Welcome to Mid North Community Connect

MŌ PŪMANAWA ĀWHINA
ABOUT

MID NORTH CONNECT

Mid North Community Connect is one of the 9 active Community Connect projects. It is an initiative that works with communities using recreation and activity as a vehicle for community and social development, delivering human and social outcomes. It is an approach that engages with participants and non-participants, providing regular opportunities to participate in multiple sport and other activities in priority areas in Aotearoa.

TE PAI TATA / MISSION STATEMENT

- To create fun and healthy opportunities to develop positive experiences for communities and families

- To be innovative, to be creative

KAUPAPA / PURPOSE

He Mana Manaaki - Serving others

OUR VALUES

Whakawhanaungatanga | Building Partnerships
Kōtahitanga | Unity
Mana Manaaki | Positive experience 
Pūmanawa | Innovation
Hautūtanga Ngākau Tuwhera | Inclusive
Aroha | Care and appreciation

TE PAE TAWHITI / VISION STATEMENT

To Support Positive Change  

GUIDING PRINCIPALS

KIA TIKA - doing what's right
 - Te Tiriti O Waitangi
 - Inclusive of others

KIA PONO - doing what's honest
 - Sustainable
 - Co-design, co-led, locally empowered


KIA AROHA - doing with compassion and energy

 - AWHI
 - Whānau first - thinking and action

OUR TEAM


SANDI HACKETT

Pūmanawa Āwhina

Chief Executive

sandi@communityconnect.nz

​​​​​​​021 286 8242


JOSH SIMPKINS

Pūmanawa Āwhina

Operations Manager

josh@communityconnect.nz

​​​​​​​022 043 1730


​​​​​​​STEVEN BEAZLEY

Te Tai Tokerau

Regional Manager

steven@communityconnect.nz

022 458 6526


RICHARD SCOTT

Tāmaki Makaurau

Regional Manager

richard@communityconnect.nz

​​​​​​​021 195 8609


SARAH LEAF

IPIR Development Lead - 

Tāmaki Makaurau

sarah@communityconnect.nz​​​​​​​ 

022 647 4398​​​​​​


JOHN RADOVANOVICH

IPIR Development Lead -

Te Tai Tokerau

jb@communityconnect.nz​​​​​​​

022 082 4126


MELE LATU

Pūmanawa Āwhina

Communications & IT Support

mele@communityconnect.nz

021 032 6972​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​


NORELLE TARINGA

Pūmanawa Āwhina 

​​​​​​​Marketing & Communications

admin@communityconnect.nz

​​​​​​​​​​​​​022 308 9159


​​​​​​​VICKI ARMITAGE

Planet Youth Papakura

Project Lead​​​​​​​

vicki@communityconnect.nz​​​​​​​

022 431 0537


JOVAN HAUNUI - TAWHIAO

Pūmanawa Āwhina Activator – 

Te Tai Tokerau 

jovan@communityconnect.nz​​​​​​​

022 357 8494


​​​​​​​ZOE SMITH

Pūmanawa Āwhina

Finance & Admin Support

admin@kuraconnect.co.nz

​​​​​​​​​​​​​​022 510 8073


TBC

AWHI Respect & Inclusion

Programme Lead

STAFF & COORDINATORS


PALOMA FINAUVALA

Tāmaki Touched 

Project Coordinator 

admintamaki@communityconnect.nz


ZOE SMITH

KuraConnect

Project Coordinator 

admin@kuraconnect.co.nz

​​​​​​​​​​​​​​022 510 8073


JESS BEATTIE

WestConnect - Avondale

Project Coordinator 

patiki@iloveavondale.co.nz

021 081 92079​​​​​​​


LORENZO SUALAUVI-TEIO

WestConnect - Ranui

Project Coordinator 


​​​​​​​PHYLIS LATU

Moving Manurewa

Project Coordinator 

admin@movingmanurewa.co.nz

022 045 7617


ALEX TERAITUA

Mangere

Project Coordinator

adminmangere@communityconnect.nz

022 021 3049​​​​​​​​​​​​​​


HOLLY RIHARI

Tuakau Community Connect

Project Coordinator 

tuakau@communityconnect.nz​​​​​​​

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​​​​​​​JOVAN HAUNUI - TAWHIAO

Whāngarei 

Project Coordinator

jovan@communityconnect.nz​​​​​​​

022 357 8494


KOMENE MARINO

Mid North Community Connect 

Project Coordinator 

adminmncc@communityconnect.nz

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DESIREE TIPENE &

​​​​​​​ALLAN TIPENE

​​​​​​​Far North Community Connect

Project Coordinator 

​​​​​​​adminfncc@communityconnect.nz

027 302 5164​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

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