This month the Tāmaki Makaurau Recovery Office allocated $1.6 million in grants to support the mental wellbeing of Auckland communities, whānau and individuals impacted by the severe weather events in 2023.
Te Whatu Ora and the Ministry of Social Development provided the funding, to enable organisations and iwi to support storm-affected whānau on their journey to recovery. The funding is specifically directed towards our rangatahi (young people), therapeutic support and initiatives that build social cohesion.
The Recovery Office received 46 applications for grant funding from experienced providers across the region, with 19 grants now approved. Free services these providers will deliver via the funding include counselling, tools, programmes and resources.
"The number of applications received, and the variety of different support services being offered, demonstrate the ongoing need for wellbeing support in our communities,” says Group Community and Social Recovery Lead Linda Greenalgh.
“We are incredibly pleased to be able to provide this funding to these organisations and continue to work hard to build an ongoing wellbeing plan for the longer term."
The Wellbeing Recovery plan for Tamaki Makaurau is currently being developed in collaboration with agencies and organisations to provide a long-term holistic approach to wellbeing throughout the recovery journey. The mental wellbeing grants are an important step in addressing some of the emerging focus areas for that plan.
Grant recipient |
Location |
| Te Ha Oranga | Central, West and North Auckland |
| Taulanga U (Talanoa Mana Programme) | Māngere, Henderson, Rānui, Mt Roskill |
| Adventure Specialties Trust | Henderson, Rānui, Swanson, Muriwai, Piha, Karekare, Kumeu, Waimauku, Taupaki, North Rodney |
| Turuki Health Care | Māngere |
| Te Kaiārahi | West and North Auckland |
| Hoani Waititi Marae | West Auckland |
| Zeal Education Trust - West Auckland | Henderson, Ranui, Swanson, Glen Eden, New Lynn |
| Taulanga U (Uloa Model) | Māngere, Otara, Manurewa, Onehunga, Glen Innes, Otahuhu, Kelston, New Lynn, Rānui, Henderson |
| Visionwest Community Trust | West Auckland |
| Rural Support Trust Northland | Kumeu, Helensville, Warkworth, Wellsford, Southhead, Tapora |
|
Cook Islands Development Agency New Zealand (Cidanz) |
Ōtara, Papatoetoe, Manukau, Ōtāhuhu, and Ōtara-Papatoetoe. |
| South Seas Health Care Trust, (SSHCT) | South Auckland and the Otara/ Papatoetoe |
| Affirming Works | Māngere, Māngere Bridge, Otahuhu, Papatoetoe, and Ōtar |
| New Settlers Family and Community Trus | Central Auckland |
| The Asian Network Inc | Local board areas with more than 25% of Asian population |
| Blue Light Ventures NZ (Blueprints programme) | Māngere, Pukekohe and West Auckland |
| Te Mahurehure Cultural Marae Inc | Western Springs, Pt Chevalier, Onehunga, and Sandringham, Mt Roskill, Blockhouse Bay and New Lynn |
| Ngāti Tamaoho Trust | Papakura, Pukekohe, Manurewa and Waiuku |
| Ngati Tamatera Treaty Settlement Trust | Manurewa, Otara, Mangere, Papakura, Otahuhu, Papatoetoe, Glenn Innes |
