Te Rōpū Whakamana Tāngata
Peer Support
Our Vision
Through mana enhancing relationships, people are empowered to rise up to challenges and be the best versions of themselves, whatever that may be..
Whakamana Tangata Empower People to Live Great Lives.
Our Mission
Our mission is to provide safe, mana-enhancing spaces where whānau are supported through whakarongo, therapeutic interventions, lived experience, relational approaches and kaupapa Māori practices that strengthen wellbeing, restore mana, and create pathways forward.
Connecting people to recovery possibilities and potential
Our Values
Tika Pono Aroha....They way we be!
Whanaungatanga
We believe connectioin and belonging are essential to wellbeing. Strong relationships create strong people, strong whanau, and strong communities.
Manaakitanga
We uplift others through care, generosity, respect and compassion in all that we do.
Whakamana
Empowering one another to grow, heal, lead and become the best we can possibly be - with inclusiveness and respect at the centre.
TUMANAKO
Hope is fundamental to wellbeing. We believe everyone deserves the opportunity to live a meaningful and fulfilling life.
Our Goals
Tūhonotia
Strengthening Connectedness
Increased availability and effectiveness of Whakamana peer support throughout the Kaipara/Te tai Tokerau.
Quality engagement with tangata, whānau, hāpū, iwi, hāpori (communities), sector groups, and other stakeholders
As a result of experiencing whakamana peer support, whānau recovery and wellbeing are enhanced
Kia Toitū
Sustaining Growth
Whakamana peer expertise is recognised as an integral part of the solution.
Whakamana Peer support becomes a service option that is widely known, promoted and freely available in the Kaipara /Te Tai Tokerau to all tangata whai ora and/or whānau who feel it is right for them.
Mana Whakatipu
Transforming Peer Leadership
Transformative peer leadership and support is valued by stakeholders.
Mentoring and training developed for Whakamana pou (leaders).
Peer leaders and influencers support and develop the next generation of leaders and influencers.
Our Kaupapa
Whakamana Tangata aims to provide safe spaces and support earlier and closer to home, where people in distress feel free to discuss what they are experiencing. The peer support relationship is underpinned by principles of tika, pono, aroha and manaaki which supports Hau Ora.
Pae ora
Self-determination, choices and mutual support to achieve valued outcomes equips people with the knowledge and hope that they can and do have pae ora (healthy futures).
Flexible Pathways
The future of a successful approach to Mental health and wellbeing lies in developing flexible pathways that enable access to services from anywhere. One of those pathways is for people to get whakamana peer support.
