Welcome Back to Mahi: How to Reconnect & Create a Comeback-Friendly Workplace

Name: Welcome Back to Mahi: How to Reconnect & Create a Comeback-Friendly Workplace
Start: 2025-05-08T07:15:00+1200
End: 2025-05-08T09:00:00+1200
Location: Level One, 17 Grantham Street

Thu, 8 May, 7:15am - 9am NZST

Level One, 17 Grantham Street

hamilton, new zealand

The Good Day Matrix

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Welcome Back to Mahi: How to Reconnect & Create a Comeback-Friendly Workplace

Life doesn’t stop when we step away from work—whether it’s for parental leave, bereavement, extended holidays, or a well-earned break.

But coming back? That’s a transition that can feel overwhelming—not just for the individual, but for the whole team.

Our panel kōrero is all about making workplace comebacks smoother, more supportive, and less daunting.

We’ll cover practical strategies for:

Leaders—how to create a culture that welcomes people back with confidence and care.

Teams—how to support returning colleagues without the dreaded “hot seat” moment.

Individuals—how to step back into mahi with clarity, balance, and the right support.

Our panelists:

Daz Burns: Founder of The Good Day Matrix, passionate about challenging norms, connecting people, and helping Kiwis thrive every day.

Dom Vettise: Dom currently is the lead psychologist for New Zealand Football, New Zealand Rugby and the NZ Olympic Committee with a passion for how identity and leadership optimises performance and mental wellbeing.

Erana Severne-Takataka: A visionary leader driven by community, collaboration, and kaupapa Māori, turning bold ideas into real-world impact, Erana is a changemaker who brings heart, strategy, and unstoppable energy to everything she does.

Event Details:
📅 Date: Thursday, 8th May
⏰ Time: 7:15 AM arrival & breakfast | 7:30 AM sharp start
📍 Location: ANZ Building, Grantham Street

Schedule:
🥣 7:15 AM – Arrival & Breakfast – Enjoy a bite thanks to our epic partners Yum NZ, Raglan Food Co and Chia Sisters
🎤 7:30 AM – Panel Discussion Begins – Hosted by Daz Burns, featuring insights from our speakers on workplace transitions, with time for open Q&A at the end.
🤝 8:30-9:00 AM – Networking & Whakawhanaungatanga

Expect real talk from our panel with actionable insights, and tools you can take back to your workplace to make returning to mahi a positive experience for everyone.

Join us and get ready to bring your people back—better.

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Kia ora e hoa.

Nau mai ki The Good Day Matrix

Around here, we are whānau and we invite you to join us to be part of a pretty special and game changing mission.
We are a purpose led wellbeing organisation relentlessly focused on positive long term outcomes for every person and every business in Aotearoa.

It’s no secret that wellbeing should be at the forefront of our thinking every single day, because it is our compass. But somewhere in the challenges, in the busy and in the day to day flurry of life, it doesn’t just fall off our priority list, it gets set on fire and left for dust while we keep moving towards yet another thing on our ‘to-do’ list.

The Good Day Matrix supports the wellbeing of people and businesses throughout Aotearoa with resources like videos, podcasts and exercise sessions to inspire curiosity. We also add enormous value by providing leadership and coaching programs to empower businesses to transform, prioritise and strengthen how they authentically support wellbeing for their teams.

We advocate for prevention and connection. We are not the ambulance at the bottom of the cliff. We are the people waving signs, as you drive up the hill towards the edge, encouraging you to make a u-turn ASAP. Thriving wellbeing is not a nice to have. We all impact each other's wellbeing and we need to work together to expand and light up wellbeing pathways for our people in any way we can.

For every person. For every business. Wellbeing is infinite. It is constantly evolving. There is no end. And Everyone is different.

To have resilient shock absorbers in the face of all the changes and turns life brings we all need to take a long term approach to prioritising thriving wellbeing for ourselves and our people - ensuring we value it and re-orientate ourselves to things that energize us amidst the challenges, the busy and flurry. Every single day.

Thriving wellbeing sets the stage for growth - And we’re here for the mission!

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Thu, 8 May, 7:15am - 9am NZST

Level One, 17 Grantham Street

hamilton, new zealand

Hosted by The Good Day Matrix