ZEDUCATION

Basily Palu shares how simple routines turned into real results. After leadership and money confidence training, he swapped takeaways for home cooking, set a weekly family menu, and saved with purpose. Those choices helped this Fletcher Reinforcing 2IC buy a five bedroom home in Huntly. A practical story of mindset, whānau, and everyday leadership.

Pacific adults face systemic barriers to literacy and numeracy—poverty, misread cultural values, bias, poor program design, and undiagnosed needs. This article distills Dr Betty Ofe-Grant’s insights and offers concrete actions for employers, training providers, churches, and individuals to build culture-led, safe learning, restore mana, and lift workplace confidence and opportunity.

He thought he was just taking a workplace course—until it changed his family’s entire approach to money. How Robert turned one financial literacy programme into a $4,500 savings win for his daughter (and why his story is inspiring employers across NZ).

Makatuliki is more than a financial literacy programme — it’s a movement empowering Pasifika families to break free from financial struggle and take confident steps toward homeownership. Created and led by Zeducation, this culturally grounded initiative has helped 92 individuals improve their financial wellbeing, with 11 becoming first-time homeowners. Through online and in-person delivery, pastoral care, and practical tools, Makatuliki is unleashing intergenerational change

Tips on improving literacy and numeracy in the workplace.

Enhancing Literacy and Numeracy Training for Pasifika Adult Learners: Strategies for Success.

Employee training is important because it helps employees develop both the skills and knowledge that they need to be successful in both...