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Mihi

He mihi tēnei ki a koutou, ki te hau kāinga, ngā tangata whenua o tēnei wāhi, ki a koutou Ngāti

Kahungunu, tēnei te mihi.

Ngā kōrero mō te kaupapa te raupatu mō ngā iwi i waihohia e koutou.

E rere kau ana tāku mihi ki a rātou mā, kua haere ki tua o te ārai, me kī kua e te wāhi ki a rātou. Hoki

atu rā ki a Hinenuitepo, ki te wāhi okiokinga mō te tāngata. Moe mai, moe mai ….

Roopu a Iwi Trust was privileged to have the expertise of Stella Morgan. It is with thanks to Dean

Taylor (Partner at Opus - Napier) that allowed Stella to do a secondment to the Trust over the past year.

Stella’s background as a Senior Planner Environmental in Community & Recreation and extensive

knowledge of research has provided the Eastern Suburbs with a document that has been done with

community lenses on, with extensive community input and a glimpse into Te Ao Māori.

…..He mihi nunui ki a koe Stella…

Taku hei Piripiri,

Taku hei Mokimoki,

Taku hei Tawhiri,

Taku Kati Taramea”

My little neck satchel of sweet scented moss,

My little satchel of sweet scented fern,

My little neck satchel of odoriferous gum,

My little neck locket of sharp pointed taramea.

A Napier hill that was completely flattened was commemorated in the name of Pukemokimoki

Marae. There was a small hill, on the Carlyle St side of Bluff Hill, which was quarried to

produce landfill for nearby areas that were under water.

Heitia Hiha, a kaumatua from Ngāti Matepu (Petane Marae) gave a korero to the trustees of

Pukemokimoki Marae so that they would understand the significance of the name. The site

now occupied by the marae was part of Te Whare o Maraenui. There was a reclamation project

undertaken which removed the earth from Pukemokimoki to be used to fill Te Whare o

Maraenui (Napier South and what is now known as Maraenui).

Acknowledging the background of where Pukemokimoki Marae stands today is relevant to the

various layers from which to identify and describe the tangata whenua, the residential

community, the stakeholders both NGO and Governmental, the environment and the varied

relationships each have with one another. It is this picture that frames the first step in the

Community Development Scheme.

1 TV One – Waka Huia Series

Prepared By Stella Morgan

Senior Strategic Planner

Opus International Consultants Ltd

Napier Office

Opus House, 6 Ossian Street

Private Bag 6019,

Hawkes Bay Mail Centre

Napier 4142

Acknowledgements

This report has been made possible through funding from the Department of Internal Affairs, the

support of Roopu A Iwi Trust, and the generous time of many residents and people who live and work in

the Eastern communities.

Thank you to Will Jenkins for supplying the main image on the report cover.

Eastern Suburbs Community

Development Scheme

This project seeks to provide:

‘a considered approach on the varied social, cultural and economic issues affecting sustainable devel-

opment within the eastern suburbs of Napier’

Executive Summary

The Napier Eastern Suburbs Community Development Scheme (the ‘CDS’ or the Scheme) is a

partnership project investigating opportunities to strengthen communities in the Eastern suburbs of

Napier. It is funded for 3 years by the Department of Internal Affairs and is being implemented by

Roopu a Iwi Trust, an Iwi social services provider based in Maraenui.

The Scheme’s stated purpose is ‘to provide a considered approach on the varied social, cultural and

economic issues affecting sustainable development within the eastern suburbs of Napier’.

Year One of the project has focussed on community research to complete the following:

i. Desktop review of available information; policy documents

ii. Community Profile

iii. Community Engagement

iv. Best Practice review

v. Implementation Plan for CDS years 2 & 3

The findings from the above research are provided in the attached report with a summary of these

outlined below.

Eastern Communities-what do they look like?

Development in the Eastern suburbs mainly occurred between the 1950’s and 80’s. They comprise

typically of low density residential suburbs with generally good provision of open space, and a wide

range of sporting and cultural opportunities. The suburban commercial centres of Pirimai and

Maraenui are struggling as shopping areas and their future vibrancy will be important to retaining

a heart in these communities.

There is a high proportion of rental housing in the Eastern suburbs Housing New Zealand is a

significant provider of homes in the Marewa and Maraenui areas. Changing housing policy has

affected these communities and new models of provision will play an important part in their

future.

The Eastern suburbs are culturally diverse - they are predominantly bi-cultural (Pākehā / Māori)

with a significant Pacific Island population (in itself diverse) and increasing numbers of migrants

with English as a second language.

Eastern communities, while ageing, still have mostly young populations. Therefore the need to

address opportunities for young people is likely to continue to be a priority in the short term and

the needs of older people will become increasingly important in the medium to longer term.

Population decline is an issue for the eastern suburbs with Maraenui and Onekawa South

experiencing a significant decrease in residents between the 2006 and 2013 census. Marewa and

Pirimai are more in keeping with the rest of Napier with low growth being maintained across these

areas.

There are a range of social, cultural and economic issues impacting on these communities that

present in terms of low levels of home ownership, employment and education and poor health. As

a result there is, and traditionally has been, a high level of involvement of government and

community agencies in these communities, particularly in Maraenui where deprivation levels are

among the lowest in Napier. Yet it is a suburb with a strong volunteer ethos, whānau focus and

Māori culture. Despite this socio economic trends are overall, still declining for this area.

Other parts of the Eastern suburbs also have a strong volunteer culture and family focus with

groups such as Pirimai Residents Group and Pirimai Baptist Church being very active in their

communities. As with all communities the schools and education institutions, churches, sports

and cultural clubs also play an important part in the lives of Eastern community’s residents.

Growing the Māori economy will be vital to addressing poor socio-economic performance in the

Eastern suburbs. Accessible education and employment opportunities will also continue to be

important.

What are the Key Issues and Opportunities?

Community Feedback

Access to suitable housing has been a key issue for Maraenui during 2012 and 2013, and the

changing pattern of social housing provision presents a challenge and an opportunity heading

into the future.

The need to maintain central green-space, connectivity with and vitality of the shopping hub are

important to Pirimai residents.

Access to suitable activities for young people remains a priority across these areas and an

increasing concern for the needs of the elderly was also evident.

Poor self-perception and outside perception of these suburbs, particularly Maraenui, was

apparent from consultation. Although local pride and passion for the communities of Maraenui

and Pirimai was also a commonly expressed response.

The importance of whānau; being connected to their culture; and the need to improve

opportunities for Māori is highly desirable if these suburbs are to improve.

Valuing all individuals in the community and supporting those who are vulnerable was also

commonly expressed.

Community organisations such as Pukemokimoki Marae, the churches, sports clubs, Mataruahou

Māori wardens etc. are important community institutions within these communities.

Some of the Eastern suburban areas feel a little more ‘forgotten’ particularly by Council, as

expressed by Pirimai residents group who have demonstrated a strong ability to contribute to

community well-being.

Service Provider Feedback

Community organisations need to be strong / flexible in order to adapt and survive to continuous

funding challenges and changes in government policy.

A strengths-based approach is showing good results for communities. This approach

acknowledges / values people as the community’s greatest resource, and focusses on developing

that potential.

A Māori kaupapa and framework is evident among many of the social service providers.

Local departments know the value of smaller providers but nationally government is wanting to

cut down on administration. This presents challenges and opportunities for many of the service

providers.

There is no funding to fill the gaps, therefore it’s important to build on what is there.

Community action to community development can be a painful and challenging process for new

community groups and existing NGO’s2 can provide a lot of support.

How do you facilitate a process so that the community / grassroots are the driver not the

government?

Current government funding favours larger organisations that provide a wider range of services

who are better placed to provide full ‘wrap around’ services to clients. This has prompted the

move to a collaborative approach among smaller providers. Such collaboration may provide

opportunities for community development based in the community. Te Kohinga Waka is an

example of a local collaborative.

Service providers are supported by voluntary trust boards who make a significant contribution to

the organisation and the community.

An observation of this project is that the NGO’s who are based in the community have a strong

understanding of the communities they operate within. They have strong local relationships and

potentially could provide an important link between funders and the community.

Government Agencies

The Maraenui Urban Renewal Plan provided a good framework for aligning funding / delivery /

programmes into Maraenui - what lessons can be learned from this moving forward.

There is no clear vision or long term focus for any of the eastern suburbs – do we need a

community plan?

There is growing recognition of the benefit of focussing on community strengths rather than

need or deprivation to build better communities.

There has long been acknowledgement of the importance of community partnerships on matters

that affect the community, but the reality of enabling this has been a different story.

2Non-Government Organisations

Changing government policy particularly when funding and service levels are reduced, is

challenging for the implementers at the local interface.

Everyone agreed that:

Communities often have the solutions to issues they are facing – sometimes they can do it

on their own but other times they need the support of stakeholders and agencies. In these

situations it is about the community identifying and driving their own solutions.

Community organisations and projects need to be sustainable in terms of their ability to

survive and endure (or complete). It is no good starting or funding new groups or initiatives

that cannot continue or finish their purpose. Key features of sustainable community

organisations or projects include: strong community ownership and support; clear

understanding of purpose and role; building on existing successes.

We (community and agencies) need to keep talking and striving for ways to work together to

improve our communities.

Literature and Policy Review- Key Findings

Government organisations are operating in far greater financially constrained environment

since the Global Financial Crisis first emerged in 2009. This, combined with emerging

national government policy changes has meant new ways of doing business are emerging.

Since the 1980’s there has been a growing awareness of the need for models that provide for

Māori solutions to social challenges, and an increasing field of Māori policy and

methodology. This is also paralleled by awareness of the need to provide for Pacific Island

Communities and other ethnic groups.

Social housing is currently a key issue for the eastern suburbs particularly Maraenui and

Marewa. Changes to accessibility criteria, ‘surplus’ stock being divested and new housing

present a significant opportunity for the Eastern suburbs. This needs to be well planned and

executed if it is to achieve positive change for these communities.

Many of the attitudes, issues and challenges identified in the reports of the Napier City Pilot

Trust of the 1980’s are still relevant in Napier today. Unemployment continues to persist,

agency spending has decreased, a small but significant number of residents remain

concerned about quality of life and access to social services continues to grow.

There has been a significant amount of consultation by agencies with Maraenui. Much of this

has been based on traditional consultative practice, where the community are consulted,

actions identified and agencies respond. Community ownership and engagement with

outcomes has been more difficult to achieve. There is a real need for care and appropriate

communication going forwards.

Responses have focussed on health and social wellbeing, cultural and environmental

outcomes and some real successes have been achieved in terms of organisational

collaboration on community outcomes. However issues still persist.

As a result of these studies there is a huge base of information about Maraenui.

“Safety’ has been the broad umbrella under which much has been achieved over the years for

Maraenui.

There is little if any relevant literature for other areas in the Eastern suburbs.

Since the 1980’s there has been recognition of the need for community solutions and better

stakeholder collaboration in areas of high need. This was first raised by the Barron reports.

Community issues have become increasingly complex and agencies are continuing to search for

integrated solutions to support communities in need. This is not always easy and requires

dedicated and sustained effort.

Community Development Best Practise Review

New Zealand community development practise has traditionally had strong support from

government and local government agencies. However increasingly NGO’s and philanthropic

organisations are partnering to provide community solutions and funding. This requires new and

innovative ways of supporting communities. Overseas trends indicate a growth in leverage

funding, social capital and reliance on philanthropic sources.

Community-led development that focusses on ‘place’ and everyone in it is current best practise.

Project Lyttleton and Tamaki Inclusive Engagement Strategy have been identified as best practise

examples of community-led development projects.

There are a wide range of government community development models and funding support

operating in communities, such as Whānau Ora (delivered through TPK - focussed on whanau /

community approach); Community Development Schemes (DIA); and CRM (FAC’s)3. Local

government also often provide strong community development support including for example

administering government contracts or funding their own community based approach. Sometimes

these different approaches are working in isolation of each other, each doing their own research,

establishing their own governance or community reference groups, and working for their own

outcomes. It is increasingly important, especially as funding continues to be constrained, that

better dialogue takes place about how to place these schemes and projects, to achieve best

outcomes for the communities they operate within.

What is the Community Development Scheme Response?

A key driver for this project is the desire to implement sustainable community development in the

Eastern suburbs based on a strengths-based approach. To achieve this, the project seeks to work across

a broad geographic area (the Eastern suburbs) by encouraging networks that connect community groups

through sharing of information, best practise and learnings. A mentoring approach that connects

existing community groups and leaders with emerging groups and leaders is advocated. This will

encourage the community to develop its own capacity when this project is no longer funded.

Key requirements in developing this project therefore are:

1. The need to promote sustainable development in the Eastern suburbs and the need for the CDS

itself to be sustainable

2. A desire to work with the communities strengths and grow these across the community

3 Community Research Model (CRM) supported by Family and Community Services (FAC’s) a branch of the Ministry of Social Development

3. A focus on community–led solutions i.e identifying what the community wants, and brokering

solutions. Where this involves working with stakeholder agencies the focus will be on delivering

to community identified need. The CDS will focus on those issues and opportunities that the

community has prioritised.

4. An overall focus on inspiring change at the community level through growing leadership

opportunities, community-led projects, and strengthening local pride.

Based on this, the key focus of the CDS is to:

1. inspire pride and leadership; and

2. promote strong and connected Eastern communities.

To achieve this CDS will:

Focus on improving perceptions about the Eastern suburbs.

Explanation: There is a wide range of education providers in the Eastern suburb however

many of the educators spoke of the difficulty of maintaining or increasing enrolments. This is

due in part to negative perception from the community of the Eastern suburbs and the

opportunities its education institutions provide.

Support positive outcomes for social housing in the Eastern communities

Explanation: Housing and home ownership present significant challenges for the Eastern

suburbs. While it is an affordable area, population decline and negative community perception

affects demand. The Eastern suburbs include significant areas of social housing and changing

policy and earthquake risk management requirements have had a major effect on particularly

the Maraenui community. The future of social housing provision is an important opportunity

for the Eastern communities.

Develop and implement a communication plan for the Eastern Suburbs that enables groups to

connect and support each other.

Explanation:- Through supporting strong links and connections between existing groups and

the community about what they are doing, how they are doing it and what helps successful

community development the community will be able to better support itself.

Support community groups by facilitating mentoring opportunities and connecting them with

other groups in the community so that they can learn from and support each other.

Explanation: Mentoring is seen as a ‘sustainable’ way of developing community strengths. It

utilises existing resources within the community to nurture new leaders and new

opportunities.

Support integrated stakeholder dialogue going forwards where required.

Explanation: There are many different stakeholders working in the different communities.

Often these groups or organisations are working in isolation. One of the aims of this project is

to promote better understanding about community needs, strengths and solutions.

Support cultural connection through Pukemokimoki Marae.

Explanation: The demographic of the eastern suburbs and the kaupapa of Pukemokimoki

Marae to connect Māori culture with all residents of Napier is an important opportunity that

can benefit the Eastern suburbs and all of Napier.

Work cooperatively alongside the existing sport coordinator based in Maraenui.

Explanation: Sport has been identified as a key strength and opportunity for the Eastern

suburbs. Many community members have a strong affinity for sport whether as participants,

coaches or onlookers. A Kaimahi Hākinakina (coordinator) supporting healthy lifestyles is

based in Maraenui.

Focus where the Scheme can best support and work with existing programmes and initiatives to

achieve good outcomes for the community.

Explanation: This Scheme currently has funding for 2 years of implementation. A clear

direction from both the governance group supporting the scheme and community leaders is to

provide sustainable community solutions. Many times projects have been started and fallen

over when funding stops.

Year 2 and 3 -

The steps from now will be to:

1. Deliver report to community -A community hui is planned for late January 2014 to share the

findings of the report and introduce the implementation manager. The project implementation

plan will be discussed at this hui.

2. Apply RBA method for monitoring purposes - annual review February 2015. Priorities from the

implementation plan will be reviewed at the end of the second year of the project, and inform year

three of the scheme.

3. Develop and implement mentoring programme and connecting communities actions as

per implementation plan in conjunction with the community

The following draft implementation plan has been developed for years 2 and 3 of the Scheme. Flexibility

is required to implement this plan and it is unlikely that all actions will be able to be implemented

within a 2 year timeframe. Priorities and project details will be worked through and agreed with the

community.

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Table of Contents

Mihi ................................................................................................................................ 1

Acknowledgements ........................................................................................................2

Eastern Suburbs Community Development Scheme ......................................................2

Executive Summary .................................................................................... i

Eastern Communities-what do they look like? ................................................................. i

What are the key issues and opportunities? ..................................................................... i

Community Feedback ...................................................................................................... ii

Service Provider Feedback .............................................................................................. iii

Government Agencies ..................................................................................................... iii

Everyone agreed that: ..................................................................................................... iv

Literature and Policy Review- Key Findings .................................................................. iv

Community Development Best Practise Review ..............................................................v

Key requirements in developing this project therefore are: .............................................v

Based on this, they key focus of the CDS is to: .............................................................. vi

Year 2 and 3— ................................................................................................................ vii

Document Structure ...................................................................................................... 1

PART ONE—Introduction .............................................................................................. 1

1 Project Structure ................................................................................................... 1

2 Sustainable Development .......................................................................................2

3 Desired Project Outcomes ......................................................................................2

4 Project Area ...........................................................................................................2

5 Eastern Suburbs—Description .............................................................................. 4

5.1 Settlement History ............................................................................................................... 4

5.2 Key Events ............................................................................................................................ 4

5.3 Area Description ................................................................................................................... 6

5.3.1 Commercial Areas ....................................................................................................... 6

5.3.2 Open Spaces ................................................................................................................ 8

5.3.3 Educators .................................................................................................................. 10

5.3.4 Other Services ........................................................................................................... 10

5.3.5 Social Housing ........................................................................................................... 11

PART TWO—Eastern Suburbs Community Development Scheme ................................ 13

6 Do we need change? ............................................................................................. 13

7 The CDS Objective ................................................................................................ 14

7.1 Inspiring Leadership ............................................................................................................ 15

7.2 Connecting communities ..................................................................................................... 15

8 The CDS Response ............................................................................................... 16

8.1 Summary of Key Issues and Proposed Scheme Response ................................................... 17

9 How will we know we are making progress? ........................................................ 19

10 CDS—Steps from here ........................................................................................... 19

11 Community Engagement ..................................................................................... 20

11.1 Key Themes from Community Engagement ...................................................................... 20

11.2 Service Provider Feedback ................................................................................................. 25

11.3 Education Feedback ........................................................................................................... 26

11.4 Neighbourhood Police ........................................................................................................ 26

11.5 Agency Feedback ................................................................................................................ 27

11.6 Gaps in Consultation .......................................................................................................... 27

11.7 Consultation / Engagement going forward ........................................................................ 27

12 Community Strengths / Assets ............................................................................. 28

12.1 Community Groups .......................................................................................... 28

12.1.1 Tū Tangata Maraenui (TTM ............................................................................... 28

12.1.2 Ngā Raukura O Maraenui .................................................................................. 29

12.1.3 Pirimai Residents Association (PRA) ................................................................. 30

12.1.4 Maraenui Rangatahi (name yet to be determined) ............................................ 30

12.1.5 Other Groups ....................................................................................................... 31

12.1.6 Stakeholder Forum .............................................................................................. 31

12.2 Examples of Community Initiatives .................................................................................... 31

12.3 Stakeholder and Community Collaboration ...................................................................... 32

12.3.1 Stakeholder Roles ............................................................................................... 32

12.3.2 Funding Challenges ............................................................................................ 32

12.3.3 Engagement Challenges ..................................................................................... 33

12.3.4 Local Visioning ................................................................................................... 33

12.4 Key Community Facilities .................................................................................................. 34

12.4.1 Pukemokimoki Marae ........................................................................................ 34

12.4.2 Community Sport ............................................................................................... 35

12.5 Other Community Assets ................................................................................................... 36

12.6 Existing Community Development in the Eastern suburbs .............................................. 36

13 Summary ............................................................................................................. 37

13.1 Eastern Communities ......................................................................................................... 37

13.2 Community Identified Issues ............................................................................................. 37

PART FOUR—Supporting Information ........................................................................ 39

14 Eastern Suburbs Profile ...................................................................................... 39

14.1 Napier Growth ................................................................................................................... 39

14.2 Eastern Suburbs Demographics ......................................................................... 40

14.3 Economic Trends in Napier ............................................................................................... 43

15 Literature Review ................................................................................................ 47

15.1 Relevant Napier Reports ..................................................................................................... 47

15.1.1 Pilot City Trust Reports (1983) ............................................................................ 47

15.1.2 Napier Social Monitor Report (2000-2009) ....................................................... 48

15.2 Suburbs Specific Reports ................................................................................................... 48

15.3 Policy Review ..................................................................................................................... 50

15.4 Review of Community Development Practice in New Zealand ........................................... 52

16 Best Practise / Case Studies .................................................................................... 54

GLOSSARY ............................................................................................................. 57

A community is a network of people and organisations bound together by factors such as: ........ 57

Community capacity building* ..................................................................................................... 57

Community development* ............................................................................................................ 57

Community development practice* .............................................................................................. 57

Social connectedness* .................................................................................................................. 58

Strong communities* ................................................................................................................... 58

Copies of Appendices are available on the Roopu A Iwi website www.rait.co.nz

APPENDIX ONE – COMMUNITY ASSETS

APPENDIX TWO – COMMUNITY CONSULTATION

APPENDIX THREE – COMMUNITY PROFILE

APPENDIX FOUR – LITERATURE AND POLICY REVIEW

APPENDIX FIVE – BEST PRACTISE REVIEW

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Napier Eastern Suburbs Community Development Scheme

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PART ONE – Introduction

1 Project Structure

The Napier Eastern Suburbs Community Development Scheme (the ‘CDS’ or the Scheme) is a

partnership project investigating opportunities to strengthen communities in the eastern suburbs of

Napier.

Partners are:

i. Funder: Department of Internal Affairs (DIA)

ii. Host: Te Roopu A Iwi Trust

DIA fund a number of Community Development Schemes (CDS) around New Zealand and is defined by

their purpose as being to “support community, hapū, iwi, Pacific and ethnic groups to work together,

generate their own solutions to local issues, and work towards becoming more self-reliant and resilient.

CDS supports communities to work together in new ways, to be innovative and to determine their own

development priorities to achieve sustainable community outcomes.”

The host Roopu A Iwi Trust is an Iwi Social Service provider based in Maraenui with a mandate by Te

Taiwhenua o Te Whanganui-A-Orotu to provide social services to those residing within the Ahuriri

region. With services and networks spanning across the Hawkes Bay region and in particular Ahuriri the

CDS scheme was a natural fit for the Trust who have close to 30 years of operational experience behind

them.

A governance group has been established to guide the development of the project and includes

representatives from the Ministry of Social Development; Te Puni Kōkiri; Napier City Council; Te Roopu

A Iwi Trust; Napier Family Centre; and William Colenso High School. This group has also liaised with

the Pacific Island Network operating within the DOVE organisation to get a Pacific Island perspective.

The Scheme’s stated purpose is ‘to provide a considered approach on the varied social, cultural and

economic issues affecting sustainable development within the eastern suburbs of Napier’.

Key project drivers include:

A desire by the partner agencies to build a cohesive ‘picture’ of community strengths and how

these could best be supported to develop Napier’s Eastern communities. i.e a ‘strengths based’

approach

A changing and more constrained funding environment for social service providers and how this

will impact on Napier’s Eastern communities

A desire to focus on strengthening communities across the broader geographical area of Napier

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2 Sustainable Development

The scheme itself is also required to be both sustainable and encourage sustainable community develop-

ment. Sustainable development has been defined in many ways but one often quoted definition is from

the Bruntland report:

"Sustainable development is development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the

ability of future generations to meet their own needs. It contains within it two key concepts:

the concept of needs, in particular the essential needs of the world's poor, to which overriding

priority should be given; and

the idea of limitations imposed by the state of technology and social organization on the envi-

ronment's ability to meet present and future needs."

It soon became evident from consultation that the community (particularly people who had been around

and experienced governments sponsored community development approaches over a number of years)

did not want another scheme / project started and then stopped a few years down the track. While

support is appreciated, it must either empower / resource the community to do things for itself.

Therefore for this scheme to be sustainable it must either develop capacity within the community to own

and deliver any initiatives started in the community or it must be a defined project that can be delivered

within the 2 year implementation timeframe of this scheme.

In terms of broader outcomes for the community the Scheme will seek to support or encourage responses

that take a strategic view towards development that will benefit the community in the longer term.

3 Desired Project Outcomes

Project outcomes sought for the first year include:

i. Desktop review of available information; policy documents

ii. Community Profile

iii. Community Engagement

iv. Best practice review

v. Implementation Plan for CDS years 2 & 3

4 Project Area

The project area includes the suburbs (or part suburbs) of Marewa, Maraenui, Onekawa South and Pi-

rimai (East) as shown in the Diagram 1.0:

4 Our Common Future, also known as the Brundtland Report, from the United Nations World Commission on Environment and Development (WCED) was published in 1987.

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Figure 1 Scheme Project Area


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5 Eastern Suburbs – Description

5.1 Settlement History

Māori occupation of Te Whanganui-A-Orotu (the Napier area) dates back to 930 with Ngāti Kahungunu

settlement occurring from the mid 1500’s onwards. The development of urban Napier began in the

1850’s with the arrival of the first Europeans to the area. Napier was initially a port town restricted in

terms of growth by limited availability of land. After the 1931 earthquake and through a programme of

continued drainage more land was made available for urban expansion. In 1932 the first Town Plan for

Napier was prepared under the Town Planning Act. As development continued the Council controlled

expansion with a series of schemes, e.g: Napier Marewa Scheme 1934, Napier Onekawa Scheme 1948.

These schemes provided the basis for the development of the Eastern suburbs, as we know them today.

The majority of the housing stock in these areas is between approximately 50 – 60 years old, with a high

proportion of homes owned by the Department of Housing New Zealand. The suburbs were carefully

planned and land released for development during Napier’s high population growth between 1950-1980.

This was a period when significant numbers of Māori resettled from rural areas to town and when la-

bouring work was plentiful.

5.2 Key Events

The 60’s and 70’s were the heyday for the Eastern suburbs. Unemployment was relatively rare and the

suburban shopping centres were fully occupied. It was also a period of significant urbanisation for Māori

with many families re-locating from rural areas up and down the coast to the cities in order to get em-

ployment.

The removal of agricultural subsidies and trade tariffs by government in the 1980’s hit Hawke’s Bay hard

because the region relied on the pastoral farming sector for revenue and employment. When the Wha-

katū freezing works closed in 1986, around 2,000 full-time and seasonal employees lost their jobs. This

was followed by further loss of jobs almost a decade later when the Tōmoana freezing works closed in

1994. Other industries at this time also closed down and the combined affect had a particularly huge im-

pact on employment in the eastern suburbs. The subsequent growth in unemployment stems from this

period.

The timeline in Figure 2 provides some context to the emergence of the Eastern communities and key

events that have affected their development.


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Figure 2 Eastern Suburbs Timeline


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5.3 Area Description

The Eastern suburbs are typically low density suburban areas serviced by a number of small commercial

areas, open space areas, local schools and community facilities.

5.3.1 Commercial Areas

The local shopping areas include Marewa, Maraenui, Pirimai, Wycliffe shops, and Latham St shops.

Marewa, the largest of these is located on Kennedy Road, a major arterial road accessing the City. It

serves the local communities surrounding it as well as relying heavily on passing traffic for its trade.

Figure 3 Marewa Shopping Centre

The Maraenui and Pirimai shopping areas provided significant community hubs in the past, but cur-

rently struggle for full tenancy. Economic trends, and the changing nature of retail combined with new

technology has resulted in institutions such as banks, the post office and larger supermarkets moving

out of these areas. Remaining businesses include fast food outlets, hair-dressers / beautician and op

shops. Both these areas remain viable due in large part to the social service agencies supporting them.

In the case of Pirimai the Pirimai Baptist Church is a key tenant.

Figure 4 Pirimai (east) Shopping Centre

In Maraenui Pulse Ministries, EIT, Learning Innovations, Roopu a Iwi Trust, the Maraenui Neighbour-

hood Police Team, Chemist and Housing New Zealand are located here. Mataruahou Māori Wardens

have also recently taken over the tenancy of the former Plunket rooms. Commercial premises include

the TAB, beauty salon, 2 minimarts and a range of food outlets. The Maraenui Medical Centre is also

located close by. The local park adjacent to the shopping centre is a well utilised area by locals.

2012 and 2013 have been difficult years for this community and the vacant Housing New Zealand prop-

erties surrounding the shopping centre have reflected this contributing to a feeling of neglect. At the

time of writing this report developments such as the skate bowl and cluster of new state houses on the

corner of Longfellow and Percy Spiller Avenues, both currently under construction, are contributing to

an air of optimism in Maraenui. There remains however a large number of unoccupied state houses in

the wider area whose future is still being worked through.


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Figure 5 Maraenui Shopping Centre

The smaller Wycliffe centre has retained a greater level of vibrancy due in large part to the location of

‘Grains of Europe’ bakery that services the wider Hawke’s Bay area for bread and bakery products. They

have located here due to the affordability of the tenancy. This could be a model for other suburban areas.

The Latham St shops are a small cluster of shops that are currently fully tenanted.


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Figure 6 Latham Street Shops

Despite the challenges faced by these centres, Maraenui and Pirimai continue to be important social

gathering places for their local communities.

The future of these shopping centres is important to these communities. They were developed in a differ-

ent era when post-offices, supermarkets and banks played more of a role in smaller communities. This is

no longer the case and a long term approach to their viability and role in the Eastern suburbs is required.

While Marewa shopping centre has maintained vibrancy, due in a major part to its more central position

and location on a major thoroughfare into Napier, the smaller commercial areas of Maraenui and Pi-

rimai struggle to maintain full occupancy. The Wycliffe Street shops have fared better due to the location

of Grains of Europe from these premises, and the Latham Street shops are currently fully occupied.

5.3.2 Open Spaces

Open space is important in any neighbourhood. It contributes to the ‘look’ and ‘feel’ of an area, provides

important areas for residents to ‘play’ and socialise and provides important connections between areas.

Quality of open space is important as well as amount provided. Planting and streetscape also contributes

to the look and feel of an area and contributes to a sense of pride.

The Eastern suburbs are relatively well provided for in terms of quantity of open space and are a valued

part of the amenity of the area. This is reflected in the use of these spaces for a wide variety of informal

activities as well as club and community sport. The quality of these spaces and the facilities on them is

varied.


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Figure 7 Lillian Gilchrist Memorial Hall Figure 8 Napier Racing Pigeon Club

(Latham Street Drainage Reserve) (Latham Street Drainage Reserve)

Figure 9 Marewa Croquet Club Figure 10 Napier Contact Bridge Club

(Whitmore Park) (Whitmore Park)

Figure 11 Maraenui Shops Green Space


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Figure 12 Maraenui Rugby Sports Club

5.3.3 Educators

The Eastern suburbs are well provided for in terms of education facilities. There is a large number of

preschools; five primary schools and one intermediate / high school, William Colenso College. Te Awa

Primary, Napier Community High School and Napier Boys High School are located on the fringe of the

study area. In addition the Eastern Institute of Technology and Learning Innovations also have learning

centres located in Maraenui and Hawke’s Bay School for Teenage Parents operates from within William

Colenso College (refer Appendix One for full list).

Figure 13 Richmond Primary Figure 14 William Colenso College waka ama

Students training

5.3.4 Other Services

There are a wide range of other community services located in the Eastern suburbs including:

Churches (list incomplete):

Pirimai Baptist Church (including Pirimai Chinese Baptist Church)

Pulse Ministries – Maraenui

EFKS Samoan Church and preschool (Riverbend Road)

St Augustines Church (cnr Riverbend Road and Latham Street)

Kings Samoan Church Riverbend Road


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YMCA- Napier YMCA is located on Latham Street, Marewa. They offer a range of services including gym-

nasium, holiday programmes, and child care.

Social Service providers located in the area include:

Napier Family Centre- Onekawa South

Roopu a Iwi Trust- Maraenui

Ka Hao Te Rangatahi Trust- Maraenui Rugby Sports Club

Birthright Hawke’s Bay- Marewa

Te Roopu Wahine Māori Toko i te Ora / Māori Women’s’ Welfare League - Marewa

Health providers

The Doctors’- Marewa

Maraenui Medical Centre

Housing New Zealand also has an office located in Maraenui, and a neighbourhood policing team is also

based here. A community constable is based in Marewa, co-located with Napier’s Neighbourhood Sup-

port base.

5.3.5 Social Housing

Specific mention is made of social housing in the Eastern suburbs. Maraenui and Marewa comprise a

large proportion of Housing New Zealand homes. Napier City Council own and administer a retirement

village comprising 80 flats on River bend Road. The Masonic Trust also provides pensioner flats on Mor-

ris Spence Ave.

Changes to HNZ policy regarding eligibility to state housing, as well as new regulations for earthquake

strengthening of buildings has had a major impact on Eastern communities, resulting in many vacant

properties particularly in the Maraenui area. The future of these sites will be an important factor affect-

ing the future of these neighbourhoods. The Government has indicated they are changing the way they

provide social housing and are encouraging other social housing providers to enter the market. What

this means for these communities is not clear at this stage but it does present an opportunity to take a

‘bigger picture’ look at some of these areas in terms of thinking about their long term future.

Feedback from Housing New Zealand is that they are committed to this area, and they are interested in a

strategic approach to development of Maraenui and Marewa that responds to a community driven plan.

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Figure 15 New HNZ units being constructed in Maraenui

Figure 16 Vacant HNZ houses


Summary

Urban development in the Eastern suburbs mainly occurred between the 1950’s and 80’s.

The Eastern communities of Napier are typically low density residential suburbs with

good open space provision and a range of sporting and cultural opportunities, although

quality of these is varied.

The Eastern suburbs are supported by a wide range of schools and education facilities,

social services, churches, clubs and organisations.

The ‘bones’ of these suburbs are in good shape but ageing housing, the uncertain future

of state housing provision, and struggling suburban shopping centres present challenges


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PART TWO – Eastern Suburbs Community Development Scheme

Throughout 2013, the CDS project manager has engaged with many individuals, groups, and organisa-

tions and researched relevant information to support this Scheme. Being based in the community has

been immensely rewarding and helpful in terms of making local community contacts and developing re-

lationships.

It was quickly obvious that much of the focus from agencies is on the Maraenui community. There has

been considerable research and public consultation within the community, and much effort gone into

addressing the high needs of these communities. Maraenui also demonstrates a very strong identity and

many residents are passionate about giving back and making it a better place. There is an ongoing need

to develop and maintain good relationships between the community and stakeholder agencies to ensure

good outcomes for Maraenui.

Pirimai (East) has an active residents group who work hard to support their community, develop com-

munity pride and ownership of the area through providing events, fundraising for community facilities

and advocating on behalf of the community on issues that affect them. This group works tirelessly on

behalf of their community and has identified a need for better accessibility particularly for their younger

residents to community facilities and programmes.

Few specific Onekawa South or Marewa issues were identified, and these communities appear to be

more strongly integrated as part of a Napier identity.

Within these geographic communities there are also communities of interest or cultural communities

including Pacific Island communities, church communities etc. Each of these are active in supporting

and looking after their own members and this project hopes to tap into that energy and strength by

providing support if and where needed and growing it to areas of the community that are less supported.

6 Do we need to Change?

The indicators across a range of factors such as employment, home ownership, educational attainment,

income etc measure lower in the Eastern suburbs than much of the rest of Napier and include many of

the City’s most deprived areas5. Issues such as child poverty, intergenerational unemployment and lack

of aspiration, are real challenges for the people who live and work in these communities. They are also a

real issue for the whole of the City. The future of the regional economy and initiatives such as the pro-

posed Ruataniwha Water Storage Scheme, potential local government reorganisation, an emerging

Māori economy as Treaty settlements are realised, will hopefully improve options for employment, but

education and work readiness will continue to be important for these suburbs.

There are also some challenges / opportunities ahead related to the physical environments of the East-

ern suburbs. There is a need to rethink the future of what were once vibrant suburban

5 Refer Community Profile (Section Four and Appendix Three)


shopping centres and consider the future of affordable, sustainable housing in these areas. While some of

the shopping centres are thriving (Marewa and Wycliffe Shops to a lesser degree), Pirimai and Maraenui

continue to struggle and the quantity / quality and provision of social housing in the eastern suburbs is

currently undergoing significant changes. Housing New Zealand have stated their commitment to the

area and pockets of redevelopment are emerging however central government policies on who will

provide social housing and how it will be provided are under review. Decisions on this will impact

particularly on the Maraenui and Marewa suburbs.

The risk to these communities of continuing with the status quo (the do-nothing option) will result in the

Eastern suburbs becoming more entrenched as poor suburbs with further dislocation from the rest of

Napier. This will impact on the whole of Napier in the future. This is not specifically a Napier issue but

part of a larger trend across the country as recognised in the Salvation Army’s 2012 annual report which

states:

‘We have two clear choices here: one is to continue the path we have been on more or less

continuously for the past three decades, concentrating wealth and influence, and driving the

marginalised further into the shadows with yet restrictive welfare entitlements and a yet more punitive

criminal justice system. The other is to act more inclusively and to work consciously and deliberately

at ways of ensuring that the most marginalised New Zealanders, and in particular, many poor families

and unemployed young people, feel as though they are valued and valuable members of our

society.’6

So while the answer is clear, that yes we do need to change, the solutions are far from straightforward

and more complex than what this Scheme can deliver on. It is however an aspiration of this Scheme to

encourage inclusiveness by supporting the community to develop the skills to be more involved in

decisions that affect them and to contribute to the solutions. The CDS seeks to do this through building

community leadership; and better connected and more resilient communities.

7 The CDS Objective

The Scheme seeks to provide:

‘a considered approach on the varied social, cultural and economic issues affecting sustainable

development affecting the eastern suburbs of Napier’7

Over the years, and for good reason, there has been much focus on addressing the high needs of

Maraenui. This project however is intentionally focussed on a wider geographic area to foster community

strengths across the communities by encouraging shared learnings and strong community relationships.

The Scheme is also about inspiring and supporting ‘strong, connected communities’- in a way that

demonstrates an identified social, cultural or economic benefit. The Scheme will focus on strengths

based initiatives to grow community resilience and as identified in the introduction it is important that

the Scheme is sustainable and encourages sustainable development within Eastern communities.

Based on this direction and combined with findings from community engagement and project research

the twin focus of:

1. inspiring leadership; and

2. connecting communities

is proposed as the Community Development Scheme focus for years 2014 and 2015.

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6‘THE GROWING DIVIDE’ Salvation Army State of the Nation Report 2012 7CDS project brief –outlined on pages 1-2


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In addition to the twin objectives of leadership and connecting communities, it is an underlying

assumption of the Scheme that it responds to community identified need and demand. For this reason

the approach taken will be to:

1. Invest in community led development (grass-root response)

2. Support a strategic response to community identified issues / opportunities.

7.1 Inspiring Leadership

Inspiring leadership for this project is about empowering ‘leaderful’8 communities. It is not the

traditional view of leadership but in line with work undertaken elsewhere in New Zealand by the

Inspiring Communities Trust9 who describes it as “a process of empowerment, where leadership,

contribution and action are intentionally grown and / or transferred to others. It means proactively

looking for leaders and leadership in a whole range of new places and:

valuing and growing opportunities for many to contribute within local communities

growing confidence and capacity of local people to both ‘lead’ and work together

fostering a local culture of collaboration, generosity and reciprocity

acknowledging and celebrating proactive contributions and success.

Mentoring or facilitation of mentoring is seen as a key way of achieving long term sustainable leadership

capacity within the Eastern communities. Through mentoring, support for existing leaders and training

for new leaders can be provided. Mentoring systems could be informal, through connecting up

individuals, or more formal in terms of developing a network, providing training etc.

7.2 Connecting Communities

For this project connecting communities means a number of things. It is about enhancing community

support through ‘leveraging’ off existing strengths in the community. That is, where a community group

is working well and has good capacity, connecting it with an emerging community group to share stories

and learnings. It means communities that support each other and work together; know where to get

information, how to take action and get projects done; where connection with culture is valued; and

where cultural diversity is celebrated and supported.

It also means connecting stakeholders for community development outcomes. This could be, for

example, through information sharing with or between stakeholders, facilitating liaison between

community stakeholders and encouraging stakeholders to listen and respond to the community.

Each issue / opportunity has been identified as either a community-led (CL) or strategic response (S).

Responses are intended to have a leadership or ‘community connection’ focus. No priorities have been

assigned at this stage and this will be one of the first roles of the implementation coordinator.

8Refer http://inspiringcommunities.org.nz/news/leaderful-pilots for more information on leaderful communities. 9http://inspiringcommunities.org.nz/about

http://inspiringcommunities.org.nz/news/leaderful-pilots

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8 The CDS Response

Through community consultation and research (Parts Three and Four of this report) a range of key

issues and opportunities have been identified. These have been summarised and grouped into broad

categories under the headings of social; cultural; economic and environmental issues. A possible CDS

response has been identified.


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rid

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are

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lvem

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rum

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d s

take

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del

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18

Cu

ltu

ral

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nh

ance

cu

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iden

tity

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rk w

ith

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kem

oki

mo

ki M

arae

to

su

pp

ort

co

nn

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wit

h t

he

com

mu

nit

y

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elo

p le

ader

ship

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d

iden

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rt d

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ure

s to

get

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in c

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ves.

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elo

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n w

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ities

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ity

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ific

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co

mm

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ity

clu

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and

su

pp

ort

th

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role

in t

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ity

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ron

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ron

men

ts

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ntr

ibu

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o d

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ut

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cial

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usi

ng

and

its

effec

t o

n E

aste

rn c

om

mu

niti

es.

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mo

te c

om

mu

nit

y u

se, o

wn

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ip o

f an

d p

rid

e in

pu

blic

sp

aces

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po

rt t

he

role

of

edu

cati

on

fac

iliti

es t

o f

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er p

rid

e

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end

pu

blic

fo

rum

s o

n s

oci

al h

ou

sin

g

Ass

ist,

wh

ere

app

rop

riat

e, c

om

mu

nit

y in

pu

t in

to s

oci

al h

ou

sin

g re

form

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po

rt a

nd

ad

voca

te f

or

com

mu

nit

y le

d in

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ves

that

use

p

ub

lic s

pac

es

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se w

ith

sch

oo

l co

mm

un

ities

to

su

pp

ort

co

mm

un

ity

pri

de

S S S S /

CL

CL-

Co

mm

un

ity

Led

S- S

trat

egic

NB

: It

is u

nlik

ely

the

CD

S w

ill b

e ab

le t

o r

esp

on

d t

o a

ll th

ese

issu

es t

he

refo

re p

rio

riti

sin

g w

ill b

e im

po

rtan

t


19

9 How will we know we are making progress?

Once priorities have been determined the Results Based Accounting (RBATM) 10 method will be applied to

the project deliverables to measure progress.

10 CDS - Steps from here

1. Finalise report and get approval to release it to the community

2. Deliver report to community-community hui is planned for late January 2014 to share the findings of

the report and introduce the implementation manager. Project priorities for implementation will be

discussed at this hui. These priorities will be re-visited at the end of the second year of the project, and

inform year three of the scheme.

3. Apply RBA method for monitoring purposes- annual review February 2015

4. Develop and implement mentoring programme and connecting communities actions

5. Ongoing project management / administration including reporting to governance group.

10 RBATM was developed by Mark Friedman as a tool to focus community organisations and agencies on results / outcomes to make positive

changes for communities, whānau and clients.


20

PART THREE –Eastern Communities

Stories

11 Community Engagement

11.1 Key Themes from Community Engagement

Hearing from people who live and work in the Eastern communities has provided invaluable information

to this study. Information was collected in the following ways:

i. Interviews with community organisations, leaders, individuals

ii. Photo-story event

iii. Community interviews

iv. Community focus groups (youth)

v. Attendance at community hui

The photo-story event and community interviews were not well supported by the community. This possibly

reflects the lack of profile of the Scheme in the community at present and may work better as the project

develops or be better suited to a specific project or issue. The photo-story submission that was received

was of high quality and images are used in this report. Community interviews undertaken by volunteers in

the community were also initiated in Pirimai however other commitments of the volunteers meant that

these were not finished.

One-to-one interviews by the Community Development Scheme Manager have been the most successful

way of collecting information. Details of individuals and groups consulted with are outlined in Figure 4 and

key themes from this consultation are summarised in Figures 5-7. NB Ongoing conversations have

occurred and while every effort has been made to update information not all people consulted with may

have been recorded. A full record of consultation undertaken is available on request (Appendix Two).

The consultation overwhelmingly reflects a Maraenui bias. This is in part due to the large number of

agency stakeholders that are involved in this community, as well as the number of active community

groups. A very strong Maraenui identity has been evident through the community engagement part of this

project. This is a real strength of this community; the greater challenge is to create a coordinated approach

and a collective vision for the future of this community.

Hopefully as the project gains momentum stronger engagement with other communities will take place.


21

Fig

ur

e 1

8 L

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of

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op

le /

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ga

nis

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20

13


22

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om

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e

eld

erly

.

R

esid

ents

in t

hes

e vi

llage

s ar

e w

ell c

ared

fo

r.

It i

s th

e el

de

rly

wh

o a

re o

n t

hei

r o

wn

or

in

fam

ily c

are

that

fac

e gr

eate

r st

rugg

les.

Lan

guag

e is

a s

tru

ggle

fo

r o

lder

mig

ran

ts a

nd

th

is c

an b

e re

ally

iso

lati

ng

Hea

lth

an

d t

ran

spo

rt (

acce

ss)

are

big

iss

ues

fo

r th

e el

der

ly

Nap

ier

Co

nn

ects

id

enti

fied

a

lot

of

org

anis

atio

ns

do

ing

the

sam

e th

ing-

lo

oki

ng

at w

ays

to s

har

e r

eso

urc

es;

del

iver

ser

vice

s an

d a

cces

s fu

nd

ing

Eld

erly

n

ot

nec

essa

rily

co

mp

ute

r sa

vvy

so

nee

d d

iffer

ent

way

s o

f ac

cess

ing

info

.

As

the

east

ern

co

mm

un

ities

age

wh

at a

re t

he

o

pp

ort

un

ities

fo

r th

em

Mar

aen

ui

sho

pp

ing

cen

tre

wo

uld

be

a r

eally

go

od

pla

ce t

o h

ave

kau

māt

ua

ho

usi

ng,

wo

uld

p

rovi

de

eye

s an

d

ears

o

f th

e co

mm

un

ity,

w

alki

ng

dis

tan

ce

to

the

sho

ps,

cl

ose

to

wh

anau

Pac

ific

Isla

nd

co

mm

un

ities

nee

d t

o b

e en

cou

rage

d t

o b

rin

g th

eir

cu

ltu

re i

nto

th

e co

mm

un

ity

Ch

ines

e co

mm

un

ities

ke

en

to

be

in

volv

ed in

wid

er c

om

mu

nit

y

Imp

ort

ant

to r

eco

gnis

e ea

ch i

nd

ivid

ual

cu

ltu

re

and

to

b

e se

nsi

tive

to

th

e

diff

eren

ces

Pu

kem

oki

mo

ki

Mar

ae

is

ever

ybo

dy’

s m

arae

no

t ju

st f

or

Māo

ri a

nd

no

t ju

st

for

Mar

aen

ui.

It h

as a

n i

mp

ort

ant

role

to

p

lay

for

the

soci

al,

cult

ura

l

edu

cati

on

al,

envi

ron

men

tal

and

spir

itu

al

wel

l-b

ein

g,

mo

n

gā

w

hā

na

u

kato

a ō

te

mo

tu,

o

f o

ur

peo

ple

. Th

e M

arae

vis

ion

is t

o t

each

eve

ryo

ne

abo

ut

the

Mar

ae’s

ka

up

apa

and

p

rovi

de

a

‘cra

dle

to

gra

ve’ c

on

nec

tio

n w

ith

pla

ce

Ther

e Is

an

o

pp

ort

un

ity

for

cult

ura

l to

uri

sm b

ased

at

the

Mar

ae

Oth

er c

ult

ure

s ar

e st

arti

ng

to a

pp

ear

in

Mar

ewa

and

P

irim

ai-

we

nee

d

to

be

tho

ugh

tfu

l ab

ou

t h

ow

we

incl

ud

e th

em

and

en

cou

rage

th

em t

o p

arti

cip

ate.

The

emp

ty h

ou

ses

are

a co

nce

rn

The

curr

ent

revi

ew

of

HN

ZC

ho

usi

ng

is

a

sign

ifica

nt

op

po

rtu

nit

y fo

r th

e fu

ture

o

f

Mar

aen

ui

The

chan

ges

to

HN

ZC

po

licy

aro

un

d

ac

cess

ibili

ty

com

bin

ed

wit

h

the

pro

gram

me

for

revi

ewin

g h

ou

sin

g fo

r ea

rth

qu

ake

re

adin

ess

has

b

een

re

ally

u

nse

ttlin

g fo

r

com

mu

niti

es.

Har

d t

o t

hin

k ab

ou

t th

e fu

ture

wh

en y

ou

’re

n

ot

even

su

re

if

you

’ll

be

livin

g in

th

is

com

mu

nit

y th

is ti

me

in a

yea

r

48

% o

f h

ou

ses

in M

arae

nu

i are

ow

ne

d b

y H

NZ

HN

Z o

wn

s ab

ou

t 1

000

p

rop

erti

es

in

the

Ea

ster

n s

ub

urb

s, m

ost

bei

ng

in M

arae

nu

i an

d

Mar

ewa

NC

C

ow

ns

80

fl

ats

in

On

ekaw

a an

d

20

in

P

irim

ai f

or

pen

sio

ner

s (f

or

ages

60

+ in

com

e te

sted

)

The

Mas

on

ic V

illag

e al

so i

s a

larg

e p

rovi

der

of

ho

usi

ng

in t

he

East

ern

su

bu

rbs

(Mo

rris

Sp

ence

A

ve)

Emp

ty h

ou

ses

are

a go

lden

op

po

rtu

nit

y fo

r M

arae

nu

i an

d t

he

east

ern

su

bu

rbs

for

war

m

dry

ho

usi

ng

Som

e o

f th

ose

em

pty

h

ou

ses

hav

e a

bad

h

isto

ry a

nd

a b

ad f

eelin

g

Sust

ain

able

ho

usi

ng

nee

ded

fo

r th

ose

on

lo

w

inco

me

– n

ot

sure

wh

at t

hat

lo

oks

lik

e, b

ut

nee

ds

inve

stiga

tio

n


23

Fig

ur

e 2

0 K

ey

Th

em

es

fr

om

Co

ns

ult

ati

on

/ 2

Edu

cati

on

En

viro

nm

en

tal

Safe

ty

Eve

nts

O

the

r

Du

rin

g w

inte

r att

end

ance

dro

ps

at p

re-s

cho

ol

Po

vert

y is

a

real

is

sue

for

man

y o

f o

ur

child

ren

an

d

pre

sch

oo

l an

d s

cho

ols

oft

en h

ave

to d

eal w

ith

a lo

t o

f o

ther

is

sues

in o

rder

to

get

ch

ildre

n t

o s

cho

ol a

nd

ab

le t

o le

arn

Edu

cato

rs n

eed

to

be

tho

ugh

tfu

l ab

ou

t co

mm

un

icati

on

an

d

ho

w b

est

to e

nga

ge w

ith

th

eir

fam

ilie

s

Ther

e is

in

crea

sin

g et

hn

ic d

iver

sity

in

Mar

ewa

and

sch

oo

ls

nee

d t

o b

e m

ind

ful /

res

pec

tfu

l of

this

Acc

ess

to s

ervi

ces

such

as

do

cto

rs,

soci

al s

ervi

ces

etc

. is

an

is

sue

(i.e

. tr

ansp

ort

an

d

affo

rdab

ility

) an

d

can

aff

ect

atten

dan

ce.

Ther

e is

a w

ide

cho

ice

of

pre

sch

oo

l o

pti

on

s: k

oh

anga

reo

; ki

nd

y; c

hild

care

; it

is a

co

mp

etiti

ve e

nvi

ron

men

t.

Wh

at is

th

e fu

ture

fo

r sc

ho

ols

an

d e

du

cati

on

fac

iliti

es in

th

e

East

ern

su

bu

rbs?

Is

it

lik

ely

ther

e w

ill

be

som

e

am

alga

mati

on

s an

d s

om

e w

ill b

e fo

rced

to

clo

se -

wh

at d

o

the

com

mu

nit

y th

ink

abo

ut

this

?

Ther

e ar

e 5

pri

mar

y sc

ho

ols

in

th

e ar

ea b

ut

no

fu

ture

vis

ion

for

the

net

wo

rk

Sch

oo

ls s

tru

ggle

wit

h g

ettin

g P

TA’s

Neg

ative

per

cep

tio

ns

of

Mar

aen

ui

fro

m o

uts

ide

and

wit

hin

th

e co

mm

un

ity

mea

n t

hat

man

y ch

ildre

n a

re s

ent

ou

tsid

e

the

area

fo

r sc

ho

olin

g

Sch

oo

ls n

eed

to

be

par

t o

f th

e co

mm

un

ity

and

acc

essi

ble

to

th

e w

ider

co

mm

un

ity

Ko

han

ga R

eo i

s w

hān

au b

ased

an

d o

ffer

s o

pp

ort

un

ities

fo

r

child

ren

an

d c

arer

s; h

as a

str

on

g vo

lun

teer

bas

e

Sch

oo

ls t

ry v

ery

har

d t

o im

pro

ve k

ids

op

tio

ns

Will

iam

Co

len

so i

s lo

oki

ng

to p

rovi

de

a d

iffe

ren

t m

od

el o

f ed

uca

tio

n t

hat

bett

er c

on

nec

ts i

nd

ust

ry,

bu

sin

ess

and

th

e

stu

den

ts le

arn

ing

Will

iam

Co

len

so p

rovi

des

rea

lly g

oo

d o

pp

ort

un

ities

fo

r it

s st

ud

ents

an

d

the

gap

s in

ac

hie

vem

ent

are

clo

sin

g w

ith

in

crea

sin

g le

vels

of

ach

ieve

men

t. D

esp

ite

this

WC

su

ffer

s fr

om

a lo

w s

tud

ent

roll

Ther

e ar

e lo

ts o

f ed

uca

tio

n t

rain

ing

op

po

rtu

niti

es

aro

un

d

EIT

is c

om

mitt

ed t

o t

he

loca

l ar

ea b

ut

curr

entl

y th

ey

are

bei

ng

un

der

uti

lised

Inte

rmed

iate

sys

tem

do

es n

ot

serv

e th

ese

sub

urb

s w

ell

Gen

eral

The

East

ern

su

bu

rbs

are

run

do

wn

The

futu

re f

or

thes

e is

lik

ely

to b

e

abo

ut

the

sam

e

Imp

rove

men

ts

such

as

th

e

u

pgr

ade

of

the

Nas

h

Stre

et

Res

erve

op

en s

pac

e a

re w

elco

me

b

ut

nee

d

a h

igh

d

egre

e o

f

com

mu

nit

y o

wn

ersh

ip

to

keep

th

em lo

oki

ng

goo

d a

nd

saf

e

The

sale

an

d u

se o

f p

sych

oac

tive

su

bst

ance

s is

a

hu

ge

con

cern

to

th

ese

com

mu

niti

es

par

ticu

larl

y to

ch

ildre

n a

nd

vu

lner

able

peo

ple

.

Per

cep

tio

n

vs

real

ity;

w

ide

r

co

mm

un

ity

vie

w c

om

par

ed t

o lo

cal

view

Per

cep

tio

n

that

Ea

ste

rn

sub

urb

s le

ss

safe

th

an

rest

o

f N

apie

r

es

pec

ially

Mar

aen

ui

Key

co

nce

rns:

yo

uth

h

angi

ng

aro

un

d;

cars

b

een

b

roke

n

into

; va

nd

alis

m; d

rugs

an

d a

lco

ho

l

Scar

y d

ogs

Dra

g ra

cers

Liq

uo

r b

an a

t M

arew

a a

goo

d t

hin

g an

d

has

st

op

ped

a

lot

of

un

des

irab

le

beh

avio

ur

in

the

sh

op

pin

g ce

ntr

e

A li

qu

or

ban

is o

n t

rial

in M

arae

nu

i

Nei

ghb

ou

r b

ehav

iou

r m

akes

a r

eal

imp

act,

can

be

grea

t, c

an b

e re

ally

d

isru

pti

ve

Nei

ghb

ou

rho

od

Su

pp

ort

is

re

ally

st

ron

g in

P

irim

ai,

Mar

ewa,

O

nek

awa

Sou

th,

no

t st

ron

g in

M

arae

nu

i

Pir

imai

Pir

imai

Fam

ily d

ay r

un

an

nu

ally

by

the

Pir

imai

Bap

tist

ch

urc

h-

a fr

ee d

ay

for

the

com

mu

nit

y at

th

e P

ark

Mar

ewa

Wo

rld

Cu

p c

eleb

rati

on

th

at i

nvo

lved

th

e sc

ho

ols

, co

mm

un

ity

and

vis

ito

rs

at t

he

sho

pp

ing

cen

tre

was

gre

at f

or

the

com

mu

nit

y an

d

the

sho

ps.

V

isit

ors

ca

me

do

wn

fr

om

K

enn

edy

Par

k

Mar

aen

ui

MA

D a

wes

om

e!!

Bri

ng

bac

k th

e M

arae

nu

i Mar

ket!

!

Nu

i FM

gre

at-

was

a r

eally

go

od

way

to

tea

ch y

ou

ng

peo

ple

an

d e

nga

ge

wit

h c

om

mu

nit

y

The

‘Yo

u M

e P

eace

’ Fe

stiva

ls w

ere

grea

t

Mat

arik

i Fes

tiva

l at

the

Mar

ae a

pilo

t fo

r ce

leb

rati

on

s in

fu

ture

yea

rs.

All

East

ern

co

mm

un

ities

Kap

a h

aka

is

a gr

eat

med

ium

fo

r b

rin

gin

g p

eop

le t

oge

the

r

Hig

h le

vel o

f in

tere

st in

Iro

n M

āori

Spo

rt w

ork

s fo

r co

mm

un

ities

Co

mm

un

ity

lead

ers

get

bu

rnt

ou

t

Nee

d f

or

big

vis

ion

at

the

ind

ivid

ual

, w

hān

au a

nd

wid

er c

om

mu

nit

y le

vel

Mar

aen

ui

has

lo

ng

term

fa

mili

es

wh

o

hav

e so

cial

ised

, w

ork

ed

to

geth

er

an

d

gro

wn

u

p

toge

ther

, th

ese

fam

ilies

ar

e

the

st

ren

gth

o

f th

is c

om

mu

nit

y

Mar

aen

ui

wo

rks

diff

ere

ntl

y fr

om

o

ther

su

bu

rbs

Fun

din

g ag

enci

es

will

ev

entu

ally

d

rive

ch

ange

s in

th

ese

area

s as

th

ey

seek

to

co

nso

lidat

e fu

nd

ing

The

MU

RP

Pla

n w

as a

rea

lly g

oo

d

veh

icle

fo

r in

tera

gen

cy c

olla

bo

rati

on

an

d e

nab

led

so

me

real

ly g

oo

d t

hin

gs

to b

e ac

hie

ved

th

rou

gh a

lign

men

t o

f re

sou

rcin

g an

d p

rio

riti

es

Lots

o

f co

mm

un

ity

gro

up

s h

ave

st

arte

d o

ver

the

year

s an

d y

ou

nee

d

to h

ave

per

seve

ran

ce t

o s

urv

ive

Spo

rt

is

som

eth

ing

that

ev

eryo

ne

ge

ts in

volv

ed in

Sho

rt

term

n

atu

re

of

agen

cy

co

ntr

acts

can

hav

e a

neg

ative

imp

act

on

co

mm

un

ities


24

Fig

ur

e 2

1 K

ey

Th

em

es

fr

om

Co

ns

ult

ati

on

/ 3

Pir

imai

M

arae

nu

i M

are

wa

On

eka

wa

Sou

th

Pir

imai

Res

iden

ts A

sso

ciati

on

fu

nd

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pla

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d a

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k; k

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to

see

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has

ed a

t fo

rmer

sch

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etter

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on

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sh

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bm

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on

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peti

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nn

ual

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n b

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a n

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fo

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stro

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r co

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ity

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imai

A c

om

mer

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p k

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aliv

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t o

f th

is h

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was

lost

wh

en t

he

sch

oo

l clo

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PR

G w

ou

ld l

ove

to

see

a m

ini

skat

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wl

her

e; t

her

e is

a r

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ne

ed

for

acce

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le t

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or

you

ng

peo

ple

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ghb

ou

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od

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pp

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wo

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real

ly w

ell i

n P

irim

ai

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imai

is

a

mid

dle

su

bu

rb

that

is

n

ot

bei

ng

liste

ned

to

; fe

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e fo

r P

RG

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o p

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gree

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pac

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on

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11.2 Service Provider Feedback

Initially one of the project requirements was to undertake services mapping in the Eastern suburbs. While

an early decision was made to not proceed with this until a clear purpose could be identified, a wide range

of service providers have been interviewed as part of collecting information for this project. Key points

from these interviews are summarised below:

Community organisations need to be strong / flexible in order to adapt and survive to continuous

funding challenges and changes in government policy

Sustainability- community organisations and projects need to be sustainable in terms of their ability

to survive and endure (or complete). It is no good starting / funding new groups or initiatives that

cannot continue or finish their purpose. Key features of sustainable community organisations or

projects include: community ownership and support; clear understanding of purpose and role;

building on existing successes

Strengths based approach- acknowledging / valuing people as the greatest community resource, and

developing that potential

Māori kaupapa and framework- places the child at the centre of focus and works with the families

Community issues are best solved by the community- they need the support of stakeholders and

agencies but it is about the community identifying and driving their own solutions

What would help is a collaborative approach. What needs to be worked through is the nuts and bolts

of how this is going to work. How do you facilitate a process so that the community / grassroots are

the driver not the government?

Local departments know the value of smaller providers but nationally wanting to cut down on

administration.

Models for aligning funding / delivery / programmes - lessons from MURT

Whānau ora is working well for whanau. As a concept has been around for a long time- as a recent

funding concept it has enabled funding to occur and measuring to take place. The government

departments are aligning themselves administratively to whānau ora. This has resulted in the

capacity and capability building of the PHO’s who have increased their own funding to apply for

whānau ora contracts. However administratively it has created problems. Grass roots organisations

didn’t have the funding / resources to do it. This has had a ripple effect and the funding has gone to

the bigger providers at the expense of some of the smaller and effective ones. This is not always the

best outcome for the community.

There is no funding to fill the gaps; therefore it’s important to build on what is there.

The current government funding favours larger organisations that provide a wider range of services

and therefore in theory are better placed to provide ‘wrap around’ services to clients. This has

prompted the move to a collaborative approach among smaller providers. Such collaboration may

provide opportunities for community development based in the community. Te Kohinga Waka is an

example of a local collaborative.

Service providers are supported by voluntary trust boards who make a significant contribution to the

organisation and the community In addition a web search of registered societies and charitable

trusts was completed. A copy of this list is provided in Appendix One. Key observations from the

Trusts spoken to as part of this project include:

1. Community-based charitable trusts often have a good understanding of the communities they

operate within. They have strong local relationships and provide an important link between


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1. Community-based charitable trusts often have a good understanding of the communities they

operate within. They have strong local relationships and provide an important link between

funders / government agencies and the community.

2. It’s tough surviving as a community trust and requires good governance and management skills to

adapt to changing policy; demanding reporting requirements; and a great deal of volunteer input

and passion.

11.3 Education Feedback

The following summarises feedback from and observations of education facilities in the Eastern suburbs:

There is a need to provide a range of services and opportunities to ensure attendance is accessible to

families in the Eastern communities.

Gaps in achievement are closing with more students achieving at higher standard than previously

A tikanga Māori approach is evident in all facilities

A whole of family approach works and these providers have great reach into communities

Educators work hard to make their facilities accessible

Declining enrolment trends is a concern for schools in the area

It is evident that there is much innovation taking place – kindergartens working closely with a range

of social service providers; kohanga reo teaching language, culture as well as standard education;

Bette Christies recently opened whanau room; maara kai; William Colenso college ‘Pathways’

approach being implemented in 2014 to link learning to employment; Richmond Primary e-learning,

to name a few

All centres are working hard to instil pride in their school and their community

11.4 Neighbourhood Police

Neighbourhood police operate in both Marewa and Maraenui. The constable in Marewa covers the wider

eastern suburbs area while a neighbourhood police team (NPT) operate in Maraenui. The police have a

high profile in these communities and work hard to support local initiatives and positive policing. The

Maraenui NPT has also supported initiatives such as the Tū Tangata Maraenui11 Pilot and the CACTUS

(Combined Adolescent Challenge Training Unit and Support) programme at William Colenso College. The

Tū Tangata Maraenui programme in 2014 supported 12 participants over a short duration to become drug

and alcohol free and to prepare them for work. This project generated a number of useful learnings for

programme development for young at risk males. At this stage no further programmes have been

provided. The CACTUS initiative is a physical training programme aimed at developing youth leadership.

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11.5 Agency Feedback

A key message from government and health agencies working in Maraenui is the importance of

stakeholder collaboration, and how can this best be effective. A number of agencies mentioned the

Maraenui Urban Renewal Plan and that without it there is a vacuum for agencies to respond to community

need. Some agencies identified the desire for a community vision and plan for Maraenui that they can

work to. There is acknowledgement of the need for stakeholder to work together.

11.6 Gaps in Consultation

The consultation has adequately captured the views of most12 of the organisations that operate within the

project areas well as community groups.

However engagement with other sectors within the community is desirable as this project proceeds. In

particular it is acknowledged that the project has limited understanding of:

Pacific Island communities in the project area

The small but growing number of non-English speaking families in Marewa and possibly wider

Eastern suburbs

General views of elderly in the area

General residents’ views

A recommendation for years 2 & 3 of this Scheme is to develop and implement a

communication plan for the whole of the Eastern Suburbs.

11.7 Consultation / Engagement going forward

Maraenui

A finding of the DHB13 report identifies that Maraenui has been over-consulted and the level of trust of

consultation is low.

This is also on a conclusion of this report after reviewing the literature relating to

Maraenui.

In discussion with the DHB14 there is an acknowledgement of the opportunity for improved

communication with the Maraenui community and the need for stakeholders to be closely in touch with

each other.

A desire has also been expressed by a number of agencies for a community plan and vision for Maraenui. A

shared vision for the Maraenui community would be helpful, however the process of establishing this

needs to be done with care, and take into account the significant amount of information and consultation

that has previously taken place in this community. It is not a matter of going out to the community and

asking them ‘what do you want’ but working through what has been done, what has been said, what has

worked and what hasn’t worked, and then making a plan for going forward. The agencies themselves need

to work together to understand how they need to respond in a way that learns from the past, and builds

community resilience.

12 Organisations such as Te Kupenga Hauora, YMCA, Birthright Hawke’s Bay and the churches should also be consulted with as this project continues to form.

13 Report to Hawke’s Bay District Health Board Re: Re: Maraenui / Napier South Health Services (date not provided) Appendix Four Literature and Policy Review 14 Discussion with CE Roopu a Iwi Trust and DHB Maori Services Manager November 2013

This response is outside the scope of this project although the CDS will continue to advocate for good communication.

Other suburbs

Conversely the opposite could be said of other Eastern suburbs, and some feedback from residents of Pirimai is that they almost feel they have been forgotten about. No particular need (at this stage) for community specific consultation has been identified for Onekawa South or Marewa.

In terms of the Community Development Scheme, a hui is planned for the new year to present the finding of this report and introduce the implementation manager who will be employed during 2014 and 2015.

This response is outside the scope of this project although the CDS will continue to advocate for good

communication.


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12 Community Strengths / Assets

12.1 Community Groups

Specific mention is made of the following community groups and their kaupapa.

Tū Tangata Maraenui

Ngā Raukura O Maraenui

Pirimai Residents Group

They are acknowledged for the generous ‘donation’ of their time and open invitation to attend hui and

events, that has provided a window into the community that otherwise would have been difficult to

achieve. These groups also have wide and varied networks within the community and are active in many

community initiatives.

12.1.1 Tū Tangata Maraenui (TTM)

This community group was established in response to the state housing challenges of 2012. A change in

government policy affecting access to state funded housing, and the Corporations initial response to

earthquake risk of state homes resulted in many families being moved from state houses in the Maraenui

area.

TTM, initially a protest group, has refocused on charitable activities such as working with HNZ to ensure

access to housing for residents in need, and seeking a community house and garden as a hub for

charitable, self-help and educational activities.

Some of their activities this year have included:

Attracting funding and support from a range of sources, including the city council, for a community

garden

Providing liaison between locals urgently needing state houses and Housing NZ Corporation

Investigating social housing provision, including hosting a community meeting with MBIE on this

topic

Holding open community meetings fortnightly to enable various groups to support and inform each

other on various charitable activities they are involved in

Supporting community actions against the sale of psychoactive substances from suburban retail

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Making submissions to Council on a liquor ban for the shopping centre, the local Alcohol Plan and

the sale of Psychoactive substances bylaw

TTM have registered as a charitable trust and are currently investigating options to establish a community

house.

12.1.2 Ngā Raukura O Maraenui

This community group has a very specific kaupapa to support women who have been or are incarcerated as

they transition back into the community. There are complex and challenging issues faced by these women

and their families and this group is working hard to support these women to make long-term positive

changes in their lives. The impact of this group, while working with relatively small numbers of women, is

potentially huge in terms of changing cycles of violence within families.

12.1.3 Pirimai Residents Association (PRA)

This group was originally set up around expressway issues and pokies in the village and regenerated when

the Ministry of Education site (formerly Pirimai Primary School) became vacant.

PRA asked people what they wanted to see on this space and generally people wanted it for green space.

Since 2008 it’s been in limbo. The community is concerned that only a small strip of green space will be

left and the rest disposed of. Ideally they would like Council to buy the land.

PRG fundraised $31,000 for the playground on Allen Berry Reserve - they demolished the existing one and

Council took over the maintenance. A community working bee held over a weekend in November 2009 at-

tracted many Pirimai residents. With the help of a local professional builder, they installed play equipment

for older children - swings and a multi-combination unit.

Figure 22 Pirimai Fun Day 201215

Figure 23 Allen Berry Park Playground

15Photos courtesy Will Jenkins Pirimai Resident


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12.1.4 Maraenui Rangatahi (name yet to be determined)

Throughout 2013 the CDS manager has been meeting with a group of rangatahi in Maraenui who are keen

to see positive opportunities for young people. Their key passion is a youth centre for young people in the

shopping centre that can provide a drop in place for you young people and the provision of positive

programmes. This group is beginning to get involved in the development of a range of initiatives for young

people in Maraenui. There is also interest from stakeholders in accessing this group to understand young

peoples’ views and provide input on stakeholder programmes and approaches.

12.1.5 Other Groups

2013 has also seen the establishment of an active group of Maraenui residents focusing on healthy life

styles. Known as the Maraenui Motivators this group has led many local initiatives encouraging

participation in physical activities. This group has been supported by Sport Hawke’s Bay Kaimahi

Hākinakina through the Sport Hawke’s Bay He Oranga Poutama initiative. Connected with this is a

Maraenui donation network that provides food parcels and furniture to families in need.

In addition, organisations such as the churches, clubs, and many others are also providing strong

leadership in the community. Retailers Associations in Marewa and Maraenui also come together on an ‘as

needed’ basis when issues arise. The schools and educational facilities in the Eastern communities also

play a pivotal role and have great ‘reach’ into families.

Various challenges have been mentioned by these groups in terms of achieving the work that they do,

including the demands on volunteer time, the need to understand what is happening elsewhere in the

community, navigating the more structured world of government and not-for profit sector and all its

requirements, being listened to and taken seriously, and funding challenges.

The role of these groups is extremely important to the communities they operate in. They are generally

driven by residents passionate about creating positive change in their community whether it be about

getting jobs, access to affordable and healthy housing, getting educated, having safe and fun places to play

and congregate etc.

This project can potentially play a role in supporting groups like these and connecting

them so that they can learn from and support each other.

12.1.6 Stakeholder Forum

Tū Tangata Ahuriri initially was started in response to the Community Sector Taskforce16 and over time

has evolved to become an information sharing forum for those that reside within the Ahuriri community.

Held quarterly, issues are raised and relevant groups are then invited to provide feedback back to the

community. This forum has been well received by stakeholders and the community and many people

spoken to support it as an ongoing opportunity for dialogue about issues within Ahuriri.

This project can support stakeholder dialogue going forwards.

12.2 Examples of Community Initiatives

There are many community driven and agency supported initiatives that are constantly taking place in the

Eastern suburbs. Some of these observed during 2013 included:

16 The Community Sector Taskforce is an independent Treaty-based body of ten community representatives, mandated to continue the work developed by

the joint community sector and government working parties (2000 - 2002) to develop the relationship between government and the sector.


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Mataruahou Māori wardens- presence in and around Maraenui during the day, weekends and

evenings

Many of the churches provide community initiatives- for example Pulse Ministries Christmas

hāngi for all the occupiers of the shops; community breakfast; winter breakfasts being supplied at

the shopping centre

Pirimai Fun Day- an annual community day of fun and games at Allen Berry Reserve organised by

Pirimai Baptist Church

Maraenui Street basketball

Whānau ora day

MAD (Maraenui Action Day)

Figure 24 Holiday Programme 2014 Figure 25 Street Basketball in Maraenui

These initiatives are a mix of community-led and agency supported events that celebrate the diverse

communities of the Eastern suburbs.

12.3 Stakeholder and Community Collaboration

12.3.1 Stakeholder Roles

Napier City Council role is community wide to provide infrastructure such as roading, water and waste

water, and community services such as open space and community facilities. They also provide economic

and community development services with a key focus of Council’s Community Development

Department on investing in high need communities such as Maraenui.

A wide range of government agencies also have a significant involvement with Maraenui (more so than

other Eastern suburbs) due to its high levels of deprivation. These agencies recognise the role of

community development in creating strong healthy communities and often look to investing in

community development approaches where it supports Maraenui.

12.3.2 Funding Challenges

One of the challenges with government-funded community development, highlighted through

consultation with the community, is its often short-term nature that results in projects being set up only

to fall over once funding ceases. Some members of the community felt it was better to not invest at all,

than to start a project only to stop it before it gained any real traction in the community or could be

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Government funding of service providers is also significantly more constrained than previously and

methods for their allocation and administration is under review. This reflects in part austerity measures

in response to the global financial crisis but also a move by government towards less involvement in

community development. The effect of this on community development will result in an even greater

need for communities to work together to affect positive change. This is challenging for the more

disadvantaged communities who are also facing challenges in terms of income, benefit cuts, accessible

housing, and increased costs of living day to day living.

Council staff and local staff in government agencies are very mindful of the likelihood of long-term

funding constraints hence the requirement of this project to establish a framework that promotes

‘sustainable’ development. As identified earlier in this report (section 2.2) in the context of this project it

means that careful consideration needs to be given to the support offered through this scheme and its

life beyond the funding timeframe of 3 years.

12.3.3 Engagement Challenges

Another potential challenge with government funded community development initiatives is the practise

of establishing a forum / panel / governance group for individual projects. These are comprised of either

community representatives, agency representative or sometimes a combination. Often the same people

are working on many of these groups and there is potential for ‘burn out’. In addition there is often a lost

opportunity for these groups to share information, or work in collaboration, or to ‘umbrella’ that is have

one governance group for many projects.

12.3.4 Local Visioning

In Maraenui the Maraenui Urban Renewal Plan was mentioned by both community members and

government agencies variously as a disaster in that it was top-down driven; or as a success as it gave

government agencies a shared vision and plan to work to for prioritising resourcing. What is clear in

Maraenui, is that both the community and agencies are looking for ways to work together that are

integrated, efficient and for the long-term betterment of the communities; and that this is an ongoing

challenge. It is important in trying to achieve this that the large amount of information that has been

collected over the years is built on (ie don’t start from scratch again); lessons from successes and

mistakes made are acknowledged; and relationships are continuously worked on and nurtured.

For the community of Pirimai, a stronger relationship with the City Council is sought to help them drive

their own vision for a suburb that retains a vibrant and connected community hub based around the

shopping area, and that provides activities and opportunities for all residents, in particular their young

people.

The community of Marewa has relatively good access to a more vibrant shopping centre and a wide

range of community facilities than any other part of the Eastern suburbs. They have a retailers

association that meet on an ‘as needs’ basis, and have identified a potential need for Marewa community

directory. Visioning for this community is less a priority than Pirimai or Maraenui.

No specific identity or issues were identified in relation to Onekawa South. That’s not to say there aren’t

any and as the project progresses more information about this suburb may surface.


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12.4 Key Community Facilities

In addition to schools, education facilities and churches the following facilities hold key positions within

the community.

12.4.1 Pukemokimoki Marae

Pukemokimoki Marae opened in 2007. It is Napier’s urban marae and its creation was the long held

dream for a long time of Māori living in Napier.

The Marae has an important role to play in providing for the social, cultural, educational, environmental

and spiritual wellbeing, mo ngā whānau katoa o te motu, of the people of Napier. It aims to educate,

promote and otherwise enhance the awareness of Napier residents and visitors in respect of the cultural

heritage of Māori.

The Marae is currently managed by volunteers and a paid appointment of a Marae coordinator is about

to be made. This position is being funded by Napier City Council for a period of 3 years and has been

established in recognition of the potential of the Marae for positive influence in the community.

Cultural connection is a huge opportunity for the eastern suburbs and many groups / organisations

already use this facility for this purpose. Marae Trust chairman advises their vision is to connect with

every resident from ‘the cradle to the grave’. As an urban marae affiliation is not through whānau and

hapū but belongs to everyone in Napier. This presents its own set of challenges as the traditional hapū

support structures do not exist for urban marae.

Figure 26 Pukemokimoki Marae17

The DHB report identifies that less than one in five of urban Māori do not know their iwi affiliation and

links lack of identity to poor health outcomes. It states that ‘from a Māori perspective, the cultural

factor has so many elements but for the purposes of this proposal, the starting point of measuring the

cultural factor is knowledge of whakapapa. The extent will be the knowledge of their tribal

affiliations.’

17Photo courtesy of Tū Tangata Maraenui https://www.facebook.com/groups/628693937174797/photos/ 18Report to Hawke’s Bay District Health Board Re: Re: Maraenui/Napier South Health Services (date not provided)


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Given the demographic of the eastern suburbs, and the kaupapa of Pukemokimoki Ma-

rae supporting cultural connection is seen to be a key opportunity for this project.

12.4.2 Community Sport

Through consultation, sport has been identified as an important part of community life. A number of key

sport facilities and organisations are located in the Easter suburbs and further conversations with these

organisations about their role in the community and any synergies with this project going forward is rec-

ommended. Sport Hawke’s Bay the regional sport organisation should also be consulted.

Clubs include:

Maraenui Rugby Sports Club is on land adjacent to the Marae. In recent times the club committee has

been working hard to improve their club and to promote a positive image in the community. Ka Hao Te

Rangatahi Trust have their administrative base at the clubrooms. This club also supports the Marae on

occasion where events require re-scheduling strategically located close to the Marae and Kings Samoan

Church. The Club have identified facility maintenance as an issue gong forwards.

Figure 27 Preparing hāngi at Maraenui Sports Club19

Napier Technical Old Boys Sports Organisation and Rugby Club (Napier Tech) is located on Whitmore

Park, Marewa. The club dates back to 1921 and has a thriving club membership.

Hawks Basketball has recently located to Whitmore Park into the former Wairere bowls club.

Waka Ama and Kapa Haka also have strong support in the Eastern suburbs.

Sport has been identified as a key strength and opportunity for the Eastern suburbs. A coordina-

tor is already working in Maraenui and this project should work cooperatively alongside this.

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12.5 Other Community Assets

Community Solutions website- This website established by Whakakotahitanga Community Solutions

(formerly Napier Pilot City Trust) is a free website available to Hawke’s Bay communities. It was

launched in early 2013 and has great potential for connecting communities via social media.

He Ngakau Hou-‘a new heart ‘ Maraenui Community Newspaper- this local newspaper published up to

four times a year is distributed to the wider community and has a focus on Maraenui and the Eastern

suburbs. It seeks to report positive news stories about the Eastern suburbs.

12.6 Existing Community Development in the Eastern suburbs

There are a number of community development programmes (operating or pending) within the Eastern

suburbs. Some are specific to Maraenui while others are Napier wide. These include:

Napier City Council community development department has considerable involvement in the

Eastern suburbs with a strong focus on Maraenui

Roopu a Iwi Trust- Community Development Scheme (currently completing year 1 of 3)

Sport Hawke’s Bay Active Communities initiative (currently completing year 2 of 3)

Pukemokimoki Marae co-ordinator (pending) this role, supported by Napier City Council, is being

established to support the marae to increase cultural capacity; grow usage; and implement

economic and community growth activities

Whānau ora navigators

Hawke’s Bay District Health Board Kahungunu Hikoi Whenua programme. This programme is

based on a Maraenui community wide action plan with significant involvement from the Maraenui

Rugby & Sports Club and the community. As a result of consultation the Plan identified 4 key

areas for investment in health:- Healthy eating; tamariki / rangatahi sports; maara kai; and health

screening.

Neighbourhood Support (Napier) –is located within Marewa Police Station. They have been

involved in promoting neighbourhood support across Napier and recent street barbeque initiatives

have taken place within the Eastern suburbs.

Age Concern (Napier) – located in Onekawa Age Concern deliver and coordinate programmes and

initiatives that seek to improve the lives of our older residents.

The opportunity for this scheme is to identify where it can support and work with these

existing programmes and initiatives to achieve good outcomes for the community.


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There is also a need for the different agencies to continue evaluating how these different

programmes can work together more effectively to achieve improved outcomes for the

community.

13 Summary

13.1 Eastern Communities

The Eastern suburbs are culturally diverse - they are predominantly bi-cultural (Pākehā / Māori) with a

significant Pacific Island population (in itself diverse) and increasing numbers of migrants with English

as a second language. Eastern communities, while ageing, still have a mostly young population.

Population decline is an issue for the eastern suburbs with Maraenui and Onekawa South experiencing a

significant decrease in residents between the 2006 ad 2013 census. Marewa and Pirimai are in keeping

with the rest of Napier with low growth being maintained across these areas.

There are a range of social, cultural and economic issues impacting on these communities that present

in terms of a number of areas of poor performance across home ownership, health, employment and

education. Due to this there is a high level of involvement in these communities, from the City Council’s

Community Development Department, government agencies, Hawke’s Bay District Health Board, and a

range of social service providers. In particular Maraenui has been and still is a key focus of these

agencies. Yet it is a suburb with a strong volunteer culture, whānau focus and Māori culture. Despite this

the deprivation trends are still downward for this area.

Pirimai also has a strong volunteer culture as is evidenced through the initiatives of the Pirimai

Residents Group and Pirimai Baptist Church fundraising for the playground at Allen Berry Park and the

annual Pirimai Fund Day.

The suburban commercial centres of Pirimai and Maraenui have not recovered from their heyday of the

1970’s, and their future vibrancy will be important to retaining a heart in these communities.

13.2 Community Identified Issues

The following is a summary of the key issues identified by the Community Development Scheme during

2013. These are not in any priority order.

Access to suitable housing has been a key issue for Maraenui during 2012 and 2013, and the

changing pattern of social housing provision presents a challenge and an opportunity heading into

the future.

The need to maintain central green-space, connectivity with and vitality of the shopping hub are

important for Pirimai.

Access to suitable activities for young people remains a priority across these areas and an

increasing concern for the needs of the elderly was also evident.

Poor self-perception and perception of these suburbs and particularly Maraenui is also apparent

from consultation. Although local pride and passion for the communities of Maraenui and Pirimai

was also a commonly expressed response.

Valuing all individuals in the community and supporting those who are vulnerable was also

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Community organisations such as Pukemokimoki Marae, the churches, sports clubs, Mataruahou

Māori wardens and community organisations contribute huge amounts within these communities.

The literature review identifies that that there is a significant amount of information available on

Maraenui, but very little base line data or research about the other suburbs.

There is no clear vision or long term focus for any of the eastern suburbs.

Napier City Council’s City community development department has traditionally played a key role

in Maraenui and through this has achieved and supported a large number of initiatives. Govern-

ment organisations also invested significant support in Maraenui over the years and there is an

ongoing need for stakeholders to work together to achieve positive outcomes for this community.

There has long been an acknowledgement of the need for strong partnerships with the community,

and community led decisions but the reality of enabling this has been a different story.


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PART FOUR - Supporting Information

14 Eastern Suburbs Profile

14.1 Napier Growth

The current population of Napier is 57,24020. This is an increase of 1,881 residents or 4% since 2006. The

population is forecast to continue growing at a very small rate until 2021. After 2021 it is expected to sta-

bilise with a slight decline over time.

Figure 28 Napier Population Growth Trend21

However, the nature of the population is expected to change. There will be:

An overall ageing of Napier’s population

But still a predominantly younger structure in the Eastern suburbs

Changing ethnic mix with increasing Māori population, more Pacific Islanders and the growth of

other cultures as well.

A key concern of an ageing population is the shrinking of the working age population and therefore in-

come being earned in the community.

The recently released 2013 figures show some significant changes in demographics within the City since

2006. Notably the greatest loss of population has occurred in Maraenui showing a decrease of 447 resi-

dents or 13% over this period. Poraiti show the greatest increase of 41%. Marewa and Pirimai showed

small gains (1.3% -60 residents and 3% - 75 residents) and Onekawa South experienced a small decline

(7% or 24 residents).

The reasons for the decline in Maraenui are likely to be due in part to migration of families to Australia

since the last census in 2006; and changes to Housing NZ accessibility policy that have had a significant

effect on State Housing tenants in Maraenui combined with the issue of earthquake assessment of many

of Housing NZ homes that has rendered many houses empty.

20Based on figures from the 2013 census 21Growth estimates are based on medium projections identified in the Napier City – Socio Demographic Profile 1986-2011


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In terms of planning for the future of the Eastern suburbs care needs to be taken to address issues that

are often associated with areas of declining population to ensure these suburbs remain connected and

valued communities within the wider Napier community.

14.2 Eastern Suburbs Demographics

Demographic profiles are used for many purposes including identifying and planning for interventions

in communities at risk. An issue associated with profiling in such communities can be the resulting

‘labelling’ of communities and the reinforcement of negative perceptions. In reporting on the first year of

the Community Development Scheme the profile information of the eastern suburbs is acknowledged as

an important part of the picture of characterising these neighbourhoods. However the report also seeks

to balance this by identifying the community assets, strengths and aspirations as the basis for the Com-

munity Development Scheme going forward. This strengths based picture is less factual and more anec-

dotal and is captured in Part Two of this report under the title of What the Community Has, Wants and

Aspires To

Key demographic features of the Eastern suburbs are summarised below. A full description is provided

in Appendix Three.

The Eastern suburbs of Napier account for 16,257 residents or 29% of Napier’s total population of

57,240

Age / Ethnicity22

The Eastern suburbs have a high proportion of Māori and Pacific Island residents23

Maraenui and Onekawa South have a higher proportion of younger people than the rest of the

Eastern suburbs and Napier as a whole

Marewa has a higher proportion of older people similar to the rest of Napier

Pirimai (and Napier in general) is less ethnically diverse than the rest of New Zealand

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Figure 29 Ethnicity

There is opportunity to celebrate the ethnic diversity of these suburbs and a need to

work in ways that are culturally appropriate.

Work / Income

Maraenui and Onekawa South have less people in employment (full or part-time)

There is a significantly higher proportion of recipients on the DPB, and other benefits, or income

not stated, in Maraenui than other areas

Pirimai has a higher proportion of self-employed people than the rest of the Eastern suburbs (but

still lower than the rest of Napier as a whole).

Pirimai has more managers, technicians and tradesmen, clerical and administrative workers than

the rest of the Eastern suburbs.

Marewa has more professionals than the rest of the Eastern suburbs (but still less than Napier as a

whole)

Maraenui has more machinery operators and labourers than the rest of the Eastern suburbs and

Napier as a whole.

Community workers are about the same across the eastern suburbs.

Regionally unemployment rates for the Māori community and young people are of major

concern24. This is even more so for communities such as the eastern suburbs of Napier that have

both significant Māori and young populations.

24Social and Economic Development in the Hawke’s Bay Region- An Analysis of Current Historical and Future Trends and Progress prepared by Sean Bevin Economic Solutions July 2012


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Figure 30 Employment

There is a need to facilitate employment opportunities for residents of the Eastern

suburbs.

Education

Qualification levels reflect the nature of employment and training available in Napier with post

school qualifications (excluding university) being relatively high in Marewa and Pirimai

The level of residents with no qualifications is higher than elsewhere in New Zealand and is of

concern. While some of this reflects the youthful age of the suburbs, qualifications are recognised

as important for getting work

Figure 31 Qualification Levels

Access to quality education is a priority for the Eastern suburbs. There is a wide range

of education providers in the Eastern suburb however some of the schools face negative

perception issues and low student numbers. This does not necessarily reflect the quality

of the education available but is a combination of people outside the suburb not utilising

these facilities and residents within the suburbs choosing to send their children out of

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Family Structure

The Eastern suburbs have:

A similar mix of two-parent families as the rest of Napier

A higher proportion of one-parent families than the rest of Napier, with the number of single

parent families noticeably higher in Maraenui

Eastern suburbs are ‘family’ oriented suburbs, with a higher proportion of one parent

and low income families than the rest of Napier. This means the job of parenting is often

more challenging and greater community support is required.

Home Ownership

62% of homes are in private ownership in Pirimai and 26% are rented. This is similar to Napier as

a whole

Marewa and Onekawa South have lower rates of home ownership (50% and 46.7%) and higher

rates of rentals (34.7% and 38.1%)

Maraenui has the lowest rate of home ownership (36.2%) and proportionally higher percentage of

rentals (44.9%)

Housing and home ownership are important challenges for the Eastern suburbs.

Pirimai is often regarded as a ‘stepping stone’ suburb for families trying to get on the

home ownership ladder. Maraenui has high numbers of state owned housing. The

current government has signalled that this will change in the near future (discussed

elsewhere in report) creating opportunity for private social housing providers to enter

the market. This will impact on the eastern suburbs in the future and is a significant

opportunity.

14.3 Economic Trends in Napier

As identified in the timeline in Figure 2 the Napier economy was affected by a number of local, national

and global events that have had long-term and ongoing impact on the eastern suburbs of Napier, in

particular Maraenui. Events included:

The international stock market crash of the late 80’s

Government ‘free market’ policy removed subsidies form farming and industry

Closure of major local industries that employed manual labour during the 1980’s and 1990’s

including Whakatū and Tōmoana freezing works, restructuring of the New Zealand Railways,

Morrisons, UEB and Bird’s Eye.

Over time welfare dependency has increased and long term unemployment has become a significant

issue for many families. This has had a specific impact on families in the eastern suburbs of Napier as

shown by the socio-economic map in Figure 27 below.


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Figure 32 Socio Economic Map- Napier City25

The Global Financial Crisis of 2007 and slow recovery years has further impacted on the New Zealand

economy including Hawke’s Bay and Napier. A key effect of this has been the drift of population to Aus-

tralia seeking better opportunities and this is thought to be a key contributor to the decline in population

between 2006 and 2013 in Maraenui.

A key social and economic influence in the near future is the Treaty settlements that have been or are

currently being negotiated with Treaty partners around the country. In Hawke’s Bay significant settle-

ments have or are currently being negotiated and in many cases investment plans by iwi and hapū are in

place. As iwi invest there is likely to be significant change to our social, economic and environmental

structures and significant opportunities for Māori that will affect the current trends that see Māori per-

forming at the lower end of every social indicator.

Iwi are clear however that these settlements cannot be expected to replace welfare; however it will over

time generate improved economic opportunities for Māori.

Dr Ganesh Nana, chief economist of BERL Economics26 advises that the future of the New Zealand econ-

omy lies in exporting, ‘export or die’ are his words. The asset base of the Māori economy is 2010 is

$36.9bn, based on this he describes four future scenarios based on production focussed,

25Source : Atlas of Socioeconomic Deprivation in New Zealand NZDep 2006 26Māori economy - a response to the GFC sub-title: Wealth Creation, Not Austerity by Dr Ganesh Chief Economist BERL August 2012 http://berl.co.nz/economic-insights/economic-development/maori-economy/maori-economy-and-wealth-creation-presentation-to-auckland-council/

Project Area


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export focussed, RS & T investment increased or the ‘do nothing’ option. Dr Ganesh projects the impact

of these different scenarios on Māori GDP and job opportunities. Both show similar trend lines - the

impact on jobs is reproduced here. The risk of doing nothing is not affordable to New Zealand and the

importance of investing in the Māori economy is significant. Similarly the social effects of an improving

Māori economy are also significant for our Māori populations. It will however take foresight and

investment by all of New Zealand and Dr Ganesh highlights that this change will require:

communication and behaviour change necessary

need genuine relationship between scientists, innovators and Māori entrepreneurs

collaboration and leadership potentially central

Figure 33 Potential Benefits and Opportunity Costs (difference in jobs compared to 2010

baseline)

This view is also supported by a regional study into social and economic development in Hawke’s Bay

that states ‘The Māori community in general is over-represented in the region’s negative socio-

economic statistics; future Treaty settlements and other resources available to Māori will be vital in

addressing this situation.’27

Improvements for Māori is even more important in areas such as the Eastern suburbs where our Māori

population is significantly higher than other areas of Napier.

27Social and Economic Development in the Hawke’s Bay Region – An Analysis of Current Historical and Future Trends and Progress pre-pared by Sean Bevin Economic Solutions July 2012


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Key Points

1. Eastern suburbs are predominantly bi-cultural (Māori / European) with a significant Pacific

Island population.

2. Like elsewhere Eastern suburb populations are ageing however they are also still relatively young.

Therefore the need to address opportunities for young people is likely to continue to be a priority

in the short term. The needs of older people will increasingly become more important in the

medium to longer term.

3. Accessible education and employment are important challenges for these communities going

forward.

4. The current ‘picture’ of home ownership is changing in the Eastern suburbs.

5. The impact of the Māori economy going forwards will be crucial to improved social outcomes.


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15 Literature Review A wide range of documents were reviewed as background to this report (refer Appendix Four for detailed

review). Key relevant findings are summarised below:

15.1 Relevant Napier Reports

15.1.1 Pilot City Trust Reports (1983)

Napier as a ‘Pilot city’ for social well-being was a concept developed by a group of interested community

citizens in the late 1970’s. This group, concerned at trends in violent offending in the city, believed that

Napier could be a ‘model or pilot city that could examine new ways of minimising social problems and

improving the quality of life’. Central to this was the idea that ‘perhaps the level of resources may be

quite sufficient to meet Napier’s needs’ and that ‘these resources may be being used inefficiently or not

directed to the genuine needs.’ The population of the city at that time comprised 48,000 residents.

Three reports measuring social services, citizens’ views on the quality of life and the welfare state in

Napier and Images of Napier formed the basis for much of the Trusts on-going work. The Trust is today

known as Whakakotahitanga Community Solutions.

An attempt at making some comparison between some of the key findings and the state of the

community today are made as follows:

Unemployment in Napier has continued to rise:

The uptake of social media by communities is a significant key influence that has emerged since

the Barron reports were produced

Agency collaboration continues to be a challenge and an opportunity

Social facilities for young people are still identified as a priority by the community; however the

sustainability of youth centres has been tried on a number of occasions with mixed success

Isolation is increasingly a key major concern for the elderly

Safety remains a key concern for a small but significant number of Napier citizens

A review of the Companies Office website identified 16 social service providers / community

organisations in Maraenui, 6 in Marewa, and 4 in Pirimai.

1973 1983

2008 2012 2013

70 2001 (4%) 4,609 (8.3%) 5,705 (10.3%) 5,836 (10.5%)

28The next two figures are from the Pilot City Trust reports 29The next 3 figures are from the Centre for Social Research and Evaluation. East Coast Region Service Centre Fact Sheet. Ministry of Social De-velopment June 2013 NB: The area units for measuring unemployment are likely to have changed since the 1980’s so figures are a guide only.

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The Pilot City Trust reports estimated that at any one time 10% of Napier’s population confronts serious

social and personal issues which require a caring response. The Salvation Army’s State of the Nation

Report 201230 state that 10-20% of New Zealanders are increasingly disconnected and divided form the

mainstream of society.

15.1.2 Napier Social Monitor Report (2000-2009)

This report provides a comparison of certain aspects of quality of life in Napier between 2000 and 2009.

While the results indicate general satisfaction with life in Napier it also indicates:

There is a small but persistent percentage of dissatisfaction with safety

An increase in numbers of both those who perceive Napier to be an ‘excellent’ caring community

and a ‘poor’ caring community

a dramatic increase in respondents who are beneficiaries

An overall decrease in quality of life of respondents

Satisfaction with personal health has remained consistent overtime

A decrease in home ownership is evident.

15.2 Suburbs Specific Reports

There are a large number of reports on Maraenui, however little if any relevant literature is available

about the other Eastern suburbs.

Reports reviewed included:

Maraenui Community Crime Survey 2004 (Napier City Council)

Maraenui Urban Renewal Plan 2005 (MURP) and Reviews (2006 & 2011)

Maraenui Economic Development Plan 2007 -2017 (Economic Solutions Ltd )

Maraenui Historical Survey 2006 (Patrick Parsons)

Maraenui Shopping Centre CPTED Assessment 2011 (Harrison Grierson Consultants)

Neighbourhood Accessibility Plan – Preliminary Investigation 2004 (Opus International

Consultants)

Report to Hawke’s Bay District Health Board re: Maraenui / Napier South Health Services (2011)

These reports highlight consistent themes from consultation including:

Community buy-in to projects being run from ‘outside’ the community is essential to their long

term success

There is a strong sense of identity associated with Maraenui

The ongoing desire for a strong revitalised hub at the Maraenui shops Collaboration between

organisations can achieve great results for the community where this is based on strong

relationships between organisations, and good connections with the community

These reports also reflect a considerable amount of community consultation generally on a project

by project basis. These consultations generally reflect the same outcomes and desires by the

community.

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Summary of Key Findings: Literature Review

Since the 1980’s there has been recognition of the need for community solutions and better stake-

holder collaboration in areas of high need. This was first raised by the Barron reports. Community

issues have become increasingly complex and agencies are continuing to search for integrated to

support communities in need. This is not always easy and requires dedicated and sustained effort.

Challenges are compounded.

Many of the attitudes, issues and challenges identified in the reports of the Napier Pilot Trust of

the 1980’s are still relevant in Napier today. Unemployment continues to persist, agency spending

has decreased, a small but significant number of residents remain concerned about quality of life

and access to social services continues to grow.

Responses have focussed on health and social wellbeing, cultural and environmental outcomes

and some real successes have been achieved in terms of organisational collaboration on commu-

nity outcomes. However negative trends in these communities persist.

There has been a significant amount of consultation by agencies with Maraenui and large

amounts of information generated. Future engagement with this community needs to build on

this information and learn from successes and mistakes of the past. The agencies themselves also

need to work out how best they can work together to support Maraenui.

The community are willing to participate in decisions on issues that affect them.

“Safety’ has been the broad umbrella under which much has been achieved over the years for Ma-

raenui and the wider Napier community.

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15.3 Policy Review

A review of relevant policies of the following organisations is provided in Appendix Four:

Napier City Council

Hawke’s Bay District Health Board

Ministry of Social Development

Social Housing Reform

Te Puni Kōkiri

The Department of Internal Affairs

These polices identify strong support for areas of high need. These include low income, high deprivation

areas, often with high Māori and Pacific Island populations.

Most of these agencies has a clear community development focus and provide a range of models that are

specifically ‘community development’ focussed or include elements of community development. Such

models include:

1. Community Development Planning and implementation (Napier City Council)

2. Whānau Ora (whānau based approach to supported whanau / family dialogue and planning, and

then providing integrated services to help whanau / families achieve their goals.) (TPK)

3. Community Response Model (FAC’s a division of MSD)

4. Community Development Scheme (DIA)

The government has provided clear signals that welfare provision is to change. This will affect funding of

non-government organisations (NGO’s), how services are delivered and access to services. Work

obligations and access to housing have changed. The government is reviewing its housing stock and

intends to divest of around 20 % of its stock. They have indicated they could be interested in overseas

investment in terms of social housing.

The changes have created a great deal of uncertainty in suburbs such as Maraenui and 2012- 2013 saw a

number of protests by the community around the uncertainties caused by policy changes particularly in

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Summary of Key Learnings: Policy Review

1. Government organisations are operating in far greater financially constrained environment since

the Global Financial Crisis first emerged in 2009. This, combined with emerging national govern-

ment policy changes has meant new ways of doing business are emerging.

2. Since the 1980’s there has been a growing awareness of the need for models that provide for a

Māori perspective towards social challenges, and an increasing field of Māori policy and methodol-

ogy. This is also paralleled by awareness of the need to provide for Pacific island Communities and

other ethnic groups.

3. Social housing is currently a key issue for the eastern suburbs particularly Maraenui and Marewa.

Changes to accessibility criteria, ‘surplus’ stock being divested and new housing present a signifi-

cant opportunity for the Eastern suburbs. This needs to be well planned and executed if it is to

achieve positive change for these communities.

4. There are a range of community development models and funding support promoted by the vari-

ous government agencies, including Whānau Ora (delivered through TPK – focussed on whānau /

community approach); Community Development Schemes (DIA); and CRM (FAC’s)31. Local terri-

torial authorities often support community development as well either through administering gov-

ernment contracts or funding their own community based approach.

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15.4 Review of Community Development Practice in New Zealand

A number of articles were reviewed to understand the context and development of community

development practice in New Zealand. Traditionally (and different perhaps to the experience of other

countries) community development has been largely driven by local and central government. Commonly

agreed principles include32:

1. Social justice – Addressing power imbalances between individuals and different groups in

society. The focus on collective response rather than individual circumstance.

2. Individual and collective human rights – good community development practice observe

and protect human rights and individual freedoms.

3. Equity - Opportunities and resources are allocated in an equitable manner to enhance the

capacity of all sections of the community to attain their well-being.

4. Self-determination and empowerment – seeks to empower individuals groups and

communities to attain their well-being through collective action. Communities own and drive the

process.

5. Participation / democracy – effective participation enables the community to articulate its

vision, which enhances the effectiveness and sustainability of development outcomes

6. Cooperation / collective action – Community members work together to identify and

undertake action, based on a shared respect for all contributions.

7. Sustainability – (Including but not exclusively, environmental sustainability)

The paper by Dr Terence Loomis33 usefully outlines the differences between ‘community organising’ –

the power approach and ‘community building’ – the programmes approach and identifies the pitfalls

and opportunities with each approach. He recognises the following challenges for community

development in the future:

1. Organising and growing the non-government community development sector

2. Supporting community organising efforts

3. Enabling communities to pursue holistic sustainable development

He predicts that in the future it will be largely up to the Community and Voluntary Sector in New

Zealand, backed by a few innovative charities, to carry the torch for community-led development and

sustainable development. Responding to this challenge will take organisation and communication,

networking, securing sustainable funding (e.g. the Southland Trust, the Tindall Foundation) and sharing

learnings from successful projects.

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He believes that ‘Comprehensive community initiatives’34 (CCI’s), with a track record of research and

experience, may be a model worth exploring in New Zealand and acknowledges that there are already

promising examples where local residents groups and community organisations on their own initiative,

sometimes with support and encouragement from local or central government, are addressing local

issues comprehensively and pioneering their own holistic, place-based sustainable development. Some of

these started in response to social needs and broadened to encompass other aspects of local life (e.g.

Ranui, Highbury). Others like Transition Towns and Ecovillages had their genesis around environmental

concerns and had a more holistic perspective from the outset (c.f. Loomis, 2011b). Māori Treaty

settlements have also served as a catalyst to iwi-based experiments in holistic development grounded in a

distinctively Māori world-view (c.f. Torjman and Makhoul, ibid: 35; Loomis, 2000).

Loomis concludes that in light of recent global developments and government’s neoliberal policy

responses, communities and the non-government community development sector need to explore

alternative steps to CLD. Three options suggest themselves at the moment:

1. Strengthening and organising the non-government CD sector

2. Supporting community organising and direct action efforts aimed particularly at injustice, poverty

and unsustainable government policies, and

3. Exploring the utility and feasibility Comprehensive Community Initiatives and Sustainable

Community initiatives (e.g. Transition Towns), and encouraging support from community trusts

and philanthropic foundations.

Loomis also reviews a number of community development projects and approaches to identify best

practise. He concludes that there are very few truly successful community led development projects and

notes the need for more dialogue around the different government models that are applied.

The DIA’s review of New Zealand government funded Community Development Programmes – (March

2011) also identified a number of key lessons learned through the programmes it reviewed that are useful

to consider when developing a project for the Eastern suburbs. These included learnings about:

1. Community engagement

2. Funder / community relationship

3. Clear roles and responsibilities

4. Planning and outcome development

5. Local leadership

6. Community capacity

7. Effective collaboration

8. Critical reflection and learning

9. Māori community development

34A US / Canadian model of community development whereby local efforts attempt to foster a fundamental transformation of communities facing signifi-cant t challenges. These initiatives seek to catalyse a process of sustained improvement in the circumstances and prospects of selected communities. They often try to create new social networks and local economic opportunities.


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An Article on Community Development in American communities35 identified the opportunities for

community development practice in the future to be focused on i.e. ‘distributed leadership - where

collaborative leaders change by developing and connecting systems; long-term systems innovation

(process change not another new programme (similar to Loomis’ community organising v community

building); engaging in private markets; and adapting technological innovation such as data connection

and social media.

35Investing in What Works for America’s Communities -From Community to Prosperity Ben Hecht (Sept 2012) http://www.whatworksforamerica.org/?s=from+community+to+prosperity


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Summary of Key Learnings - Community Development Review

Community development in the future is likely to have less government leadership than in the past

and more by NGO’s and philanthropic organisations. Funding from government agencies is also

likely to be more limited. This will requires new and innovative ways of supporting communities.

Overseas trends indicate a growth in leverage funding, social capital and reliance on philanthropic

sources. There will potentially be opportunities for collaboratives such as Te Kohinga Waka to

have a greater role in the community development sphere providing the link between community

and government.

Community led development that focusses on ‘place’ and everyone in that place is considered best

practise.

Project Lyttleton and Tamaki Inclusive Engagement Strategy are considered good examples of

strong community led development projects

It is important that where different models of community development are applied in the same

community, good dialogue takes place about if and how these can best work together.

36http://inspiringcommunities.org.nz 37Community-led Development in Aotearoa New Zealand: Dead End or New Opportunity? Loomis (April 2012)


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There are many useful websites with examples of best-practise and tools for community development.

Ones that have been reviewed for this Scheme are listed below:

http://www.contractmapping.govt.nz/

http://www.communitymatters.govt.nz/Success-stories---Community-success-stories http://www.dia.govt.nz/diawebsite.nsf/wpg_URL/Resource-material-Our-Policy-Advice-Areas-Community-led-Development?OpenDocument

http://northfleetbiglocal.com/ http://www.theguardian.com/voluntary-sector-network/2013/apr/10/regeneration-transform-communities

http://www.localtrust.org.uk/big-local/pathway/step-one/

www.beaconpathway.co.nz/

http://www.lyttelton.net.nz/ http://communityinnovation.berkeley.edu/

http://www.tipuake.org.nz/index.php

http://www.legislation.govt.nz/act/public/1962/0133/latest/DLM341120.html

http://www.Māorifuturemakers.com/

http://www.mayorstaskforceforjobs.co.nz/

http://www.youthmentoring.org.nz/

http://inspiringcommunities.org.nz/contact

http://www.achievingsustainablecommunities.com/resources-and-publications.html

http://www.community.net.nz

http://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/new

http://www.tpk.govt.nz/en/in-focus/whanau-ora/

http://www.sspa.org.nz/

http://www.communitysolutions.org.nz/

http://www.theguardian.com/voluntary-sector-network/2013/apr/10/regeneration-transform-communities

http://www.theguardian.com/voluntary-sector-network/2013/apr/10/regeneration-transform-communities

http://communityinnovation.berkeley.edu/

http://www.achievingsustainablecommunities.com/resources-and-publications.html

http://www.community.net.nz/


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GLOSSARY Community*39 A community is a network of people and organisations bound together by factors such as:

shared identity, culture and / or whakapapa, e.g. hapū / iwi or ethnic group

common location, e.g. a neighbourhood, village, suburb

administrative or political locality, e.g. local government territory

similar interest or kaupapa, e.g. voluntary organisation or Māori community group.

Community capacity building*

Community capacity building is defined as: activities, resources and support that strengthen the skills and abilities of people and community groups to take effective action and leading roles in the development of their communities.

It is helpful to see community capacity building as three main types of activity:

developing skills – learning and training opportunities for individuals and groups, and sharing through networks and mutual support, to develop skills, knowledge and confi-dence

developing structures – developing the organisational structures and strengths of com-munity groups, communities of interest and networks

developing support – developing the availability of practical support to enable the de-velopment of skills and structures.

Community development*

Community development is concerned with change and growth within communities, with giving people more power over the changes that are taking place around them, the policies that affect them and the services that they use.

Community development provides communities with ways to increase opportunities for par-ticipation, to enable the transfer of skills between people, to develop self-reliance, to build organisational capacity and networks of community groups, to ensure local ownership of projects and decisions, and to utilise local resources to solve local problems.

The communities and groups within communities, most in need of this capacity building are those that suffer the most disadvantage and discrimination.

Community development practice*

There are several key elements to community development in the current literature:

people define their own problems and issues

people work together as a group rather than as individuals

actions increase the self-reliance of the community and its individuals rather than in-crease dependency on others

the role of community development workers is to facilitate this process, rather than organise it on behalf of others

community development involves engagement in political processes and often negotia-tion between groups with conflicting interests. It also involves elements of social change whereby disadvantaged or minority groups provide challenges to the attitudes or power relations in society.

39terms noted with an asterisk* are as defined by the Department of Internal Affairs www.communitymatters.govt.nz

http://www.communitymatters.govt.nz

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DIA Department of Internal affairs

FAC’S Family and Community Services, a group within the Ministry of Social Devel-opment

HBDHB or DHB Hawke’s Bay District Health Board

HNZ or Housing NZ

Housing New Zealand Corporation. HNZ is responsible for managing govern-ment housing assets.

MBIE Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment. MBIE was established in 2012 and incorporates four former departments- the Department of Building and Housing, the Ministry of Economic Development, the Department of La-bour and the Ministry of Science and Innovation. MBIE is responsible for set-ting policy including the new direction for social housing.

MSD Ministry of Social Development. MSD are the largest government agency re-sponsible for a wide range of services including Child Youth and Family, Fam-ily and Community Services, Work and Income and student support services.

NCC Napier City Council – the territorial local authority for Napier City.

NGO Non-government organisation

RAIT Roopu A Iwi Trust – the Iwi Social Service Provider for Ahuriri, established during the mid 1980's.

Social connectedness*

Social connectedness is a way of describing social exchanges through the rela-tionships people have with others, and the benefits those relationships bring to the individual, as well as to society. People who feel socially connected con-tribute towards building communities and society. Well-developed communi-ties that offer citizens access to opportunities, resources and networks are an

Strong communities*

Strong communities:

seek appropriate solutions together

provide people with a sense of belonging and purpose

share a vision and common values

have capable and enterprising leadership

have proactive, inclusive organisations

are resilient and resourceful

manage their own self-determined, sustainable development.

TPK Te Puni Kōkiri. TPK are a government agency that works within the public sector, and with Māori communities, to support Māori collective success at home and globally. Te Puni Kōkiri means a group moving forward together.

Whānau Ora (Māori: family health) is a major contemporary indigenous health initiative in New Zealand driven by Māori cultural values.40

40http://en.wikipedia.org/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Zealand

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C4%81ori_culture


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APPENDIX ONE – COMMUNITY ASSETS

APPENDIX TWO – COMMUNITY CONSULTATION

APPENDIX THREE – COMMUNITY PROFILE

APPENDIX FOUR – LITERATURE AND POLICY REVIEW

APPENDIX FIVE – BEST PRACTISE REVIEW

For copies of Appendices please refer to the Roopu A Iwi website www.rait.co.nz

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