Manawa Nights—A Night With Our Founder, Britt Davies

Manawa Nights is a speaker series curated to foster a community of ladies who love the outdoors, or would like to gain confidence in the outdoors. This could mean you love walks on the beach, or it could mean you love adventure racing—our doors are open to all walks of life and backgrounds! Please join us to listen to these talks, or to meet other awesome wāhine toa!

This month's speaker is Manawa founder, Britt Davies.

Brittany has spent the last decade navigating the highs and lows of life, work, and wellbeing—from design school and corporate jobs to running her own business, travelling the world, and finding herself in the mountains of Wānaka. Her story weaves through mental health challenges, big moves (including a stint in the Aussie Outback), breakups, business wins and losses, and ultimately—where she is now.

In this open-heart kōrero, Britt will share how the threads of creativity, adventure, and connection have guided her through every season. From city life to the Southern Alps, from anti-anxiety meds to hiking remote NZ bush, from corporate burnout to building Manawa, this is a raw and honest look at growth, grief, grit—and sometimes how the most powerful thing we can do is start fresh, closer to ourselves.

This event will be in held in the Tauranga area but the venue is TBC.