Kōpū

Kōpū 🎥 A documentary for equity + social justice
🌱 Fostering multi-ethnic + pangender solidarity

Envision a world where women's time raising children is equally valuable as building a business. Kōpū is a purpose-driven company using storytelling to advocate for equity, fostering multi-ethnic and pangender solidarity. We aspire to shift mindsets around motherhood so that women and their employers see it as professional development. We believe that by breaking the stigma associated with motherh

ood, there lies the potential to reach gender equity once and for all. Our mission is to explore and document the rich diversity of parenthood and the far-reaching skills that the experience yields. With kōpū we are reclaiming access to ancient indigenous wisdom from Te Ao Māori. If our Western societies have favoured patterns that condition our beliefs to consider motherhood as a penalty, what could we learn from cultures that have accessed greater gender equity?

🎥 DocEdge 2025  - who else is keen? Yup, it’s been a hot minute since we last showed up here. If you’ve been following u...
28/06/2025

🎥 DocEdge 2025 - who else is keen?

Yup, it’s been a hot minute since we last showed up here. If you’ve been following us, by now you know taking space on the gram isn’t really our jam & that’s okay.

Yet, we show up when it matters.

While the festival has already started we’d like to shine a special light on a movie: “Before the Moon Falls” - and encourage our Auckland audience to watch it.

🤔 Why this doco?

Aside from the fact it sounds like an intriguing story, you will be supporting the 9 years of work Kimberlee Bassford, the film director, a mother & a friend, has poured into bringing this story to your eyes.

We met Kimberlee about a year ago & to say her personal journey through the making of this film was inspiring, is an understatement. To us, she is the definition of resilience. Between the grit, the passion, the professionalism, we’ve been astounded with her commitment & her storytelling skills to showcase the intricacies of mental health.

So, who’s up for it??

✨ I - will be there 😉 come & join me for the next date in AKL:

Date: Wed 9th July
Location: Bridgeway cinema
Time: 6pm
The movie: Before the Moon falls
Followed by Q&A with film director.

Kia ora - Hello online world, it has been a while. We don't usually mingle with politics, yet it is increasingly impossi...
07/01/2025

Kia ora - Hello online world, it has been a while.

We don't usually mingle with politics, yet it is increasingly impossible to hold our words when women & Indigenous rights are blatantly baffled.

Given the diverse fabric of our organisation, given our values and aspirations, we wish to highlight this wise statement from a fellow filmmaker - Golshifteh Farahani With only a few hours left to submit your perspective on the Principles of the Treaty of Waitangi Bill, we encourage you to rethink what future you envision for Aotearoa New Zealand.

For those convinced the bill will serve our nation, we ask you to ponder the following:
- Has this bill been drafted through genuine consultation with Māori stakeholders & transparent legislative processes?
- Do the reactions triggered by this bill showcase unity?
- Would you qualify the pathway this bill has taken as an inclusive decision-making process?
- Who will benefit the most from this change?
- Has diminishing the rights of Indigenous populations ever led to thriving nations & successful democracies?
- What is this bill trying to distract you from?

The Treaty is fundamentally based on a partnership between the Crown and Māori, and central to this partnership is the concept of mutual consultation, cooperation, and consent, especially on matters that affect Māori rights and interests.

Check out ' interview on .nz and decide for yourself if the amendments proposed to this partnership sit right with you.

For a thorough understanding of the controversies surrounding this bill, we invite you to read/listen to the content created by who has done an astonishing job at deconstructing all aspects of the text.

For those needing help submitting, check out with her tutorial video or all the resources created by

"It is only when we let fear take over and when we do not speak up that we let people down" Kahurangi Tariana Turia 🖤 1h30 to submit!

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