WiriNews: December 2020
Celebrating Te Wirihana’s Community Champions
One Love Te Wirihana (Wiri) hosted a Community Champions dinner to celebrate residents who are leading social change within their neighbourhood, check out the photos here. Pacific Innovation Lead, Tofilau Ah Chong, said it was a chance to connect residents and build community relations. “It was a great night to get to know each other […]
Driving pacific participation in sport and recreation
Motivating Pacific people to be more active in the communities where they live, work and play is a top priority for Healthy Families South Auckland. Lead Systems Innovator, Fila Fuamatu, was a panel speaker at Recreation Aotearoa Conference 2020, a two-day online conference which explored the impact of Covid-19 on the recreation sector across Aotearoa. […]
Firestarter for Move Auckland Pasifika Collective
Activating health and fitness in Pacific communities is a challenge for many organisations – but not for six community groups who’re tackling the problem as a collective. The MAP Collective is made up of Ōtara Health Charitable Trust, Pop Up Play, Outback Lifestyle, D65 Fitness, Good Seed Trust and The Cause Collective and are combining […]
Butchery apprentices help feed South Auckland residents
South Auckland’s Wez and Fetu are carving a new future for themselves, training to become butchers at Manukau’s Skills4Work training centre. The two students are learning how to make plain and gourmet sausages as part of their Skills4Butchery programme first course, Butchery Essentials, click here to watch the video. The excess produce from their classes […]
In the Neighbourhood newsletter: November 2020
Hungry for knowledge? Te Ahi Kōmau brings indigenous kai to the forefront
The inaugural Te Ahi Kōmau- Food, Fire, Festival set South Auckland alight over two-nights with soulful waiata and smokey and juicy indigenous kai bringing traditional Māori and Polynesian culture to the forefront at Papatūānuku Kōkiri Marae. The free whānau-friendly festival was attended by over 1000 people which was designed as an opportunity to celebrate South […]
In the Neighbourhood newsletter: October 2020
Youth Voice: South Auckland young people’s views on the 2020 Elections
As part of the My Truth Movement: General Election 2020, The Cause Collective in partnership with Community Action on Youth and Drugs (CAYAD) facilitated a focus group talanoa (discussion) to inform and then discuss the cannabis referendum with Māori and Pasifika South Auckland young people (18 – 24-year olds). This insights report highlights the findings […]
Pasifika and Māori South Auckland voters oppose the End of Life Act and the negative impact of recreational cannabis on the community
A new survey has found that more than half of all Pasifika and Māori South Auckland voters who were asked oppose the End of Life Choice Act referendum and believe that the legalisation of recreational cannabis will have a negative impact on the community. The survey results also found that housing, poverty, and employment are […]
