'Let the law be right' for whānau experiencing mental distress and addiction while in the justice system
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Today marks the launch of the first of our series of five short films, which aim to bring our pūrākau (stories) to life. In this film, we highlight the support provided by Hoani Marae to numerous whānau. If you prefer, you can also read the full written pūrākau here. Poster created as part of the … Continue reading Hoani Waititi Marae story
Today is an exciting day as we launch our report to the public. Our report recommends that the Government implement our proposed solutions for developing a trauma-informed justice system that collaborates with a diverse network of community-based resources. Our action plan involves redistributing government funds to prioritise Kaupapa Māori services and peer support, which are … Continue reading He Ture Kia Tika report launch!
The co-design rōpū for He Ture Kia Tika is getting excited as we prepare to share our project findings. Our report detailing action points to help whānau experiencing mental distress and addiction be better supported while in the justice system will be released on October 10th at heturekiatika.com. After the launch, we will add posts … Continue reading Kia Hiwa Ra! We are getting ready to launch He Ture Kia Tika
Kia ora e te whānau we hope you’re keeping warm in this weather! Mānawatia a Matariki!We hope you all had time to reflect on the past and those who have passed on, celebrate the present, and be able to look ahead and plan for the future. The rōpū from He Ture Kia Tika have been working … Continue reading Thriving whānau, thriving communities
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
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
Kia ora e te whānau, Tēna tātou! E mihi ana ki a koutou i runga i nga āhuatanga whakahirahira o te wiki nei, arā, Te Wiki o te Reo Māori! Māori language week is upon us, check out the resources at http://www.reomaori.co.nz if you want to practice your reo Rangatira – karawhiua/go for it! We … Continue reading Taking our research journey to the world
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
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
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
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