Welcome to Whangārei Community Connect

MŌ PŪMANAWA ĀWHINA

ABOUT

WHANGĀREI COMMUNITY CONNECT

Whangārei 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


STEVEN BEAZLEY

Te Tai Tokerau Team Leader

steven@communityconnect.nz

​​​​​​​022 458 6526


JOSH SIMPKINS

Tāmaki Makaurau Team Leader

josh@communityconnect.nz

​​​​​​​022 043 1730


VICKI ARMITAGE

Planet Youth Papakura 

Project Lead​​​​​​​

vicki@communityconnect.nz

​​​​​​​022 431 0537


SARAH LEAF

IPIR Development Lead - Tāmaki Makaurau

sarah@communityconnect.nz

022 647 4398​​​​​​​​​​​​​


JOHN RADOVANOVICH

IPIR Development Lead -            Te Tai Tokerau

jb@communityconnect.nz

021 148 3820


NICOLE JAMES

IPIR Development Lead - Wairarapa

adminwairarapa@communityconnect.nz

027 977 5292


NORELLE TARINGA

Pūmanawa Āwhina 

Marketing & Communications 

admin@communityconnect.nz​​​​​​​

022 308 9159


MELE LATU

Pūmanawa Āwhina 

Administration & IT Support

mele@communityconnect.nz

021 032 6972


JOVAN TAWHIAO

Pūmanawa Āwhina Activator

Te Tai Tokerau

adminwcc@communityconnect.nz

022 357 8494​​​​​​​​​​​​​​


CHRISTIAN MAKEA

Respect & Inclusion

Programme Lead​​​​​​​

christian@touchnz.co.nz

022 509 1691

​​​​​​​COORDINATORS & STAFF


MELE LATU

Tāmaki Touched 

Project Coordinator 

mele@communityconnect.nz

021 032 6972


TE MOREHU WILLIAMS

Tāmaki Touched 

Admin Support                    

commstt@communityconnect.nz

021 249 9191


ZOE SMITH

KuraConnect

Project Coordinator 

admin@kuraconnect.co.nz

​​​​​​​​​​​​​​022 510 8073


PHYLIS LATU

Moving Manurewa

Project Coordinator 

admin@movingmanurewa.co.nz

022 045 7617


​​​​​​​JESS BEATTIE

WestConnect - Avondale

Project Coordinator 

patiki@iloveavondale.co.nz

021 081 92079​​​​​​​


DOMINIC ASIATA

WestConnect - Rānui

Project Coordinator 

adminwest@communityconnect.nz

022 479 4166​​​​​​​

​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

JAKE HUGHES

Tuakau Community Connect

Project Coordinator 

jake@communityconnect.nz

027 340 7226


JB RADOVANOVICH

Whāngarei

Project Coordinator

jb@communityconnect.nz​​​​​​​

​​​​​​​021 148 3820

​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

KOMENE MARINO

Mid North Community Connect 

Project Coordinator 

adminmncc@communityconnect.nz


CARLOS WAIKAI

​​​​​​​Far North Community Connect

Project Coordinator 

​​​​​​​adminfncc@communityconnect.nz

027 302 5164​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

OUR COMMUNITIES IN ACTION