Wānanga 2023

Thursday October 26 - Friday October 27, concluding 4:00pm

The annual Manaiakalani Principals' Wānanga in 2023 was a two day event  The principals' across the Manaiakalani Network requested more time for this inspiring and valuable event.  Thursday 26th will have the formal start and content sharing from 11:00 am (allowing those who prefer not to have the expense of two nights accomodation to travel in the morning) until 3:00pm .A social event on Thursday evening provides the opportunity to catch up with friends and colleagues, and to meet those new to the network. Friday will include facilitated cluster conversations around the information presented, followed by time for clusters to develop their own planning for 2024. The venue for the Wānanga is the conference centre facilities at Waipuna in Mt Wellington. For those travelling, this provides the added convenience of staying on site.

Access the Wānanga 2023 Site HERE

Invitation Manaiakalani Principals’ Wānanga 2023

Wānanga 2022

Thursday afternoon/ evening October 27 - Friday October 28, concluding 4:00pm

The annual Manaiakalani Principals' Wānanga in 2022 was back as a face-to-face event.  A social event on Thursday evening provides the opportunity to catch up with friends and colleagues, and to meet those new to the network. In 2022 MET provided a new venue for the Wānanga ie the conference centre facilities at Waipuna in Mt Wellington. For those travelling, this provided the added convenience of staying on site.

Manaiakalani Principals Wānanga 2022
Wānanga flyer 2022

Some principals choose to bring key staff with them, and/or Board members. Each attendee needs to be registered separately.   

NB: The event will NOT be live streamed.  It will be recorded for reviewing after the event.

Specific inquiries should be directed to Donna McMillan

You need to:

Dinner Information

Waipuna Hotel

Pre-dinners drinks from 5:00 pm

Buffet Dinner onsite 6:30 pm

Dinner reservation essential 

Payments to confirm reservation by Friday October 21

Accomodation Options

The options available have increased significantly as hotels and motels have moved away from MIQ and back into hospitality.

Should you choose to stay  in the Waipuna Hotel, MET has negotiated a room rate of  $160.  You will need to book directly with the hotel and use the code: (TBA)

Email: res@waipunahotel.co.nz  

Ph: 0800 924 786

Wānanga Venue

Waipuna Hotel & Conference Centre

Manaiakalani Education Trust is hosting this event for the principals of the wider Manaiakalani Network on Friday October 28th, free of charge.

Registrations are essential

Check out our flyer for more info

Manaiakalani & Outreach Principals Wānanga October 29, 2021
Manaiakalani Wānanga 2021
Livestream index Manaiakalani & Outreach Principals Wānanga October 22nd, 2020
Manaiakalani & Outreach Principals Wānanga 2020
Manaiakalani & Outreach Principals Wānanga October 22nd, 2020
Manaiakalani & Outreach Principals Wananga October 24th 2019
Manaiakalani & Outreach Principals Wananga 2019
Manaiakalani & Outreach Principals Wananga 2018
Manaiakalani & Outreach Principals Wananga 2018
Manaiakalani & Outreach Principals Wananga 2017

Blog posts about the 2017 Wananga from 

Robyn AndersonRobin Sutton and 

Gary Roberts

CoL & MIT Teachers at Wananga 2017