We provide tailored solutions that enable you to authentically bring Māori culture and language to life within your organisation.
Māori Cultural Competency Solutions
Beginning your journey into the Māori world and don’t know where to start?
No matter where you are on your journey, we can help you navigate the Māori world.
From translations to the Treaty of Waitangi, we’ve got you covered. We can help you craft strategies and build cultural capability, to build a better team, better relationships and deliver greater value.
Who we are and what we do
We are a dynamic cultural change consultancy. Our people understand the power within Māori culture to help create a better future for Aotearoa and the world. We think globally and generationally.
We create a safe environment of trust and collaboration where diverse thoughts and ideas can create effective business outcomes.
We work with you and your team to build cultural strategies and develop plans that are relevant to your business, your people and your customers.
We authentically weave Māori culture and language into the DNA of your organisation, bridging the space between business outcomes and indigenous values and knowledge.
How we can help
We specialise in demystifying Māori culture and provide strategies for businesses, organisations and government agencies that make sense and feel right.
We build cultural confidence and competency through our education programmes and we offer a full complement of services to meet your needs.
- Executive mentoring and coaching
- Cultural competency strategies
- Organisational learning programmes
- Online and in-person education
- Māori translation services
- Brand and identity support
- Communications
Our approach
We gently bring the most relevant Māori cultural knowledge to excite and empower your people and your business
HEART
Authenticity is at the heart of what we do
CONNECTION
Our relationship and connection with you is important to us
SOLUTIONS
We create solutions that make sense and feel right
Andrew Baker
Cultural strategist and founder of Tika Learning
Within a long corporate career with Air New Zealand, Andrew has worked across many divisions and disciplines, including Government and Industry Affairs, Marketing and Brand, Customer Service, Communications and Tourism.
He knew if he could prove the value of Māori culture to Air New Zealand, he could shine a light on the value of Māori culture for all New Zealand businesses and the world.
The task? To authentically imbue Māori culture into the DNA of Air New Zealand and its 12,000 people to boost the business’ overall reputation and thus its staff retention and profitability.
Created and driven by Andrew, Air New Zealand’s Māori Strategy integrated Māori culture across the entire business from the customer experience to procurement, sustainability to executive leadership. His award-winning work was recognised with the Business and Supreme Award in the Māori Language Awards 2016. Air New Zealand became one of New Zealand’s most engaged businesses in Māori language and culture and, during Andrew’s tenure, it was awarded the ATW Airline of the Year award two years out of three - something no airline had ever achieved, making it the “Best Airline in the World.”
That was the start, since then Andrew has brought his extensive experience, culture and business acumen to the aid of many organisations on their journey to Te Ao Māori.
tika /‘ti:ka/or (tēkä)
1. v. to be correct, true, upright, right, just, fair, accurate, appropriate, lawful, proper, valid
2. v. to be straight, direct, keep on a direct course
3. mod. correctly, directly, fairly, justly, straight – indicates a direct path
4. n. truth, correctness, directness, justice, fairness, righteousness, right
Get in touch
kiaora@tikalearning.nz
+64 21 876 791
Auckland | New Zealand
Our services
Cultural Strategies
Indigenous Wisdom
Navigate the Cultural Divide
