Location

Auckland

Colville

New Plymouth

Taranaki,
New Plymouth,
Taranaki-King
Country and
Whanganui

Raureka,
Hastings
Tukituki

Masterton

Project description
The key outcome for the project is the
development of a greater sense of community
within the inner city. The projects goal is to
harness this energy to empower residents and
the broader community to self-identify and
achieve their aspirations.
The Colville area of the Coromandel Peninsula
faces a number of challenges, because of its
rural and isolated location. One of the initiatives
is the development of a community centre with
medical and social service provisions. Other
initiatives to be considered are: a water supply
for Colville village, developing a community
internet facility, a youth homework centre and
senior citizen support service.
The Marfell community, located in New
Plymouth city, has the highest proportion of
Maori and Pasifika residents compared to other
New Plymouth suburbs, and is over-represented
in health, crime and unemployment statistics. A
number of foundation projects have been
initiated in the community, including a
community caf/kitchen, a charity shop and the
Marfell Corner Project. This project will build on
the growing movement of community action
within the community.
The Trust has seven marae/pa including coastal
communities which are rurally isolated and
whanau members struggle to access necessary
services. Initial work will be a needs analysis for
each of the marae/pa, with longer term goals of
addressing wellbeing, strengthening identity by
creating opportunities to learn about Taranaki
Reo me ona Tikanga, and employment needs.
Raureka School, in partnership with the Raureka
community, plans to establish a community hub
at the school. It is proposed that the hub will
provide health and social services, undertake
activities and promote local events that support
community development and the overall
wellbeing of the Raureka community.
Masterton East is an area of high deprivation
with 59% of people unemployed or not in the
workforce. The project will identify and support
community leaders, improve education and
social outcomes, and work with landlords to
improve housing stock.

Media contact
John MacDonald
Methodist Mission
Northern
027 484 2221
john@splice.org.nz
Janet Palmer
Colville Social Service
Collective Charitable
Trust
07 866 7472
janet.palmer@clear.net.n
z

Ngaropi Cameron
Tu Tama Wahine o
Taranaki Incorporated
06 758 5795
ngaropi@tutamawahine.o
rg.nz

Leanne Horo
Taranaki Iwi Trust
06 763 8242
leannehoro@hotmail.com

Glen Varcoe
Raureka School Board of
Trustees
06 878 9766
varcs@hotmail.com
Sandy Ryan
Connecting Communities
Wairarapa Incorporated
06 378 8900
manager@connectingco
mmunities.org.nz

Nelson

Tahunanui,
Nelson
Nelson

Westport

Upper Clutha
Waitaki and Te
Tai Tonga

Teviot Valley,
Central Otago

The Nelson/Tasman Pasifika community

consists of approximately 2,500 people from
Samoa, Tonga, Fiji, Niue, Cook Islands,
Tokelau, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Hawaii and the
Solomon Islands. There are continuing gaps for
the Pasifika community in health, education,
employment, housing and social services. The
first year of the project will identify what the
community needs and plan to move forward.
Tahunanui is a diverse suburb of 5,300 people,
and home to Nelsons wealthiest and poorest
communities. The Community Centre has
recently gained access to a new facility and this
project will support the community engagement
and development of this facility as a community
hub. New processes and mechanisms for
Tahunanui to connect, communicate and
collaborate will be supported and locally-led
action plans developed.
The community development project will aim to
retain and strengthen social capital and build
resilience. Initially the community development
worker will focus on forging and maintaining
links between the commercial, government and
not for profit sectors to draw on combined
strengths.
The Upper Clutha is an isolated, rural area with
one of the fastest growing populations in the
country. This provides the community with many
opportunities and also some challenges. Growth
stretches resources, for example school rolls
have doubled and schools are having to build
two new classrooms. Community development
will see engagement across all community
segments: business, education, health care,
grassroots community groups, social service and
local government.
The Teviot Valley, located in the Central Otago
District, is home to a small, predominantly rural,
community of just under 1,600 residents. The
area hosts a number of seasonal workers,
mainly from Vanuatu, and during the fruit picking
season Roxburghs population almost doubles.
The community would like to ensure these
visitors are welcomed, catered for and have the
opportunity to integrate into the community
during their time there.

Cornelia Baumgartner
Kidpower Teenpower
Fullpower Trust
03 543 2669
cornelia@kidpower.org.n
z

Judy Robinson
Tahunanui Community
Centre Incorporated
03 548 6036
managertcc@yahoo.com

Deirdre McGrath
Buller Rural Education
Activities Programme
(REAP) Incorporated
03 789 7659
deidmcg@gmail.com

Kate Murray
Alpine Community
Development Trust
03 443 7799
kate@communitynetwork
s.co.nz

Paula Penno
Central Otago District
Council
03 440 0056
paula.penno@codc.govt.
nz

South Invercargill

South Invercargill is an area of high deprivation

and social need. In 2012, South Alive was
formed as a community organisation to support
the rejuvenation of the area. The community
development project will connect specific sectors
of the community such as young people, the
elderly, migrants and the business community.

Pamela Gare
Invercargill City Council
03 2111 777
pamela.gare@icc.govt.nz