Wellington Zoo Tūhono

Time

  • 11:00 am

Date

  • 20/02/2021

Organiser

  • VOYCE

Location

  • Wellington Zoo

To celebrate global care day VOYCE Poneke created a Poneke Zoo scavenger hunt and it went down a treat! The weather was amazing and the young people were smiling!

Overall, we had a little over 20 young people join the fun. For the initial scavenger hunt we had groups of 5-6. The young people picked their groups and made their own team names such as “the winners” “big bear” and “5 deadly sins” and off they went to find answers to the clues they were given.

Some activities included…

  • Saying the longest Te Reo Māori word
  • Identifying all the animals that belong to Australia
  • Tik Tok dances
  • Annnnnnd FOOOOD

This tūhono brought together siblings from near and far, strangers who left as friends and very tired kaimahi! Prizes that were kindly donated from the local site office were given to all our participants.

We want to thank our beautiful care community for showing up and giving it a go! To BGI wellington for helping feed us rangatahi and to the amazing caregivers who were side-line cheerleaders to their kids. Also to our very own national youth council member that showed up to support the event.

This tūhono was a great way to recognise the amazing relationships our kaiwhakamana have made in our region that despite COVID19 almost stopping the event.

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.