Te kaupapa

What is Pua Ora?

Pua Ora is a two-week learning experience designed to build your confidence with money and support your financial wellbeing.

Using the Banqer platform, Waikato rangatahi and pakeke can build financial knowledge, confidence, and skills to support their aspirations - now and into the future. There'll also be opportunities to win prizes along the way.

You'll learn in a safe, simulated world where you can make bold decisions, see the outcomes, and learn from your mistakes - alongside other whaanau, with regular insights, encouragement, and practical tips throughout. We encourage you to koorero with friends and whaanau. We learn together by sharing.

What you'll explore

Practical, everyday money topics

Everyday

Bank accounts & spending

Growing

Saving & interest

Ahead

Planning for today & the future

Managing

Borrowing & debt

Building

Investing, and more

What's actually involved

Online, at your own pace

You'll set up an account, log in online, and work through the Banqer world at your own pace - making financial decisions and learning key concepts as you go. Pua Ora runs on Banqer, an online platform that has supported over 750,000 rangatahi and pakeke across Aotearoa and Australia to build their money confidence.

15-30 min

Suggested time, each day

Laptop or tablet

Works best for the experience

Who can take part

Open to all registered Waikato-Tainui tribal members

There are three versions of Banqer, so you can join the one that fits you. Not sure which? Pick based on whether you've used Banqer before.

Community members at Mahi Toi Whaingaroa

New to Banqer

For rangatahi aged 13 to 18 using Banqer for the first time.

Tainui Games 2025 participants

Returning rangatahi

For those who took part last year, or used Banqer High Junior at secondary school.

Tainui Games 2025 participants

Pakeke

For adults building personal finance knowledge.

Keen to get involved?
Register for Pua Ora

Programme runs

28 Sep - 11 Oct

Registrations close

Midnight 23 Sep

Pua Ora is an educational programme. The content is for learning purposes only, is fictitious, and does not constitute financial advice. Banqer is not a financial adviser. Need help signing up? puaora@banqer.co