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The Tukua List is a creative directory that will give you access to creative mahi.

By signing up to The Tukua List you will get help to build your portfolio, creative networks, and flip your creative ideas into creative income.

Become your own boss and choose jobs that align with your time and values.

Tukua List
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CALLING ALL
SOUTH AUCKLAND

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PHOTORAPHERS

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ILLUSTRATORS

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GRAPHIC DESIGNER

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PODCASTERS/
SOUND DESIGNERS

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VIDEOGRAPHERS

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THE  TUKUA PLATFORM

The Tukua Platform is a thriving digital channel which has been created especially for our creative and entrepreneurial community to engage and connect. On the platform you will be able to find work, share advice and experiences, learn and network with other like-minded people.

FREE ACCESS TO

CONTENT & ARTICLES
ONLINE COURSES
A COMMUNITY OF CREATIVE 
MENTORING

Platform

WHAT IS TUKUA?

Tukua is a creative directory where creatives, entrepreneurs and innovators can sign up to seek FREE support they need to set up or level up, to gain knowledge and experience and flip their creative ideas into creative income!

Tukua is a Platform - a thriving digital channel which has been created especially for our creative and entrepreneurial community to engage and connect. On the platform you will be able to find work, share advice and experiences, learn and network with other like-minded people.

Tukua is a whariki that has many strands. It has a creative directory, a platform for networking and building connections and also morphs into a whanau of creatives to level up their creativity and capabilities.
Located in the heart of Manukau, Tukua aims to 
see our creators, innovators, and entrepreneurs thrive and grow in their potential!

Tukua is a life-long whanau of creatives, entrepreneurs and innovators who can come together, connect  and talanoa / wananga in a safe and uplifting environment that is held under the korowai / cloak of Tikanga Maori and Pasifika values.   

What is Tukua

TUKUA IS FOR

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Have a creative talent, and a desire to make it in this world using what you've got?

Being creative is hard work in Aotearoa, and even harder for those of us with no money, and low financial literacy, behind us.

Tukua is for the creators.

CREATORS

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Have a passion and a purpose?  A burning cause you are willing to fight for?  A dream to see a change? ​ Our world needs innovators, especially our Maori and Pasifika innovators. ​

 

Tukua is for the innovators

INNOVATORS

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Have a great idea you want to bring to life?  Know that you can help your whanau by building a business? ​ Learning to take what you have and turn it into a fully-fledged business isn't easy, easy to mess up, and hard to know where to start.​

 

Tukua is for the entrepreneurs

ENTREPRENEURS

HOW WE ROLL

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RESOURCES,WORKSHOPS & WEBINARS

We have workshops and courses to help build your entrepreneurial skills, from business plans, and marketing right up to funding. These are now available online for you to access 24/7 on the Tukua Platform

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Access to shared spaces that are designed for you to feel comfortable and authentic, enabling you to thrive. This includes desks, meeting rooms, studios, workshop spaces,

and a wider creative, innovative community.

POSITIVE ENVIRONMENT

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One-on-one coaching and peer mentoring for wrap-around support and meaningful connections.  Walk your creative, innovative, entrepreneurial journey with like-minded peers and others who have been before.

COACHING
& MENTORING

Team

THE TEAM

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Leah Leauma

Kaiwhakahaere

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Manawa  Udy

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Rakai Beazley

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Amiria Puia-Taylor

Kaiarahi

Designed and delivered by us!

Program delivery partners:

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Tukua Outriggers:

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