Manurewa Community Network

FYI 🤗

✨ Matariki Hui – Registrations Essential ✨
Come and celebrate Matariki with the DRIVE whānau on Wednesday 17 June.

Join us for a morning of connection, reflection, creativity, and kai as we gather to acknowledge Matariki together.

🌟 Matariki activities with Claire Flavell
🌿 Harakeke weaving with Terina
🧘 Sensory calm space with Rika
🔥 Delicious hāngī lunch
🤝 Time to reconnect with old friends and meet new people

Whether you're new to DRIVE or have been part of our community for years, we'd love to celebrate with you.

📍 Redhill Community Centre, Papakura
🕙 10:00am – 1:00pm
📅 Wednesday 17 June

⚠️ Registration is essential. Numbers are limited and we need confirmed numbers for catering and activities.

Register here:
https://bit.ly/4vox2vR

FYI Free for the community to attend.

If you have any whānau you think would benefit, please do not hesitate to reach out!

The details of our next program are as follow

Week 1 Monday 6th to Thursday 9th of July - Redhill

Week 2 Monday 13th to Thursday 16th of July - Manukau

As you can see our July Programmes will be starting in 3 weeks!!

The Te Puawai Aroha programme is designed for whānau that reside in East and South Auckland with a caregiver/parent experiencing mental illness and/or addiction.

Families who attend this FREE programme

- Are provided with lunch and morning tea.

- Have transportation costs covered by petrol vouchers or taxi chits.

- Connect with other adults and children who have had similar experiences to them.

- Have a space to talk about and learn more about mental illness and addiction.

- Learn how to regulate emotions and coping skills.

- A nanny on-site for younger children so that parents can attend adults group in the afternoon.

If you know a family that would benefit from attending this programme, please fill out the ‘Expression of interest’ form with them and forward to it to [email protected].

Please feel free to contact me to answer any questions or further inquiries, my contact number is: 021 806 381 or [email protected].

Ngā mihi nui,

Alex Siu
Clinical Manager, Stand Up! and Amplify!
Youth Services.