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Tihei Rangatahi Back for 2024

And we’re back with another fun filled year planned for our tamariki and rangatahi.

Tihei Rangatahi is a programme for 8 – 14-year-olds to go to after school encouraging positive behaviour, providing unique opportunities, connectedness to the community, support in schools and just having fun!!!!
Tihei Rangatahi has been running in Wainuiomata for close to 10 years and recently expanded to Naenae. During the holidays the two programmes combine with 70 tamariki in attendance.
Tihei Rangatahi aims to prevent bullying by providing a safe space, reduction in offending by supporting them into different pathways, identifying their strengths and supporting them to be happy and successful adults.


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Tihei Rangatahi Holiday Programme Term 2 Recap

Over the past two weeks, we ran an amazing Tihei Rangatahi holiday programme filled with learning, fun, and unforgettable experiences.

We kicked things off with a station rotation day where the rangatahi learned how to make putiputi from harakeke, helped with hāngī prep for our lunch the next day, and enjoyed a round of sports. We wrapped up the day with a sausage sizzle and a hikoi down the Gumloop.

The next day we headed out to Brewtown, where the kids had a blast ice skating and jumping on trampolines. We ended that day by sharing the delicious hāngī we prepared together.

To finish off Week 1, we treated the kids to a movie day to watch The Karate Kid 3, complete with goodie bags for the full experience.

Week 2 started with a splash at H2O Pool, which the kids loved so much that we went again the next day — this time to Kilbirnie Pools.

On our final day, we spent the morning at Walter Nash, playing a range of sports, then celebrated our last afternoon at Taita Rocks with pizza. We closed the programme with a special Hautūku ceremony, where each rangatahi wrote down something they wanted to release and placed it in the fire. They also wrote a goal on a star to set intentions moving forward.

We ended with s’mores, laughter, and full hearts. The tamariki absolutely loved it — and we can’t wait for the next Tihei Rangatahi holiday programme!

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