Amrit Kaur is a visual artist who’s one-of-a-kind, unique art is deeply intertwined with her natural surroundings - the hills, and the oceans of Aotearoa.

Her painting A Plethora of Ever-Blooming Flowers is currently exhibited at Manzana.

Currently finishing her Graduate Certificate in Professional Coaching, Rose is launching her business Vessel Wellbeing into the world. She loves to create spaces that facilitate transformation and growth.

Vessel Wellbeing is one such space which offers a compassionate guide to help you find your way through times of change.

Letisha Tan is a financial consultant aiming to bring financial freedom to women of colour. Her boutique advisory and brokerage firm On Point Advice specialises in finance, insurance and investments.

‘Thirsty Garten’ exhibition, 2016, as part of The Composing Rooms curated by Blomfield.

Nikki Goodson is the founder of Impact Digital. Founded in 2021, Impact Digital is a digital consulting company specialising in analytics, search marketing and digital products.

With a heavy focus on community connectedness, Impact Digital works with mindful and purpose-driven businesses that are aligned with their strong company values.

Pastel and Soul are hosting their monthly creative art reflection workshop at Manzana on Saturday, 30th July.

No previous art experience is required! Just bring whatever medium you’d like to work with and get stuck into your creative meditation.

It’s important to close the laptop and turn your attention away from work every once in a while. Check out these chances to relax and calm the mind for a moment.

Across Auckland, spaces in the city are closing up as the city’s shopfronts empty out.

One positive initiative brought on by the increasingly empty shopfronts is that spaces in the CBD are becoming host sites for public art.

Manzana is bringing that life back, with a creative co-working space for women and gender-diverse entrepreneurs.

Valka Yoga and Āwhina Wellness are partnering up to host a weekend of yoga and education on te āo Maori in celebration of Matariki.

This educational workshop provides a chance for female business owners to understand the current economic constraints on small businesses. Run by Hesha Irani, a financial markets executive who will speak to the hardship and opportunities of being a female business owner in these times.

This site-specific installation by Soraa Glass is inspired by the acute global conversations around the possible future choices we have ahead of us. A brilliant moment in time. We are able to vividly document, hear and see the colourful soundscape of our zeitgeist.

Sarah is one of Tāmaki Makaurau’s most experienced yoga teachers and a Manzana resident. Her educational platform Yoga Online is a leading source of wisdom for yogis of all backgrounds. Sarah’s experience as a public speaker and Doctor of physics makes her an excellent and interesting teacher.

Prasanna Nara is a thoughtful copywriter who is also a Manzana resident. Last year, she founded Conscious Copy, an ethical copywriting service aiming to support, connect and inspire valuable causes. Prasanna’s work is highly accessible; she describes her marketing as empowering consumers through transparency and empathy.

We caught up with Prasanna to talk about her experience as an entrepreneur.

We’ve crafted you a list of six promising art experiences here in Tāmaki Makaurau. You’ll find a diverse mix of artists, moods and media.

How many newsletters are you signed up to? Quite a few we’d imagine. On top of those you do read, you likely have another dozen on the reading list that you’d like to check out, but never quite manage to get round to…

Read on for our top woman-led newsletter recommendations.

Georgia van Prehn is the owner/operator and head chef of Alta, a restaurant that’s already been awarded one hat by Cuisine Magazine, with Georgia noted as a rising talent.

We caught up with Georgia to get to know the creative force behind this restaurant.

From fine dining to feminist art, here are four experiences not to miss these coming months.

This April, we’re sharing with you the many talents of our Manzana residents. Over the past few months we have seen the conception of some fantastic projects which deserve sharing and celebrating.

Bring your team/whānau/squad to collaborate with Manzana’s brilliant minds.

Lilly Le is currently working on her entrepreneurial project at Manzana while undertaking nursing studies and a retirement care job. Her project idea is a rating system which communicates the environmental impact of a consumer item, from manufacture to usage to discard.

Read a little more about Lilly and her project outlook.

Tracey Tawhiao (Ngai te Rangi, Whakatohea, Tuwharetoa) was born in 1967. She is a multi-skilled contemporary artist who has studied and worked in a variety of fields. She is a writer, performance poet, filmmaker, qualified lawyer and practising artist. Her artworks convey the breadth of her experience and her position as a Maori woman in a European-dominated society.