CPPA Retreat at Hanmer Springs

We would love you to join us at our Spring Retreat at Edit Hotel in Hanmer Springs.

Accommodation is first in, first serve.  There are hotel rooms available, plus villas.  If you would like to share with someone in particular in the villa, please add their name when you book.  If you are happy to be placed in a villa, we will make sure these you are matched up with some lovely people.

The programme is:

Sunday 1st November
Check in from 3pm
Drinks from 5pm at Isobel’s Restaurant, Edit Hotels
Dinner at Isobel’s Restaurant

Monday 2nd November
Breakfast
Mihi whakatau
Speaker – John Quinn
Lunch
Team bonding – quiz
Hauora activities at your leisure
Drinks and dinner at Monteiths
Band at O’Flynns

Tuesday 3rd November
Breakfast
Speaker – Charlotte Cummings
Morning tea
Hauora activities at your leisure

Info about our speakers:
Charlotte Cummings – Better Connections for High-Achieving Leaders

As a principal, you are the anchor for your school community. You spend your days holding space for others, navigating complex challenges, and ensuring everyone else is thriving. But when you finally close the office door, what is left for the people you love most?

We are thrilled to welcome Charlotte Cummings to this year’s Hauora Conference. Charlotte is a specialist counsellor and coach who works specifically with “high-achieving humans”—people who are smart, capable, and used to carrying a lot, but who want more than just “fine” when it comes to their personal lives. With 20 years of experience, Charlotte is known for her “no-fluff” approach, using quirky metaphors and well-timed truth bombs to help busy professionals shift from “just getting through the week” to truly connecting with their partners, families, and friends.

In her session, Charlotte will move beyond basic self-care and dive into the mechanics of personal growth and relationship health. You’ll learn how to stop the “work-brain” from taking over your home life and how to build deeper, more resilient connections with those who matter most.

Explore Charlotte’s work ahead of the conference: Visit her website at www.charlottecummings.nz to explore her “Feel Better” podcast and blog. Some titles that might resonate with your busy schedule include:

• Your Hyper-Independence Is Costing You
• How to Decide What to Let Go Of When Your Plate Is Too Full
• Your Relationship Isn’t Broken; Your Pattern Is
• How to Have Hard Conversations Faster (Without Damaging Your Relationship)

Join us for a session that isn’t just about professional development—it’s about you and the people you go home to.

John Quinn:

Leading high-performing teams and building strong culture in schools has never been more important. In an environment of increasing pressure, constant change, growing wellbeing demands, and high expectations from communities, the role of school leadership is critical in shaping both performance and people.

This 90-minute presentation explores what high performance and healthy culture truly look like in modern education settings. Drawing on lessons from elite sport, leadership, psychology, and high-performing organisations, the session provides practical tools and frameworks that principals and leadership teams can apply immediately within their schools.

The presentation focuses on the connection between leadership, culture, wellbeing, mindset, and performance. Key themes include creating clarity of purpose, building trust and accountability, leading through uncertainty, managing pressure, developing sustainable habits, and creating environments where both staff and students can thrive.

Deep diving into:
* What defines a high-performing team and culture
* The balance between high care and high accountability
* How leaders influence energy, behaviour, and standards
* Building trust, connection, and care while still challenging people to grow
* The role of mindset, communication, and self-awareness in leadership
* Creating consistency through habits, routines, and clear expectations

The session is practical, engaging, and reflective, designed to help leaders think deeply about how they show up, the culture they are creating, and the legacy they want to leave within their school community.

The overall message is simple: sustainable high performance is not about doing more, it is about creating clarity, alignment, connection, and consistent behaviours that allow people and teams to perform at their best, especially under pressure.