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Te Kotuku Ki Te Rangi

Mental Health & Addictions Service, Kaupapa Māori

Today

8:30 AM to 5:00 PM.

Description

The main objective of Te Kōtuku Ki Te Rangi is to provide support and care for Māori (and non-Māori) who suffer from mental health disabilities.

Te Kōtuku Ki Te Rangi was established to meet a need identified by the founders for culturally appropriate treatment practices for people of Māori descent suffering from a Mental Health disability. Although targeted at Māori, anybody of any cultural or ethnic background may choose to enter.

Our services can be broken down into six core areas:

  1. Support Hours
  2. Day Programmes - Mauri Tau (Māori cultural), Hākinakina (Sports)
  3. Home and Recovery - Residential Supported Rehabilitation
  4. Social Housing
  5. Planned Adult Respite

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Staff

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Fees and Charges Categorisation

Free

Fees and Charges Description

Our services are provided free to people who are referred to our service.

Hours

8:30 AM to 5:00 PM.

Mon – Fri 8:30 AM – 5:00 PM

Public Holidays: Closed ANZAC Day (25 Apr), King's Birthday (3 Jun), Matariki (28 Jun), Labour Day (28 Oct), Auckland Anniversary (27 Jan), Waitangi Day (6 Feb), Good Friday (18 Apr), Easter Sunday (20 Apr), Easter Monday (21 Apr).

Languages Spoken

English, Māori, Samoan, Filipino

Programmes

Support Hours

Support hours are designed to provide support that is flexible and individually tailored to meet Tangata Whaiora needs. Provision of support hours is aimed to facilitate community engagement, whānau activities and where appropriate be consistent with a Tikanga/Kaupapa Māori approach. It is expected that the majority of visits and community participation will be delivered between 8:30am-5:00pm. Outside these hours an on call system will operate to provide support for Tangata Whaiora.

Programme Areas

Mental health, Kaupapa Māori

Programme Type

Community based support - mental health, Kaupapa Māori - mental health

Regions

West Auckland

Age Groups

Adult / Pakeke

Referral Types

Self referral, GP, DHB clinical services

Description

Support hours are designed to provide support that is flexible and individually tailored to meet Tangata Whaiora needs. Provision of support hours is aimed to facilitate community engagement, whānau activities and where appropriate be consistent with a Tikanga/Kaupapa Māori approach. It is expected that the majority of visits and community participation will be delivered between 8:30am-5:00pm. Outside these hours an on call system will operate to provide support for Tangata Whaiora.  

Kaupapa Māori Day Programme

This recovery- and rehabilitation-focused service assists tangata whai ora/clients to improve their life skills and strengthen their sense of identity, knowledge and understanding of their Māoritanga.

Programme Areas

Mental health, Kaupapa Māori

Programme Type

Community based support - mental health, Kaupapa Māori - mental health

Regions

West Auckland

Age Groups

Adult / Pakeke

Referral Types

Self referral, GP, DHB clinical services

Description

This recovery- and rehabilitation-focused service assists tangata whai ora/clients to improve their life skills and strengthen their sense of identity, knowledge and understanding of their Māoritanga.

Residential Supported Rehabilitation

This consists of three whare (houses), all within the Waitemata DHB region of Auckland. Tangata Whaiora who have been diagnosed have their needs assessed and are placed according to their requirements into a whare. Once placed in a whare, Tangata Whaiora are provided ongoing external clinical treatment and support through their clinical teams. All three whare are staffed with culturally aware mental health professionals 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Programme Areas

Mental health, Kaupapa Māori

Programme Type

Kaupapa Māori - mental health, Residential support

Regions

West Auckland

Age Groups

Adult / Pakeke

Referral Types

DHB clinical services

Description

This consists of three whare (houses), all within the Waitemata DHB region of Auckland. Tangata Whaiora who have been diagnosed have their needs assessed and are placed according to their requirements into a whare. Once placed in a whare, Tangata Whaiora are provided ongoing external clinical treatment and support through their clinical teams. All three whare are staffed with culturally aware mental health professionals 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Social Housing

Te Kotuku Ki Te Rangi Charitable Trust provides a subsidised rental housing service in West Auckland. One and two bedroom units are available for rent to people experiencing a mental health status and/or are experiencing social or economic need. The two bedroom units are available for small family households – including couples or for people willing to share.

Programme Areas

Mental health

Programme Type

Residential support

Regions

West Auckland

Age Groups

Adult / Pakeke

Referral Types

Self referral, GP, DHB clinical services, Corrections

Description

Te Kotuku Ki Te Rangi Charitable Trust provides a subsidised rental housing service in West Auckland. One and two bedroom units are available for rent to people experiencing a mental health status and/or are experiencing social or economic need. The two bedroom units are available for small family households – including couples or for people willing to share.

Planned Adult Respite

Planned Adult Respite is staffed 24 hours a day by kaimahi with mental health qualifications and New Zealand registered social workers. The facility is run from a 6-bedroom whare in Te Atatū South and features multiple living areas and quiet spaces where Tangata Whaiora can convalesce minus the stressors of their day-to-day lives. Kaimahi ensure that all needs of Tangata Whaiora are met whilst they are in our short term care. This is particularly useful to Tangata Whaiora who are experiencing mental distress but who are more likely to recover once in a stable, safe environment. Respite care is accessed via referral from Home-Based Treatment or Crisis Teams attached to WDHB.

Programme Areas

Mental health

Programme Type

Respite

Regions

West Auckland

Age Groups

Adult / Pakeke

Referral Types

DHB clinical services

Description

Planned Adult Respite is staffed 24 hours a day by kaimahi with mental health qualifications and New Zealand registered social workers.  The facility is run from a  6-bedroom whare in Te Atatū South and features multiple living areas and quiet spaces where Tangata Whaiora can convalesce minus the stressors of their day-to-day lives. Kaimahi ensure that all needs of Tangata Whaiora are met whilst they are in our short term care.  This is particularly useful to Tangata Whaiora who are experiencing mental distress but who are more likely to recover once in a stable, safe environment. Respite care is accessed via referral from Home-Based Treatment or Crisis Teams attached to WDHB.

Additional Details

Face to face / Kanohi ki te Kanohi

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Contact Details

8:30 AM to 5:00 PM.

2/40 Copsey Place
Avondale
Auckland

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Street Address

2/40 Copsey Place
Avondale
Auckland

Postal Address

PO Box 71129
Rosebank
Auckland 1348

This page was last updated at 10:38AM on December 4, 2023. This information is reviewed and edited by Te Kotuku Ki Te Rangi.