Aug
04


Auckland: Wellness Walk Series - Walk 8 Westhaven


Auckland Branch invites you to step beyond the workplace and into the natural beauty of Tāmaki Makaurau.

Join us for this series of walks that aim to promote movement, connection, balance and well-being.

The intention is to deliver a high-value initiative that encourages participation beyond formal events, creating an alternative environment for building stronger professional relationships.

This series is centred on a functional health concept that many people are operating in a baseline state of dehydration, inflammation and reduced oxygenation.

Members will have the opportunity to set a personal wellness goal and track their progress across the series, with a focus on restoring balance within the body, aligned with Te Whare Tapa Whā and its four dimensions of wellbeing.

This will be supported by a structured programme that encourages a progressive focus on wellness and purposeful discussion across the series, enabling the practical integration of Te Ao Māori perspectives in a meaningful and grounded way.

The resources are grounded in scientific research, evidence and practical experience.

Discussion topic for this walk:
Use of AI and technology in safety

Meeting Place - Westhaven
Westhaven Drive, city side of the Aukland Harbour Bridge. Park along Westhaven Drive and gather on the waterfront pathway directly under the bridge.

Walking alongside the harbour provides space to reflect on:

  • Our connection to environment and community
  • The interrelationship between wellbeing and natural systems


Auckland
Branch Event
04/08/2026 17:00
04/08/2026 18:00

Theme - Wai: The Significance of Water

The walks scheduled for the Autumn months, we’ll remain here by the water and acknowledge the cultural and environmental importance of wai (water).

For Māori, bodies of water - whether rivers, lakes, streams or the sea aren't just physical features of the landscape. They are living entities, regarded as ancestors and treasured taonga. In te ao Māori, our connection to the natural world is shaped through whakapapa, which binds us genealogically to the land and to the water. This means water is not something separate from us - it is part of who we are, carrying its own mauri (lifeforce) and deserving of care, respect and protection.

Additional walks:

25 August; Critical risk vs minor risk focus
- Are organisations focusing too much on low-level hazards?

- Managing critical risks that kill or seriously harm –

  • Working at height
  • Vehicles and mobile plant
  • Confined spaces
  • Hazardous substances
  • Electrical work

15 September; Cultural safety & Te Ao Māori in H&S

  • Integrating Te Whare Tapa Whā into workplace wellbeing
  • Moving beyond tokenism to meaningful cultural inclusion

06 October; Regulatory approach of WorkSafe New Zealand

27 October; Supply chain pressure & safety trade-offs