INVOLVE 2021 - Our Waka, New Seas. Keynote 1: Rod Baxter

Pōwhiri 0:01:35
Opening Remarks 0:35:51
Kapa Haka Performance (Te Kura Māori o Porirua) 1:01:20
MC's (Marina Alefosio & Cameron Kapua-Morrell) 1:21:13
Spoken Word (Manaia Tuwhare-Hoani & Arihia Hall) 1:28:26
Keynote (Rod Baxter with Anaru Te Rangiwhakaewa, Hemi Rangiwhetu Shepherd, Bella Simpson and Fletcher Howell) 1:34:38
The first keynote of INVOLVE 2021: Reunion!
Rod Baxter is the CEO of the Prince’s Trust NZ, exploring how young people can reshape our personal, local and global economies. Preparing to present at Involve 2021, Rod is reflecting on his 20+ years of youth work experience, which started as a young activist. Youth participation has been a consistent theme in Rod’s youth development practice, and his keynote is focused whai wāhitanga. As a dynamic and creative presenter, Rod’s attempting to practice what we preach, and will be collaborating with some guest stars live on stage.