Heather Came & Associates

27/08/2026

For all you teachers, change makers out there check out HC & A's new educational resource to unlock decolonial imaginations. Honourable Kãwanatanga provocations is 43 double-sided postcards in a magnetic box with conversation starters around constitutional transformation. Flexible for your classroom, kitchen table or community group meeting.

RSVP for Provocation resource show and tell with Heather Came & Grant Berghan 1pm Tuesday 8th Sept [email protected]

We are currently living in times marked by intense cultural wars, divisive political rhetoric, and a profound lack of empathy from those who manipulate fear and misinformation to maintain the colonial status quo. It is easy to feel overwhelmed by the sheer scale of the structural and institutional r...

18/08/2026

Reflections on the Critical Tiriti Analysis adventure so far a webinar with Tim, Dom and me noon 30th Sept. Email [email protected] to get the link and get on the CTA mailing list.

11/08/2026

Find out more about our new self-directed e-learning Te Kawenata Tapu on Tiriti-based practice. Join a walk-through with Grant Berghan and Heather Came.

03/08/2026

Curious about Te Kawenata Tapu HC & A new 24 hour self-directed e-learning on Tiriti based practice - come along to a walkthrough with co-facilitators Grant Berghan and Heather Came. Tuesday 11th August 1.30pm - email [email protected] for the zoom link.

More information about the course here - sliding scale subscription. https://www.heathercameassociates.com/general-clean

"What an amazing repository of wisdom, learnings and inspirational teachings! Congratulations, team for gathering this rich tapestry of information about, Te Tiriti o Waitangi and making it available to the world. The material in Te Kawenata Tapu is designed for learners at all stages of their Tiriti journey. Once you have completed this course, you’ll become a powerful agent of change to help create a Tiriti-based future for Aotearoa. This course is truly transformational and provides deep knowledge and understandings about the roles and responsibilities we all have in building a fair and just society based on Te Tiriti.” Dr Clive Aspin – (Ngāti Maru, Ngāti Whanaunga and Ngāti Tamaterā).

“Drawing on multiple perspectives shared through a range of valuable texts, multi-media resources and links, the course is an invaluable one for anyone seeking to understand Te Tiriti today and what it means for them and their communities”.
Dr Vincent O’Malley (FRSNZ) – HistoryWorks Limited.

“Beautifully designed modules blend readings, art, and facilitator kōrero to invite reflection and deeper engagement.
The attention to navigational support and the use of evocative, nature based imagery contribute to an accessible,
respectful learning space that supports Te Tiriti based practice as something lived and relational”.
Dr Amanda B Lees – Auckland University of Technology.

28/07/2026

Another blog in the too hard basket series. Attempted answers to impossible Tiriti related questions.

One of the devices Heather Came & Associates use in the classroom is the Too Hard Basket - as featured in E-tangata. We use it has a mechanism to co-create curriculum. The questions are collected at the beginning of class and answered by a panel in the afternoon. The questions are often honest, thou...

07/07/2026

Fabulous course is you want to learn more about challenging on-line racism and want to give back.

06/07/2026

New paper out with Alex Barnes and Taydia Meta-Morris looking at published literature about Tiriti-based organisational change. Spoiler alert there isn't much published yet.

There is a paucity of published literature about Tiriti-based organisational change. People tend to lean into doing the work rather than writing about it. This silence makes it hard for potential change agents to build on previous work or even know that it exists. In reality a rich body of Tiriti-ba...

03/07/2026

Last year we interviewed twenty movement elders about Honourable kãwanatanga. It was a master class for us as activist scholars. During the conversation scholars and particular texts were name-dropped. We collected these texts and made an annotated critical reading list for those stay-at-home-in-front-of-the-fire nights. Enjoy.

In our collective, ongoing efforts to disrupt institutional racism and build a society rooted in genuine Tiriti justice, we must always look to the wisdom of those who have long stood on the front lines. Last year, while interviewing twenty movement leaders about the complexities of achieving Honour...

20/05/2026

Heather Came & Associates has a new pair of short on-line workshops for those that might be keen. One with Grant Berghan on honourable kãwanatanga showcasing a new resource we have developed and one with Dr Alex Barnes about Tiriti-based organisational change based on some recent publications. Register via QR code or email [email protected]

28/04/2026

A blog about Alex Barnes, Taydia Heta-Morris, Wiremu Woodard and Dean Adam's new article in Ethnicities documenting six Tiriti workers reflections on Tiriti-led organisational change.

Lashings of Tiriti workers at the AWEA – 100th birthday celebration in 2014.Last year we were lucky enough to interview a cohort of senior Tiriti workers about Tiriti-based organisational change. We were lucky to spend time with: Jen Margaret, Dr Rangimarie Mahuika, Takiwai and Chris Murphy, Dean ...