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Our Kaupapa

Welcome to Tairāwhiti's first impact house, a collaborative space with a shared agenda for social and environmental action.

  • Lightbulb

    Lightbulb

    Lightbulb is a free community-led initiative designed to educate, engage and inspire entrepreneurs and changemakers from around the Tairāwhiti.

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  • Lightning Talks

    Lightning Talks

    One night of intriguing entertainment. Lighting Talks are a popular way of finding out what is buzzing around Te Tairāwhiti.

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  • Next Gen Escapes

    Next Gen Escapes

    Next Gen Escapes is Tairāwhiti's first escape room, powered by Tāiki e! Next Gen. Escape Rooms are challenging puzzle rooms where teams have 60 minutes to solve puzzles, riddles, and obstacles to complete the goal.

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  • PikUp

    PikUp

    PikUp is on a quest to save and share as much kai as possible. Nine tonnes of kai has been saved to date and redistributed through the 13 pātaka kai (free community food pantries) in Tūranganui-a-Kiwa.

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  • Startup Weekend Tairāwhiti

    Startup Weekend Tairāwhiti

    Since 2018, Startup Weekend Tairāwhiti has become the pre-eminent community-led entrepreneurial initiative in Te Tairāwhiti, with 250+ participants representing communities up and down the region.

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  • Tāiki e! Next Gen

    Tāiki e! Next Gen

    Youth who give a shit and get good shit done for our people and planet. Our group of 14-25 (ish) year olds meet at Tāiki e! every Monday 3.30pm to 5pm to build leadership capability, create opportunities for other youth, learn entrepreneurial skills and make our community a better place.

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  • Tāiki e! Podcast

    Tāiki e! Podcast

    It’s a Tāiki e! podcast! It’s organic, evolving and experimental. Where we come together to share stories that deserve to be heard about the changemakers and doers who are making positive impacts in our community.

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  • Tāiki e! Store

    Tāiki e! Store

    Our Tāiki e! Store is a dedicated store to grow the Aroha Economy. Situated in the same building as Next Gen Escapes, it is run by our rangatahi and showcases the creativity of Haututu Hacklab, as well as various local artists and youth enterprises.

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  • Tech Bootcamp and Internships

    Tech Bootcamp and Internships

    Tech needs you! In partnership with Dev Academy, Tāiki e offer places in a 15 week training course to become a Full Stack Web Developer. The successful candidates are then supported to go into paid internships or jobs. This kaupapa is about building pathways into Technology related jobs for people living in Tairāwhiti.

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  • Unconference Tairāwhiti

    Unconference Tairāwhiti

    A conference designed by… you. Tāiki e! brings together Tairāwhiti’s first unconference focused on creating space for dynamic conversations that are led by the people of Tairāwhiti.

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