Rangatahi
Ngāti Porou Oranga offer services that provide the best support for our rangatahi. For more on what we can offer, see the list of services below
Our Rangatahi Services Coaches can assist 16 or 17 year olds without dependants, who may be eligible for the Youth Payment. Rangatahi Services Coaches can also assist 16 to 19 year olds with tamariki, who may be eligible for the Youth Parent Payment.
Sustaining Tenancies is a service that supports individuals and whānau who are potentially at risk of losing their tenancy. Ka Tipu – Homeless looks to help our homeless whānau, living in overcrowded situations, and needing support. Emergency Housing works with whānau who are staying in motels/hotels, supporting them to access long term housing. Transitional Housing provides a wraparound social and health service to the whānau who don’t have anywhere to live and urgently need a place to stay. Toitū Housing can help whānau receive assistance to build on their own whenua.
Whānau Wellbeing Youth Mentoring offers mentoring for at risk rangatahi aged 16-24. Taking a non-clinical approach, our Mataora Service provides free mental health and advocacy support for those with immediate concerns. Mana Ake works to enhance positive wellbeing for rangatahi that are Year 13 or younger, across Te Tairāwhiti. Te Oranga Hinengaro is a Mental Health and Addictions Service. Whānau Wellbeing provides support for whānau who are in crisis, or at high risk of poor life outcomes. Whānau Wellbeing Service also provides whānau support, which looks to reducing need and stress within clients.
Our dedicated Screening Kaiāwhina can walk alongside you with all your screening queries and tests including breast, cervical, and smoking cessation.
Te Hiringa Matua provides manaaki to hapū māmā, pēpi, and whānau living with alcohol and other drugs through Rongoā Māori practices. Nga Pae Matarau aims to support, provide a safe space, educate, and resource hapū māmā, whānau, and Tairāwhiti whānui about the effects of alcohol exposure whilst hapū
Te Hokinga Mai works with whānau before and post release to ensure they are connected to the benefits system, have housing, and have their basic needs met. Whangaia Kete provides intervention that enhances opportunities for mana motuhake with whānau experiencing family harm. Whakaora Koti supports whānau through the court process and assessing their needs based on the whānau voice. Tikanga Motivational Programmes, Te Ihu Waka, is for whānau in the justice system. Whānau Engagement has a range of services which all work to support rangatahi, kaumātua, pakeke, and whānau on their journey to wellbeing. Te Pae Oranga is a service available for whānau in Gisborne and Ruatoria who are low risk or first time offenders. It gives them the opportunity to not go to court or have a record with police.
The Social Workers in Schools (SWiS) service bridges the gap between school, home, and community, to ensure enhanced life outcomes, positive education, and safe social and health outcomes for tamariki. Our SWiS also provide Whānau Support, which looks to reducing need and stress within clients. Attendance Services offers support for tamariki who may be disengaging in kura. Our NEET programme is for 16 and 17 year olds who are not in school, training or work. If this is you, or you’re 15 and have left school with a Ministry of Education leaving exemption, we want to assist you. Hapū Social Services works to deliver Holiday Programmes for young people.
Finding the ACC system difficult to navigate? ACC Kaupapa Māori Navigation Service offers free, independent advice or guidance.
Whānau Care works with Oranga Tamariki to reconnect and reintegrate mokopuna in Oranga Tamariki care and custody, with their Ngāti Porou whānau and hapū. Te Awe Toroa is a high and complex rangatahi residence program Kaitiaki Mokopuna, provides kaitiaki caregiver support. Awhi Whānau supports whānau who have had a report of concern to Oranga Tamariki.
Since 2006, Ngāti Porou Oranga (formerly known as Ngāti Porou Hauora) has been an active research partner with local and international academics on topics including genomic research, health literacy, gout, new approaches to diabetes prevention, and other areas of Māori Health. Population Health and Research continue Dr Paratene Ngata’s vision “For Ngāti Porou Hauora to lead our own research, as a tikanga and research-based centre of excellence for Hauora Māori”.
