Kia ora koutou, Welcome to The Southern Initiatives' summer update. $$PLAIN_TEXT_PREVIEW$$
Raumati / Summer - 2019/2020
Ngā mihi o te Tau Hou - Happy New Year!
Our news…
Welcome to our summer update. 2020 is set to be an exciting year for our team, so check out our latest updates and if you’d like to know more about a particular update or project don’t hesitate to get in touch.
Each of our work streams have provided updates on their projects below, but here are a few key highlights from the last few months…
Auckland Council has now set procurement targets for employment, supplier diversity and environmental outcomes to go live across the whole council on 1 July this year. TSI’s big focus is increasing Māori and Pacific-owned businesses in our supply chain and we are very pleased that 5% of council’s direct spend and 15% indirect spend will be with Māori, Pacific and social enterprises. These procurement objectives are a direct result of TSI’s pioneering work on social procurement, and the setting of New Zealand’s first procurement targets has been a collaborative effort from staff across council, including us at TSI.
The Papatoetoe Food Hub achieved some significant milestones in 2019 and the project is now going to a new development phase due to an injection of funds from Foundation North. We have applied for the South Auckland Community Innovation Fund and have been selected as one of the recipients among 130 projects, based on the innovative replicable model and systemic impact the Food Hub can have.
In December we hosted the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet Child and Wellbeing unit team to share insights from our work with Plunket. Together with the Plunket team we shared the journey of a whānau centred co-design approach to the refurbishment of the Manurewa Family Centred, now named “Poutokomanawa.”
Harnessing potential of Auckland’s marae
Te Kōtahi a Tāmaki is a collective of 33 marae which The Southern Initiative supports through connecting it to strategic partners and facilitating support from Auckland Council. TSI’s Ayla Hoeta reports from their latest hui.
Turning passion into future-ready skills
The Ōtara-Papatoetoe Local Board, the Ministry of Youth Development and The Southern Initiative funded 20 scholarships so students could take part in a tech-focused 14-week programme called Mission Ready HQ (MRHQ). MRHQ graduate Ngapeita Leilua-Gotz shares her story here.
Shared Prosperity update
The Shared Prosperity programme combines all existing initiatives related to demonstrating just, circular and regenerative economic development.
The Innovation and Technology work programme is about connecting Māori and Pacific rangatahi to innovation pathways that are future-focussed. Read more…
The Innovation and Technology work programme is about connecting Māori and Pacific rangatahi to innovation pathways that are future-focussed. Read more…
Healthy Families update
TSI is aiming to make systematic changes to infrastructure and environments, ensuring the South Auckland community enjoys wellbeing and health. Read more…
TSI is aiming to make systematic changes to infrastructure and environments, ensuring the South Auckland community enjoys wellbeing and health. Read more…
Māori Responsiveness update
TSI partners and collaborates with iwi, marae, agencies and communities to change systems that are impacting on local people, including mana whenua and mātāwaka. Read more…
TSI partners and collaborates with iwi, marae, agencies and communities to change systems that are impacting on local people, including mana whenua and mātāwaka. Read more…
Tamariki Wellbeing update
The Tamariki Wellbeing team are focused on enabling whānau centred approaches to counter prolonged cumulative stress and partner with whānau, for whānau-led local initiatives.
The Tamariki Wellbeing team are focused on enabling whānau centred approaches to counter prolonged cumulative stress and partner with whānau, for whānau-led local initiatives.
