Mana Rangatahi (MR)
Nau mai haere mai - Exciting news, 2026 registrations are open.
Upcoming regional workshop schedule as follows:
- Queenstown - Saturday June 8th
- Dunedin 16th & 17th July
- Wānaka - Saturday 13th August
with more dates throughout the year to be confirmed across the regions.
*Timings for all workshops will be (9:30am - 2:30pm, kai provided)
Register your interest for these, by clicking here
Build your future - Join a global lifetime network.
It all starts with you.
Mana Rangatahi is our award-winning leadership and entrepreneurship programme for young Kiwis aged 15–24.
Since 2020, we’ve supported over 1,000 rangatahi across Otago and beyond to grow confidence, build real-world skills, and step into employment, enterprise, education and community leadership pathways.
This is more than a programme. Mana Rangatahi is a global lifetime network created to remove barriers to your success and connect you with mentors, opportunities, industry leaders, alumni and ongoing support.
Through culture, creativity, leadership, entrepreneurship and future-focused technology, Mana Rangatahi helps you understand who you are, what matters to you, and how to move forward with purpose.
Because before you build a business, lead a project, start meaningful mahi, support your whānau, or make change in your community, it all starts with you, the most important business of all.
Why Mana Rangatahi?
Culture meets future-tech
Blend cultural wisdom, AI, innovation and real-world tools to grow future-ready skills.
Find your fire
Build confidence, resilience, identity and self-belief.
Turn ideas into action
Explore entrepreneurship, leadership, project thinking and community impact.
Real mentors, real support
Connect with mentors, facilitators and industry leaders who are committed to your success.
Remove barriers to success
Access ongoing support, connections, referrals, opportunities and guidance that help you move forward with confidence.
A global lifetime network
Stay connected through mentoring, alumni opportunities, tuakana support, events, scholarships, enterprise pathways and future collaborations.
Programme details
Start with a one-day intensive workshop, then continue with six weeks of two-hour sessions, delivered in person or online depending on your location.
Focus areas include:
- Leadership
- Entrepreneurship
- Confidence and resilience
- High-skilled employment pathways
- AI, innovation and future-ready skills
- Lifelong learning
- Community impact
- Ongoing connection and alumni support
Locations:
Mana Rangatahi is delivered across:
Dunedin, Ōamaru, Balclutha, Alexandra, Cromwell, Wānaka and Tāhuna, Queenstwon
Keen to get amongst it?
Your future does not need to look like anyone else’s.
Mana Rangatahi helps you build it your way, with the right tools, the right support, and a whole lot of mana behind you.
Once you are in, you are in. This is your global lifetime network, created to remove barriers and support your success.
Register your interest today, by clicking here.
Got pātai? We’d love to hear from you - email: deb@innov8hq.com
Kia kaha. Kia māia. Kia tū pakari - Be bold. Be you. Be unstoppable.
* Times for all workshops are: 9:30-2:30pm, kai is provided.
Register your interest for these, by clicking here
Build your future - Join a global lifetime network.
It all starts with you.
Mana Rangatahi is our award-winning leadership and entrepreneurship programme for young Kiwis aged 16–24.
Since 2020, we’ve supported over 1,000 rangatahi across Otago and beyond to grow confidence, build real-world skills, and step into employment, enterprise, education and community leadership pathways.
This is more than a programme. Mana Rangatahi is a global lifetime network created to remove barriers to your success and connect you with mentors, opportunities, industry leaders, alumni and ongoing support.
Through culture, creativity, leadership, entrepreneurship and future-focused technology, Mana Rangatahi helps you understand who you are, what matters to you, and how to move forward with purpose.
Because before you build a business, lead a project, start meaningful mahi, support your whānau, or make change in your community, it all starts with you, the most important business of all.
Why Mana Rangatahi?
Culture meets future-tech
Blend cultural wisdom, AI, innovation and real-world tools to grow future-ready skills.
Find your fire
Build confidence, resilience, identity and self-belief.
Turn ideas into action
Explore entrepreneurship, leadership, project thinking and community impact.
Real mentors, real support
Connect with mentors, facilitators and industry leaders who are committed to your success.
Remove barriers to success
Access ongoing support, connections, referrals, opportunities and guidance that help you move forward with confidence.
A global lifetime network
Stay connected through mentoring, alumni opportunities, tuakana support, events, scholarships, enterprise pathways and future collaborations.
Programme details
Start with a one-day intensive workshop, then continue with six weeks of two-hour sessions, delivered in person or online depending on your location.
Focus areas include:
- Leadership
- Entrepreneurship
- Confidence and resilience
- High-skilled employment pathways
- AI, innovation and future-ready skills
- Lifelong learning
- Community impact
- Ongoing connection and alumni support
Locations:
Mana Rangatahi is delivered across:
Dunedin, Ōamaru, Balclutha, Alexandra, Cromwell, Wānaka and Tāhuna, Queenstwon
Keen to get amongst it?
Your future does not need to look like anyone else’s.
Mana Rangatahi helps you build it your way, with the right tools, the right support, and a whole lot of mana behind you.
Once you are in, you are in. This is your global lifetime network, created to remove barriers and support your success.
Register your interest today, by clicking here.
Got pātai? We’d love to hear from you - email: deb@innov8hq.com
Kia kaha. Kia māia. Kia tū pakari - Be bold. Be you. Be unstoppable.
