This presentation will empower indigenous leaders and communities to lift the standards we live by, for each other, for taiao, and for ourselves. The standards we set now will be the standards our children and mokopuna inherit. It will set out a practical hauora lens that links people, environment and wellbeing. Cadence will show how steady mindset routines and interconnected supports build emotional regulation and resilience, and how daily activity can be woven into ordinary days through simple habits. She will name how everyday choices shape tinana, hinengaro, and wairua.
The presentation will also call for kaitiakitanga in action. It will show how the health of wai and whenua directly shapes the health of people, and how Te Tiriti practice and listening to mana whenua keep equity at the centre of decision making. Cadence will set out leadership actions to set clear norms, model the habits, create supportive spaces, remove barriers, and align whānau and organisational priorities and budgets to this kaupapa. Success will look like stronger connection, steadier minds, more daily movement, fewer stressors from unsafe environments, and deeper trust between people and place.

Three Key Learnings:
1. Set higher standards for future generations – name them, model them, and embed kaitiakitanga and Te Tiriti in everyday decisions so our mokopuna inherit better norms.

2. Make it daily – use simple mindset routines and movement in ordinary days (karakia, check ins, breathing, reframing, walking meetings, short strength work) to steady tinana, hinengaro, wairua, and whānau.

3. Protect wai and whenua – take local action on water quality and climate pressures, partner with mana whenua, and direct resources to safe water, shade, green space, and active transport.