In 2022, Natasha Otufangavalu McFarland made a bold choice—she quit her job to reclaim what mattered most:
🧑‍🤝‍🧑 her kids
🌱 her garden
🧡 their wellbeing

With support from The Generator, Natasha is now helping others do the same.

Through this series, she shows us how to make the most of what you already have.

Click HERE to view video.

💚 Grow your own food
💚 Upcycle what’s on hand
💚 Raise chickens
💚 Cook nourishing kai from scraps

✨ No experience needed. Just a willingness to learn.
✨ Police vetted & generously koha‑ing her time at her kids’ school garden.

This is about reconnecting—to your whānau, your whenua, and your wellbeing.

📩 Village Fae 📧villagefaerie@gmail.com

🚗🌱 Work smarter. Grow faster. This one’s for you.

Invercargill couple Gabriel & Abigail Garcia have built a thriving eco‑friendly car detailing business—supporting their whānau and community, even through health challenges.

Now Gabriel’s sharing the no‑cost marketing strategies he uses to land premium clients—no ads, no fluff—in hands‑on workshops.

Ready to level up? Register HERE!
Invercargill Automotive Detailing

Hamilton whānau – registrations are now open! FREE Financial & Digital Literacy evening classes starting Term 2 (from 20 April 2026).

✔️ Practical & interactive
✔️ Laptops & light refreshments provided
✔️ Samoan language workshops available
✔️ Limited to 20 people per class

Register your interest:

📧 Email: Wellthwise1@gmail.com
📞 Phone: 0204 733 233

Foodstuffs North Island, alongside the Food Innovation Network, invites you to the Emerging Supplier Forum.

An opportunity to learn from the Foodies team and a dunnhumby insights expert, and to connect with local small businesses building their path into grocery. 

👉Register www.foodstuffs.co.nz

Forum dates and locations

• Christchurch – 28 May 2026, BNZ Centre, Christchurch
• Wellington – 6 August 2026, Naumi Hotel, Te Aro
• Auckland – 9 September 2026, Foodstuffs NI Support Centre, Māngere

Applications for the 2026 Sir Āpirana Ngata Memorial Scholarship are open until 1 May 2026!

If you’re Māori and studying at a tertiary level (this includes any university, polytechnic and wānanga) in 2026, you’re eligible to apply.

The scholarship is made possible by the Māori Soldiers Trust and administered by Te Tumu Paeroa.

Apply HERE!

Awa Films are casting for a kōtiro Māori (10-17yrs with conversational te reo Māori) for a new drama series filming in Te Whanganui-a-Tara across late May 2026.

If you are passionate about acting and can embody a character who is calm, pure and fearless, then we would love to hear from you!

Applications will close after the 4th of April! APPLY NOW.

For more info, contact studio@thecastingcompany.co.nz

Find out what benefits and payments you can get from Work and Income if you're eligible. The full list can be found HERE!

Westpac NZ is making a $100 million commitment to lending to start-up businesses, the bank says providing a helping hand to small business owners and entrepreneurs throughout the country.

This is your chance to pay it forward.
Your survey response helps prove the programme works—and opens the door for more whānau to access the same opportunity.

This is how we grow the kaupapa.
Complete the survey so the data backs what we already know: the programme delivers real outcomes for whānau.