Recently Dave got to catch up with Lester and gift his story, while also celebrating his sucess as a AODT Court graduate. Here is a short recap from Dave. Lester came to the latest He Takitini graduation recently at Auckland District Court where he received his taonga to recognise his achievement as the 60th graduate … Continue reading Celebrating sucess at He Takitini
Standing strong in recovery
It was great to catch up with Shannan and gift back her wonderful story of resilience and recovery. We are so grateful to Shannan for sharing her story with us, it such a delight to see her standing strong in her recovery, as a leader in her whānau and her community. Shannan is the Peer … Continue reading Standing strong in recovery
A Champion of recovery
It was an absolute privilege to catch up with the amazing Carly Laughton last week, to gift back her awesome story of recovery. Carly is an emerging champion of recovery, who is working for Odyssey as Peer Support in the E Ara E youth employment and education team. Carly is currently studying for a Diploma … Continue reading A Champion of recovery
Living the life she deserves
We finally had the privilege of connecting with Tuchey in person to gift back her taonga. It was a great catch up, and it was so pleasing to hear that Tuchey has continued to grow and flourish in her journey of success and whānau ora/wellness. She continues to be a solid influence in the lives … Continue reading Living the life she deserves
Celebrating four years clean
After a long delay of COVID restrictions a small group of the He Ture Kia Tika rōpū had the privilege of travelling to Kaitaia to finally meet in person an amazing wahine. Haley took part in our research virtually and provided on-going input throughout the collaborative story writing and production processes. The gifting of her … Continue reading Celebrating four years clean
We are back with an amazing story of resilience and recovery!
Kia ora e te whānau, It has been a few months since we last posted. Unfortunately many of our rōpū have been unwell with COVID and/or busy supporting their communities. Now, we are back on board and sharing a short story full of our gratitude to Jodi who gifted his journey of recovery and stopping … Continue reading We are back with an amazing story of resilience and recovery!
Ngā mihi o te tau hou Pākehā/Happy New Year
Kia ora e te whānau We hope you had a restful holiday season if you were able. We are really stoked to see so many new members to the group! Nau mai, a huge welcome from the team to you all. Our project aims to develop a solution-focused framework to improve outcomes for whānau who … Continue reading Ngā mihi o te tau hou Pākehā/Happy New Year
Checking in
Kia ora e te whanau! The He Ture Tika team Dave, Katey, Jess and Stella wanted to check in and give you an update on our collective mahi. Firstly, a huge shout out to our new followers, our wider rōpū and those who continue to support us. It has been a while since we have … Continue reading Checking in
Gifting Fete back his amazing story of recovery, resilience, and hope
Great to catch up with Fa’afete Taito (Feetz) the other day to gift back his amazing story of recovery resilience and hope. Huge thanks to him for taking part in our research! Fete is currently a Senior Engagement Advisor on the Royal Commission of Inquiry into Abuse in Care. The Inquiry is focused on historical … Continue reading Gifting Fete back his amazing story of recovery, resilience, and hope
Stories of hope and inspiration
Today, Dave Burnside shares some of his experiences of gifting back pūrākau to our whānau participants. It’s been a wonderful experience for me/us as a researcher to be able to meet with our amazing participants and gift back their pūrakau story of transformation. From meeting with Mike C and his son on the beach in … Continue reading Stories of hope and inspiration
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