity, and quality in our thinking? 🤔 This question was at the heart of our first Capability @ Lunch session for 2025, led by the insightful Alannah Britz. Discover her top strategies and explore the full recap here > https://lnkd.in/gH_xuGGt The Capability @ Lunch Series is delivered in partnership with Hāpai Public. Don’t miss our next Capability @ Lunch session—register now > https://lnkd.in/gqVXiESW

What goes into creating policy? 🤔 Join us and Emily Mason of FrankGroup (FrankAdvice/FrankCapability) for our Crafting Great Policy Analysis course Tuesday April 1 and find out. This engaging and practical one-day workshop will guide you through a real-life policy example, covering key steps like defining a problem, identifying solution options, conducting analysis, and making trade-offs to reach a decision. Register now > bit.ly/4bCg5pb

Last year, as we welcomed Matariki, the Kāpuhipuhi team took a moment to reflect on what we are grateful for. ⭐ Each week in our Māori capability sessions—where we practice karakia, our mihimihi, and waiata—we draw three stars at random and take a moment to share what our team is grateful for. This simple yet powerful exercise reflects our organisational values and creates space for these values to be seen, felt, and lived. These values—mana, manaakitanga, whanaungatanga, arohatanga, tapatahi, mahitahi, and auahatanga—shape who we are, how we work, and the impact we strive to make. 🌟

AI skills are no longer a ‘nice to have’, they’re essential. Whether you’re leading the way or still finding your footing, now is the time to engage with AI. Our expert, Lawrence Green, believes businesses, individuals, and the public sector alike can’t afford to wait. We asked Lawrence the big questions—like how professionals can move past hesitation and start integrating AI with confidence. His insights offer a practical and empowering path forward. Read the full conversation here > bit.ly/4kK4590 Register for Lawrence's AI courses 👇 ⭐ Working Smarter With AI > bit.ly/3FtjpXK ⭐ Leading With AI: First Steps To Success > bit.ly/3FmpbKH

Today we formally welcomed NZELTO Africa Intake 16 to Wellington. 👋 This intake will see 16 government officials from 8 countries—Angola, Benin, Cabo Verde, Chad, Guinea-Bissau, Madagascar, Morocco and Togo—come together under the theme of Diplomacy, where they will experience a range of formal and informal English language training and engagement based on this theme at Victoria University of Wellington. The officials were warmly welcomed to Te Whanganui-a-tara, hearing from Finnian Cheshire on behalf of New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Trade, Gary Ward on behalf of Kāpuhipuhi Wellington Uni-Professional, before enjoying some shared kai with the MFAT team. The NZELTO Programme is part of the Manaaki New Zealand Scholarship Programme, commissioned by New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Trade who work in partnership with Education New Zealand | Manapou ki te Ao. #MFAT #ManaakiScholarships #StudywithNewZealand #ManaakiScholars

Earlier this week, the Kāpuhipuhi team came together to celebrate #InternationalWomensDay and acknowledge the incredible wāhine we work with. This year’s theme, Accelerate Action, is a reminder of the ongoing journey toward gender equality - breaking barriers, driving change, and ensuring equal opportunities for all. It’s a chance to reflect, appreciate, and recognise the contributions of women in our workplace and beyond.

Thanks to all who came along to the ASEAN Public Sector Leadership Networking event on Tuesday. Attendees heard from Georgina Roberts, Divisional Manager, Asia Regional Division at New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Trade, who discussed 50 years of Asian-New Zealand dialogue relations, prompting conversation and connection between leaders in the public sector. This event was made possible in partnership with Southeast Asia Centre of Asia-Pacific Excellence, and as a part of the ASEAN Public Sector Leadership Programme, a Manaaki Scholarship delivered in partnership with Education New Zealand | Manapou ki te Ao and Skills Group.

March 8 marks International Women’s Day—a time to celebrate the achievements and contributions of wāhine while acknowledging that true equality is still a work in progress. This year’s theme, Accelerate Action, is a call to move faster and push harder toward achieving full equality. We asked our Aspire: Women’s Leadership Development Programme facilitators—Karen Waitt, Melanie Beirne and Trish Lui—to share what they wish they could tell their younger self, and why International Women’s Day is important to them. Here's what Melanie had to say—visit our blog to read Karen and Trish's answers > bit.ly/41qhWZm Register for the next Aspire cohort, starting Monday 17 March > bit.ly/41nRdwF #InternationalWomensDay #IWD

Shift your perspective and start thinking like a behavioural scientist. 🧠 Join Vishal George on our Behavioural by Design Masterclass 1-day course coming up on Friday 21 March and gain the tools to drive real behaviour change > bit.ly/4h4HGQM

If you write ministerial documents or work in policy, you know the drill—tight deadlines, high stakes, and endless rounds of edits. What if your writing could be clearer, sharper, and right the first time? Join Joanne Dow on behalf of FrankGroup (FrankAdvice/FrankCapability) for our Effective Writing for Ministers 1-day short-course, coming up on the 24th of March. Register now > bit.ly/4bqoNGY