CAPABILITY STATEMENT
Whakatere.com has a track record of turning high volume dialogue into measurable outcomes.
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1.2M views on Facebook
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62,000 Tik Tok video views in 60 days.
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7.6% engagement rate (above TikTok’s 3–6% benchmark)
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2,500+ comments — dialogue that outnumbers likes
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90-minute sustained kōrero in a single live
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200+ organic followers and 597 profile taps
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Decades of delivery: from grassroots whānau projects to national campaigns and tertiary collaborations
Alongside these digital results, Whakatere.com brings 25+ years of experience designing, promoting, and facilitating initiatives in partnership with Māori communities — from grassroots whānau projects to national campaigns and tertiary collaborations.
This combination of live networks, established trust, and decades of delivery makes us uniquely positioned to support agencies in meeting their Te Tiriti o Waitangi obligations, while reaching voices that are often excluded from traditional consultation.
Core Services
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Dialogue & Consultation: scalable methods that capture voices traditional surveys miss
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Te Tiriti Capability: embedding Te Tiriti. Waitangi obligations into everyday practice
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Evidence & Evaluation: measurable insights and real-time results
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Training & Support: building sustainable capability in organisations
Point of Difference
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Live networks already built — ready to activate
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Authentic engagement at scale — voices others miss
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Proven track record — decades of results with Māori communities and national partners
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Practical on-the-ground impact, including conflict de-escalation at Te Tāhuhu o Te Rangi.
Alignment with RFP Requirements
Ōpōtiki District Council requires suppliers to:
“…ensure the prospective plan change gives effect to central government policy statements, Resource Management Act 1991 (RMA) requirements, Bay of Plenty Regional Council’s regional policy statements, Eastern Bay Spatial Plan (EBSP) and Te Tiriti o Waitangi obligations…”
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and to:
“…demonstrate a strong understanding of relevant legislative frameworks, including… Eastern Bay Spatial Plan (EBSP) and obligations under Te Tiriti o Waitangi.”
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Our expertise is directly positioned to meet these requirements, providing the engagement, reporting, and Treaty-aligned practices that technical consultancies need to deliver a compliant and robust plan change process.
Contact
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Whakatere.com
📧 admin@whakatere.com 📞 0272167269
NZBN: 9429053158635