Decolonising our parenting

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Did you know our tūpuna were gentle and respectful parents before colonisation? Tūpuna Parenting is a movement to inspire and empower whānau across the motu.

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How can you get in this waka? A kaupapa like this needs whānau and kaimahi to get involved to help it grow.

Whether for yourself, your whānau or your organisation, you can connect this kaupapa in a few ways:

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Learn from whānau stories

Our videos have real whānau stories of how to use this mātauranga.

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Together, we can create change for whānau & grow our impact.


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Explore our kaupapa and modern whānau pūrākau to help you bring tūpuna parenting into your whare and your workplace.

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Our stories come from ngā iwi o te motu

Explore pūrākau (oral histories) about our tūpuna and whānau today to help you bring this kaupapa into your home.


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Who are we?

Tūpuna Parenting is run by māmā and pāpā who are passionate about reclaiming our whakapapa and inspiring whānau.

Start your journey today

Explore kaupapa online

Enjoy our inspiring tūpuna parenting mātauranga and whānau stories.

Find wānanga near you

Our foundations wānanga will start your journey for your whānau or mahi.

Join a professional journey

Learning mātauranga in-depth & weaving it into your mahi.