Tamaki Touched

MŌ PŪMANAWA ĀWHINA
ABOUT

TAMAKI TOUCHED

Tamaki Touched is part of a nationwide strategy between NZ Police, Touch NZ and local stakeholders in our bid to assist communities to engage positively with their whanau and friends using sport as the vehicle for engagement.

TE PAI TATA / MISSION STATEMENT

To create healthy and fun participation opportunities that develop positive social ongoing effects for communities and families through (but not limited to) Touch Rugby.
To create sustainable participation opportunities for communities and families cultivating positive holistic rewards.
To develop legacies, communications and support networks for communities and families to positively grow.

KEY OBJECTIVES

To create a successful community ‘hub’ or entity to provide physical and social opportunities to the Tamaki Community.

To assist in reducing sport, work or social related injuries.

OVERALL OUTCOMES

PLAY

Celebrating participation - recognition, enhancement, and celebration

ENJOY

Encouraging holistic growth and development
Cultural responsivenes - Awareness to health, diversity, well being, spiritual, family and other cultural practices

TOGETHER

Empowerment - Enabling community ownership
Sharing of skills - Colloborating to meet a wider range of community needs

TE PAE TAWHITI / VISION STATEMENT

Local Tamaki Community Groups in conjunction with Touch NZ and NZ Police have worked together on a collaborative pilot project and improved the lives of vulnerable families and communities through opportunities utilising the power of sport.

PARENTS/FAMILY/WHANAU

Linking whanau to positive engaging, interactive, participation and educational opportunities.

YOUTH DEVELOPMENT AND SAFETY

Develop people in transferable skills that relate to participation and a positive experience using sport.

COMMUNITY SAFETY

Providing positive and safe opportunities to take focus away from violence within a social non-contact sport.

Providing positive (free or minimal cost) opportunities in communities where at risk individuals and families are present.

ACCIDENT PREVENTION

Educating participants on basic first aid and injury prevention techniques – pre and post participation.

SUMMARY

The overall plan meets priorities of parents/family/whanau using youth development programmes, community development and empowerment, violence prevention, rehabilitation – both physical and social, mentoring and pastoral care through a targeted approach.