The beginning of interviews to support a co- design project with Tāmaki Regeneration to understand the success of The Jobs and Skills Hub in Tāmaki. Unfortunately, this project was halted due to the COVID-19 Lockdown.
Matariki Soup for Youth
After Step up, Speak out, a group of us community workers gathered to talk about the outcomes that we observed and how we found the experience. As much as we believed that the initiative was successful, a lot of us felt that it didn't reach out to the youth that we wanted to reach - …
Oranga Rising
The project continued the work of our previous work around lowering the social supply of alcohol to young people with a more general view to work on the harmful effects of alcohol on all whānau - still within Oranga. Our Rākau Tautoko practitioner Ren, worked through the second half of 2019 to support five organisations …
Whānau by Whānau Research
This work is with Tāmaki Response (a part of the Tāmaki Regeneration Programme) to understand the needs of people in Tāmaki to create a wrap around support service for whānau in high need. “The Whānau by Whānau service will be for Tāmaki families who face complex and multiple problems, struggle to access the services and …
Early Years Hub Consultation
We were approached by the Tāmaki Regeneration Company to conduct interviews and a group workshop as part of the scoping phase of the Co-Design creation for the Early Years Hub soon to be created in Tāmaki. Three of our practitioners recruited for, then conducted a series of interviews with parents of young children in Tāmaki. We then …
Inclusive Streets
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 …
Lowering Social Supply Project
Our of our practitioners Ren, has undertaken a project that spanned more than two years with renewed funding over three phases. The aim was to lower the social supply of alcohol to young people in the community of Oranga - this meant coordinating the community in creating many different activities. Ren was supported by a practitioner from …
The Community Office
Creating spaces for community groups to flourish and grow, Rākau Tautoko became a part of a partner to create a network of hot desk spaces in Panmure, Auckland.
HEART Community Connections
Continuing supporting The HEART Movement work through Change Agent growth and development and Whānau engagement.
Rākau Tautoko 