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Pathway Pioneer, Storyteller & Cultural Guide
Forging meaningful pathways speaker, MC, presenter and funeral director Francis Tipene takes audiences to new depths. A familiar face on TVNZ 1, Netflix and SBS, Francis (Te Rarawa, Ngai Tākoto) appears alongside wife Kaiora on small-business funeral home reality show The Casketeers. Not one to dwell in the negative, Francis believes in triumph over adversity through storytelling. And it works! With a vocation so sensitive and detail-oriented, it’s really no surprise that Francis is a relaxed and confident speaker and MC: communicating with mana, offering a sense of comfort through guidance. A speaker, presenter and practitioner of Māoritanga, Francis Tipene has an insight and voice that can’t be replicated.
Ethnicity
Māori
Iwi
Te Rarawa
Location
Auckland , New Zealand
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Event Highlights
| 2024 | PMAANZ Conference, Conference Innovators - Speaker | ||
| 2021 | Te Putahitanga Whanau Ora Symposium 2021, Te Runanga o Otakou - MC | ||
Testimonials
Jennifer Kaponga | Operations ManagerWe want to thank Francis and Kaiora for taking the time out of their busy schedules to speak at our PMAANZ Conference last week. Their presentation was amazing, and our audience advised it was one of the highlights of the event! They certainly did connect with the audience.
We thank them for supporting our general practice and allied health managers, administrators and receptionists. Their aroha and mana for their journey and work to date is incredible!
PMAANZ Conference 2024
Auckland ENT Group