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Play Streets: how a pilot became policy

Many of us share a vision of neighbourhoods where children play freely outside, where neighbours know each other’s names, and where everyday spaces are shared, not surrendered to traffic. In Tāmaki Makaurau, that vision is becoming policy. In April 2026, Auckland Council announced that Play Streets will roll out across

Wayfinding with Te Kura o Pātiki

Imagine every child moving through their early years knowing they come from people who crossed the largest ocean in the world – without maps or equipment, reading the ocean like a language. In early April, this understanding sailed into a classroom in West Auckland. Eighty rangatahi from the Samoan and

Fa’atauanau: Rangatahi Wellbeing in School Sport

The Avondale College First XV is a school sport environment like many others – where young people carry real pressure and where that pressure often goes unnamed. Selection anxiety, family expectations, the weight of not wanting to let people down. Present, but rarely expressed. What shapes wellbeing for rangatahi in

Oranga Waha

In West Auckland, an initiative is asking the question: what if every rangatahi Māori and Pacific grew up knowing their waha — their voice, their smile, their hauora — was uniquely theirs? Knowing how to look after it, where to find support, and feeling confident enough to walk through that

Play Streets: how a pilot became policy

Wayfinding with Te Kura o Pātiki

Fa’atauanau: Rangatahi Wellbeing in School Sport

Oranga Waha

We are supporting change in our communities for better health and wellbeing in the places where we live, learn, work and play.

He Kupu Mō Mātou

Ko Wai Mātou

Tuhinga

Kawepūrongo

Kai Villages: Local Knowledge, Lasting Food Resilience

A Hīkoi of discovery in West Auckland

The ‘community of care’ improving the wellbeing of Sāmoan teachers

Using Mana Motuhake o te Kai to achieve kai sovereignty in West Auckland

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