The Generator: Whanaungatanga Wins
The Generator Newsletter
Issue 32
The Generator: Whanaungatanga Wins
🔥 Saturday, 13 September 4-8pm Māngere’s bringing the heat! 🔥
Celebrate $4M invested. 1,700+ whānau backed.
Over 200 entrepreneurs, mentors & community legends coming together at the Generator Awards—a first-of-its-kind celebration of start-ups built from hustle, heart, and hardship.
Strong ROI for government: fewer on benefits, more earning, stronger communities.
🎤 VIP speakers include Mr. Keutekarakia Mataroa Consul-General of the Cook Islands, Hon Lemauga Lydia Sosene, Hon Paulo Garcia, and Hon Tangi Ukitere.
The kaupapa of paying it forward
Big wins from grassroots beginnings.
Shoutout to Mark Lang & Lloyd Whiri for designing and handcrafting 28 custom Kauri awards for their peers—pure Kaupapa, no charge. They made it—and now they're giving back!
Mark’s running a sustainable arts gallery + carving workshops in schools & the community.
Lloyd’s landed design contracts with AWS & Vector that has got the Prime Minister's attention. See below.
Junior Napara's gifting a handmade Cook Islands drum to a Generite who turned adversity into strength and cultural pride. Real impact. Real people. 💥
The Generator nationwide led by lived experience
Built by the people, for the people.
The Generator is nationwide, co-designed and led by those with lived experience of hardship—and many who’ve come through it now deliver it. 💪🏽It’s real, it’s grassroots, and it’s changing lives.
Pick up your tickets at the door on the night.🔥 Missed out? Join the waiting list now!
