Madeleine Taylor

Tena koutou tena koutou, tena koutou katoa. Hello to you all.

Madeleine’s ancestors came from Scotland, Ireland and England over four generations ago. Madeleine grew up under the shelter of Mt Meredith next to the Whareama River, however, Mount Ruapehu is close to her heart. She wears Te Tiriti o Waitangi as the cloak that wraps around her shoulders. Madeleine lives in Wellington with her husband. They have three adult offspring.

Madeleine’s early career saw her supporting families as a Medical Social Worker. Later working in local government with teams, managers and staff helping to manage difficult and stressful situations, both personal and organisational.

In 1995 Madeleine moved into private practice and now works as a People Skills Consultant and is passionate about collaborating with people to find answers that support them to achieve their goals.

Madeleine is a Certified Mediator and Restorative Practitioner and a Conflict Coach. And is an accomplished Facilitator and Trainer. She handles tough issues in a way, which, while remaining sensitive is also playful.

Since 2022 she has been running a workshop with Dr Adreanne Ormand, Waking Up to Whiteness, Identity Matters, not another course on culture.

“Embers represent the quiet, enduring remnants of fire—what remains after the blaze. They are warmth, resilience, and transformation.”

The focus of this presentation is to stir the embers of the fire and explore how to support our nation to honour Te Tiriti o Waitangi – “for us to transform as a society we have to allow ourselves to be transformed as individuals, we have to allow… a real forgiveness for the complexity of human beings”. Rev Angel Kyodo

To this end Madeleine will share stories, ask questions and kindle the interest in the room.