Transcript Whanau Tu Rangatira – North presentation

Northern District
Rodney
“What contribution could
Auckland Council have to the
prevention of whanau violence
and sexual violence in the
Maori Community”
North Auckland
Maori pop 19,989
2,556 km²
North Shore City
Western Ward: Helensville, Kumeu, and
Kaipara Harbour.
 Eastern Ward (Hibiscus Coast): Gulf
Harbour, Whangaparaoa Peninsula, and
Orewa.
 Northern Ward: Warkworth and Wellsford.
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Western Ward
 65 licensed liquor premises in Western
Ward
 Limit and oversee these premises
 To ensure that water resources are
more accessible than liquor.
Northern Ward
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19 licensed liquor premises, Wellsford
Lessen and review liquor licenses
Basic necessities of life
Reinstate the railway system
Localise campaigns
Alcohol & Drug counsellors
Support current Maori services
Family Violence Network for Maori
Increase access to Maori services for whanau
Eastern Ward
 Recognise the huge gaps in HBC
 Only two Maori led services
 Support development
 Support Te Herenga Waka o Orewa
as a marae
 Promote whanau based strategies
 Support Maori counsellors for our
whanau
 Provide funding pathways
“What contribution could Auckland Council
have to the prevention of whanau violence
and sexual violence in the Maori Community”
 Commitment
 Leadership
 Maori female leadership roles at all levels of
council
 Take a stand
 Make resources available
 Kaupapa Maori Co-ordinator
 Maori network
 Acknowledge the shortfall in Maori Services in
the whole of Rodney/North Shore district and
support the development of Maori Services in
the area