We support rangatahi to:

• Find safe and stable housing

• Apply for study, training, or employment

• Learn budgeting, life and work skills

• Access counselling, health or legal support

• Stay connected to your whānau, culture and community

• Build independence at your own pace

• Te Wero (The Challenge) is Innov8 Group's programme designed to strengthen the social and emotional skills of tamariki who are at risk of disengagement from school.  Our kaupapa is to provide safe, structured, and empowering experiences that help young people develop resilience, confidence, and connection. The programme runs 1 or 2 days per week for 8 weeks of a term.

• Through outdoor education, cultural connection, and practical learning, tamariki engage in:

  • Adventure-based learning - team challenges, orienteering, waka ama

  • Environmental projects - kaitiakitanga through planting and stream care

  • Resilience building - problem-solving, reflection, mindfulness

  • Whanaungatanga activities - group work that builds trust and belonging

We offer a wide range of single day, overnight, and multi-day holiday programme activities for children, from sports and arts to outdoor adventures and technology providing options for different ages and interests. Options include day camps focused on specific themes like hiking, waka ama, camp building, nature survival as well as general programmes with a variety of sports, games, and outings. 

Through outdoor education, cultural connection, and practical learning, tamariki engage in:

• Adventure-based learning - team challenges, orienteering, waka ama

• Environmental projects - kaitiakitanga through planting and stream care

• Resilience building - problem-solving, reflection, mindfulness

• Whanaungatanga activities - group work that builds trust and belonging

• Warm, dry, and secure housing along with the right support services helps people to build better lives.

• Once housed people are better positioned to focus on other aspects of their lives such as finding work, engaging in education or training, contributing to their communities, or accessing medical care.

• People in need should be able to access housing support for as long as needed.

• When a person or family is ready, there is additional assistance and support for people to rent or buy in the private sector. This frees up social housing for people in greater need.

• Understanding your rights and responsibilities as a tenant.

• Knowledge on managing your money and debts.

• Learning how to keep your home warm and dry.

• Submitting a tenancy application with tips on what a landlord is looking for

• Communicating with your landlord

• What support is available from Work and Income

For those in:

• In emergency or transitional housing?

• Struggling to find housing?

• Applying for private housing and not being accepted?

• homeless?

• Already have accommodation but, looking for other housing and/or wanting to upskill on your renting knowledge?