Placemaking is a fundamental tool in creating healthy, connected and thriving urban environments, recognising public space as civic assets that can serve as common meeting grounds and contribute to the creation of healthy, resilient cities that people want to live in. Panuku Placemaking supports the development programme, focusing on working with local communities in their …
Youth – Wellbeing Index
This project aimed to create a tool that can measure the levels of wellbeing among the diverse youth of Tamaki. After the use of the tool, it is hoped that the results give a picture of the enablers and disablers of youth wellbeing in order for effective policies and projects to be put in place …
Phenomenal Young Women
Phenomenal Young Women is a youth group for young women only, and creates spaces for young women in Tāmaki to connect. Twice a week, two wonderful facilitators (Latisha and Loma - being young women themselves!) run the sessions and create hang out spots for young women in Tāmaki to connect with each other. Mentoring support …
The Tāmaki Youth Wellbeing Project
Responding to the need of the community after a contagion of seven young people lost their lives to suicide, Rākau Tautoko led a community meeting, calling people together to create a “united community response to suicide prevention”. This led to an application for funding to The Vodafone Foundation in collaboration with Tāmaki Community Development Trust …
Hapai Te Hauora Smokefree Youth Pledge
What better way to enlist the commitment of young people than Co-Design with them, their own pledge? Our lead practitioner Tara ran a full day session with the support of four Hapai Te Hauora staff to use a Co-Design process to decide collectively on key statements that the young people involved could commit to upholding. The …
Step up, Speak out
A collaborated youth week project between Te Oro, The HEART Movement, Rākau Tautoko and local community leaders.
Mana Rangatahi 2
Working alongside the GIFC Youth Social Worker to develop a programming plan for the creation of a new youth programme to support youth at risk.
The Young Mums Programme
Intensive Social Work intervention with young parents to codesign a youth-led programme that was run by the young mums themselves.
Youth Focused Initiatives
A collective of youth focused projects, programmes, and networks achieved in Tāmaki between 2005 to 2010.
Rākau Tautoko 