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We build the person. they build the pathway.

We build the person. they build the pathway.We build the person. they build the pathway.We build the person. they build the pathway.

Confidence first; contract, campus, or country, second.   

We prepare rangatahi and their whānau for what comes next.

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We build the person. they build the pathway.

We build the person. they build the pathway.We build the person. they build the pathway.We build the person. they build the pathway.

Confidence first; contract, campus, or country, second.   

We prepare rangatahi and their whānau for what comes next.

Are You Ready?
Join the Kaupapa

Why Mana Futures?

We're not preparing young people for a destination.

We're preparing them to navigate whatever destination comes next.


60,290 young people left school in Aotearoa in 2025. Some stepped into university.
Some took scholarships overseas. Some moved cities. Some chased professional sport.
Some took a 'gap year' and headed off on their first OE. And some had no clear pathway at all. By the end of 2025, 89,900 young people aged 15–24 were not in employment, education or training. The leap from school into the world is enormous.


We shouldn't just prepare rangatahi to leave school. We should prepare them for what happens next.


Most of these rangatahi have no idea what to expect when they leave school. While they are prepared for opportunities, they are not always equipped for the life changes that accompany them. Through our Aotearoa programs, we provide essential rangatahi support to help youth communities and their whanau navigate these significant transitions into the world.

The Pathways

🎓 University & scholarships  

🏉 Professional sport  

🌏 Moving away or overseas  

💼 First careers & employment  

🏠 Leaving home  

💰 Managing money & independence  

🧭 Identity, confidence & decision-making  


And, when a teen moves forward, we know its possibly their whole whānau moving with them. 


The transition is where the real work begins. That's where Mana Futures comes in. 

Two perspectives. One gap.









Paul Whatuira

Mental performance expert.

Lived experience.

A voice rangatahi listen too.

Pāpā.









Trina Tamati

Leadership & workforce culture expert.

Psychology & systems coach.

Māmā.

 Mana Futures combines lived experience from professional sport with expertise in leadership, culture, and education to support rangatahi across Aotearoa. 


We work alongside whānau, schools, and communities to help young people navigate the big transitions ahead, whatever pathway they're on. 

THE WHĀNAU DIFFERENTIATOR

They may be the one leaving the whare. But the whole whānau is making the journey.

We believe rangatahi do not transition alone. In Aotearoa programs, māmā, pāpā, grandparents, and siblings often navigate the same uncertainty from the other side of the phone. That’s why we focus on rangatahi support by preparing the people around the young person too — because a stronger youth community is essential for creating stronger support systems, leading to empowered futures in youth empowerment, parenting, and sports groups.

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Not Sure Where to Start?

RISING WITH MANA : e-Guide

Two athletes watch the sunset over a city skyline, promoting the e-book 'Rising with Mana.'

The guide every whānau wishes they had before the big move.

 The resource every whānau wishes they'd had before the big move. The first 30 days away from home can shape everything that follows. When life is all adrenaline, exhaustion, and survival mode, those patterns can stick. Simple anchors, sleep, good food, movement, give the body and mind something steady to hold onto while everything else is changing.

Rising with Mana covers these anchors, and more. 

Every purchase contributes to the development of valuable resources for rangatahi and whānau.

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