PAST EVENTS

Care experienced tamariki celebrate Youth Week 2022 with VOYCE Whakarongo Mai

Care experienced tamariki spent the day at the Westridge Equestrian Centre, Levin. They learned all about the horses, grooming and riding them.

Our Halloween event in 2020, was such a success that our tamariki and rangatahi gave us the wero to host another Halloween Tūhōno.

VOYCE Whakarongo Mai Tāmaki team runs leadership programme with a group of young men called "Born to Make an Impact".

VOYCE – Whakarongo Mai plays bowling with the care experienced community in Blenheim during their recent trip to the Upper South Island.

VOYCE started to build its presence in the Upper South. We booked Flip Out in Nelson and invited the care experienced community along!

VOYCE Midlands celebrates Matariki with Caring Families and over 100 caregivers, tamariki and rangatahi in Rotorua (Tūnohopū Marae)

Ōtautahi VOYCE – Whakarongo Mai celebrated Matariki together with a hāngi, and a trip to the local hot pools.

Pizza and Poetry nights with VOYCE meeting fortnightly to get rangatahi involved with expressing themselves through words.

Dinner for Care Experienced young people and Elana Connor of Voyage for VOYCE, Te Ora Hou and VOYCE – Whakarongo Mai

Rising Strong was a Tuhono the Õtautahi team put together for Youth Week (the theme of Youth week 2021 was “Stronger Together”).

Following the success of our first pool party in Greymouth, we ran a series of SPLASH! POOL PARTIES in Ōtautahi across February and March.

VOYCE – Whakarongo Mai Poneke held a pool party in conjunction with Te Rauparaha Aquatic Centre, OT, Wairere Trust, Te Roopu Awhina and Wesley Community Action.

VOYCE – Whakarongo Mai and Mercury Bay Boat Club set sail together to get rangatahi out to sea for sailing lessons.

VOYCE – Whakarongo Mai Whānau Fun Bike Day in Henderson

 Rangatahi Free Community Event Hosted by Ngāi Te Rangi iwi services at Whareroa Marae, Mount Maunganui with VOYCE attendance.

VOYCE – Whakarongo Mai Poneke Zoo Scavenger Hunt Tūhono

VOYCE – Whakarongo Mai Ōtautahi Christchurch Silent Disco with local DJ's.

VOYCE – Whakarongo Mai host a Poneke Pool Party at Ōtaki Pools with care experienced rangatahi and tamariki.

VOYCE – Whakarongo Mai host an end of year sausage sizzle in Flaxmere Village with local tamariki and rangatahi.

VOYCE – Whakarongo Mai at the Hatea Loop Colour Run getting colour-fied and having fun with a group of rangatahi.

VOYCE – Whakarongo Mai Greymouth Pool Party with care experienced rangatahi and tamariki. Fun for the whole whānau.

VOYCE – Whakarongo Mai ran a stall and played games at Christmas in the Nui with local rangatahi and tamariki.

Overnight noho at Tawhitinui Marae with VOYCE – Whakarongo Mai and 7 rangatahi from the midlands regions, with a visit to Waimarino.

VOYCE – Whakarongo Mai got to experience Marine Reserves, ki Tapeka Point, Pewhairangi on a nice sunny day.

Ghosts, Witches and Creatures of Fright came from all over Hawkes Bay to celebrate Halloween with VOYCE – Whakarongo Mai

VOYCE – Whakarongo Mai host a Teen Connect event with Caring Families and Oranga Tamariki Youth Team

Levin Tūhono Group Launch in the Horowhenua with 12 children attending, raging in age from 9-13 years old

To finish off the September school holidays with a bang VOYCE in Ōtautahi booked out Clip n Climb to take a group of rangatahi climbing.

VOYCE Ngati Kahungunu, celebrated Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori with our care experienced young people by sharing stories about the Māori Language Moment with an interactive wall display, word searches, colouring and sharing kai.

VOYCE Te Waipounamu took Rangatahi out on a Waka to celebrate Matariki at Naval Point, Lyttleton.

The VOYCE Tamaki team had a tuhono connecting 24 tamariki and caregivers new to the VOYCE Kaupapa attended our Matariki event which took part at the Stardome, Cornwall park.

VOYCE Ōtautahi took a group of twelve rangatahi to Heathcote Valley Riding School for an afternoon of horse riding.

VOYCE in Kahungunu, Hawkes Bay celebrated Matariki by sharing stories of Te Ao Maori with Tamariki/ Rangatahi.

During Youth Week 2020 VOYCE bought in Spoken Word superstars Daisy Lavea-Timo and Dietrich Soakai to run a series of workshops on spoken word.

VOYCE Weekly Challenges Week Two – the week we got more creative!

VOYCE Weekly Challenges kicked off to support tamariki atawhai and their caregivers during New Zealand's COVID-19 Level 4 Lockdown

On Sunday 23 February VOYCE held an event for tamariki atawhai and their caregivers to connect and have some fun together at Chapel Street in Tauranga.

For National Children’s day VOYCE Hawkes Bay staged He Whakataetae Mīharo with tamariki, rangatahi and caregivers trying to work out clues, challenges and some delicious kai at Anderson Park, Taradale.

VOYCE – Whakarongo Mai attended the Hurricanes Captain’s run and Hurricanes vs Sunwolves game with tamariki and rangatahi atawhai.

On Sunday 23 February VOYCE held an event for tamariki atawhai and their caregivers to connect and have some fun together at Chipmunks Ōtepoti.

VOYCE took the tamariki from the transitional whare, Nga Peka Titoki, run by Ngati Ranginui on a day out to Kulim Park.

VOYCE took a group of tamariki to Mt Smart Stadium on Tuesday 21 January for The “Future Warriors Footy Clinic”.

VOYCE Te Waipounamu collaborated with Oranga Tamariki Rangiora on a Tūhono event at Willowbank.

VOYCE held an event at Chipmunks Papanui in Christchurch, bringing together care-experienced tamariki for a fun afternoon of playing and connecting.

VOYCE was invited to attend the Oranga Tamariki Community Residential Services Auckland Christmas Beach Party.

A VOYCE - Whakarongo Mai event celebrating Matariki with 40 tamariki & rangatahi with care experience aged 11 years and older.

A wonderful Northland event that centred around kaitiakitanga and what it means to take care of our planet, trees, birds and collective responsibility.

VOYCE - Whakarongo Mai collaborated with Oranga Tamariki and Te Karanga Trust to organise a day of music, pampering and fashion for young people in care with local Hip Hop legends Church & AP taking centre stage.

This connection event for pēpi, mokopuna and tamariki atawhai was a hit with the young kids who enjoyed the hands-on experience with the farm animals, colourful butterflies along with the dinosaur and mystical exhibits. The day ended with a train ride. 

A two-day event with motivational speakers and hands-on workshops.

In support of Childrens Day VOYCE - Whakarongo Mai recognised children in care by organising a team of children, young people, caregivers & trusted adults along with social workers part of the care community to participate in the annual Round the Bays Marathon event in Auckland.

We are holding an event for pepi atawhai (age between 1 and 5-years-old) at the Otahuhu Pools on December 7. The event will be held from 10am to 2pm. You can register at contactus@voyce.org.nz or phone 0800 4 VOYCE.

ROCKTOPIA VOYCE headed to Tauranga Moana to spend time with tamariki and rangatahi atawhai.

Kia ora e te whanau. We partnered with our friends Ministry for Pacific Peoples to help bring Pacific Vision at Te Puni Kokiri House in Manukau.

???????? We had a blast in Rotorua and with our tamariki and rangatahi atawhai at MegaZone Rotorua - Xtreme Tramps. We're invited all tamariki atawhai, their caregivers and whanau to connect with us at this event. Beginning at 2pm and ending at 3.30pm. So many incredible memories.

We were proud to hold this connection event at Chipmunks Playland at MegaZone Rotorua Lynmore Junction, 346 Te Ngae Road (SH30) Rotorua. Free to attend for children aged 2-11 years with their caregivers.

VOYCE Whakarongo Mai held a Youth Law Workshop with the awesome people from Youth Law. The interactive workshop, facilitated by Sarah Boyd, was engaging, fun and informative.

ALL BLACKS AND BLACK FERNS!!!! ??????VOYCE Whakarongo Mai hung out with our friends Keiran Reid, Ardie Savea, Owen Franks, Selica Winiata and Charmaine Smith who spent time with VOYCE advocates Kiri Philips and Stan Baldwin! The event was held on June 7 2018, from 11am-12noon.

VOYCE Whakarongo Mai donned pink to mark Pink Shirt Day, which was highlighting bullying and calling for action against it. The awareness campaign was driven by our amazing friends at the Mental Health Foundation New Zealand. Pink Shirt Day was held on May 27 2018.

Be who you want to be, not what others want to see...VOYCE Whakarongo Mai held Ngaa Tuakiri: Identities Poetry Slam as part of Youth Week New Zealand. The poetry slam was an amazing experience which was facilitated by Action Station, and was held at VOYCE HQ on May 23, 2018 from 6pm-9pm.

What an amazing connection this was!!! VOYCE Whakarongo Mai had so much fun at Megazone Dunedin where tamariki and rangatahi atawhai enjoyed a raft of fun activities. The festivities was held from 2.30pm-4.30pm on Friday, 27 April 2018.

VOYCE - Whakarongo Mai celebrated tamariki and rangatahi atawhai with an amazing trampolining and laser tag event at the Tahunanui Beach Park in Nelson. This fun event was held on Thursday, April 26 2018, from 10am-1pm.

VOYCE Whakarongo Mai staff showed their support for the #metooNZ movement, which is a stand against sexual misconduct and harassment in the workplace and wider society. #MetooNZ awareness day was held on April 12 2018.

VOYCE - Whakarongo Mai proudly celebrated tamariki, rangatahi, and pakeke with care experience on Global Care Day on Friday, 16 February.

We partnered with Chefs for Compassion, Eden Park, Eden Park Catering and Bettjeman's hairdressers for an epic Christmas dinner at Eden Park. The menu was designed, prepared, plated and served by care experienced young leaders for other tamariki and rangatahi! Ka mau te wehi!

What an amazing weekend we had with you all; our tamariki, rangatahi, Youth Council, fantastic caregivers, friends, Board, and Technical Reference Group. We were super delighted to also celebrate Christmas and the end of 2017 with our special guests; Prime Minister Rt Hon Jacinda Ardern and Minister of Youth Hon Peeni Henare.

We had a real blast at our second Safari Night at Auckland Zoo! Thank you so much to the fantastic team at Auckland Zoo for helping us enjoy an unforgettable night with the animals.

Christchurch and the Canterbury region, it was awesome to meet you all to kick start the next school holidays at our private screening of the Emoji Movie!

We had an amazing time at Rainbows End, and are super thankful for our partnership with Bluelight NZ who made the event possible.

Fifteen care experienced young people set sail on the HMNZS Canterbury, travelling aboard from Wellington to Auckland between 9 and 11 August. Thank you to the awesome Royal New Zealand Navy and New Zealand Defence Force, for bringing us this amazing opportunity!

We booked out Chipmunks in Henderson for a care experienced connection event on 19 August and had an awesome time, thank you to all the young ones and caregivers who came along!

We're currently designing our future online and phone-based advocacy services, and we want to make sure they work for you! If you have care experience and great ideas, and you'd be keen to help us design our future services, then please get in touch at contactus@voyce.org.nz (Please note that this is not a one-off event, we've just put in the time to keep things focused!)

Thank you so much to all the young people who joined us at our workshop on 1 July, to share their ideas and feedback, and be part of setting up the VOYCE - Whakarongo Mai Youth Council!

Well done to Mana for his epic bike journey from Wellington to Kaitaia! We gathered with other care experienced children and young people at the Te Ahu Centre, to share kai and celebrate his amazing ride on 16 July.

We were practically bouncing off the walls at the Leap Indoor Trampoline Park and Megazone in Hamilton on 19 July, thanks so much to the amazing staff and fantastic caregivers who helped us make the event a success.

We had a wet and wild time in the rafts at Vector Wero Whitewater Park, what a blast!

Ever wanted to be in the circus? Then you should definitely check out the Circus Hub in Wellington! We had an amazing time at our connection event there, and learned all about the high ropes, trapeze and other awesome tricks in a safe, fun and welcoming way.

We had an awesome time watching ‘Lego Batman’ at the movies in Hamilton, topping it off with free popcorn, drinks and ice cream!

We're still excited about our special night at Auckland Zoo, complete with a barbecue dinner, torch-lit adventure, and an overnight stay. What better way to start the day than to wake up for breakfast with the animals! The overnight event started on Wednesday, 26th April at 4:30pm and ended at 8am Thursday, 27th April.

For Christmas we hosted around forty children and young people in care for an amazing and special five course dinner. It was heaps of fun and Jay-Jay, Dom and Randell from the Edge radio came along and gave out spot prizes after an awesome dance-off competition!

Around 60 children and young people got to have a movie theatre to themselves to watch Dr Strange it was an awesome night with goodie bags, free popcorn, drinks and ice cream!

VOYCE - Whakarongo Mai along with Dingwall Trust hosted an awesome outing to Snowplanet with a group of young people. It was a great chance to connect as they supported each other down the slippery slope!

Children and young people of Ngāpuhi descent were brought together for a four-day wananga to connect with each other and learn about their tupuna and whakapapa links.

A fun day of workshopping with guest speakers from Peace4Kids, an organisation and community for foster children in Los Angeles. Workshops included music, film, drama and poetry to learn the power of a personal story and how children and young people in care might contribute to developing a strong collective voice of people in care.