Matariki Care Event

Time

  • 10:00 am

Date

  • 15/06/2019

Organiser

  • VOYCE

Location

  • NZ Maritime Museum

Te Toki Voyaging Trust fosters a culture of mentorship, using waka as a vehicle for youth-development, designing and delivering high-level educational-programmes targeting our young people, creating strong, capable independent learners and leaders. VOYCE – Whakarongo Mai hosted 40 tamariki & rangatahi aged 11 years and older to connect rangatahi Māori with their cultural roots and engage in a voyaging event to inspire skills that they could use to navigate their own lives. The Te Toki Crew each went around and engaged with every single child and their trusted adult on the waka they shared their stories including their recent travels to Rarotonga which took them 19 days. Out past the Auckland harbour bridge the sails of Waka Hourua were lowered and everyone slowly drifted back to the wharf reflecting on an amazing day, which ended with a pop-up stardome where they learn’t about Matariki and the related constellation of stars.

Promise Three: Learning

Education as a gateway to dreams, rangatahi are supported to achieve aspirations.

Promise One: Care

Every tamaiti receives nurturing, protection, and provision, as any good parent would offer.

Promise Five: Voice

Tamariki and rangatahi are involved in decisions that affect them, and their voices are honoured.

Promise Four: Wellbeing

Timely, accessible, and culturally conscious health and mental health services are available to all taiohi.

Promise Two: Stability

Young people in care experience consistency, safety, and a sense of belonging.

Whānau care is where a child is being raised by someone in their whānau or extended family. Often it means a child living with their grandparents – but could also be another family member like an aunt, uncle or older sibling. Whāngai is the traditional Māori practice of whānau care.