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Hinengakau Maatua Whāngai Social Services

Social Service, Abuse and Violence Support, Kaupapa Māori

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Description

We provide family-centred services for family/whānau who have experienced or are at risk of experiencing family violence, as well as other family advocacy and support services. 

Hinengakau Maatua Whāngai aims to maintain, strengthen and re-establish the spiritual, physical, and mental welbeing of the families, whānau, hapu and iwi.

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We are a Kaupapa Māori service who will work with you and your whānau in a culturally appropriate and responsive way. Please contact us for non-judgemental support and guidance from our caring team of skilled professionals.

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Fees and Charges Categorisation

Free

Hours

Mon – Fri 8:30 AM – 4:30 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

Services Provided

Abuse and violence support

Our Family-Centred Services (Direct Services) are intended to help families and whanau become safe places to be and to restore family and whānau safety and wellbeing/mauri ora where violence has occurred. From the family and whānau perspective, their safety, needs and aspirations are at the centre of the services provided. We also deliver a Family Violence Group Education Programme for Women who have experienced violence in their relationships, to assist them to understand the impact of violence on them, their tamariki/children, whānau and the community. We can assist you to gain personal insight to solve your problems and build on family/whanau relationships by providing Anger Management Education.

  • Education programmes
  • Information and support
  • Referral to specialist services
  • Victim support

Our Family-Centred Services (Direct Services) are intended to help families and whānau become safe places to be and to restore family and whānau safety and wellbeing/mauri ora where violence has occurred. From the family and whānau perspective, their safety, needs and aspirations are at the centre of the services provided.

We also deliver a Family Violence Group Education Programme for Women who have experienced violence in their relationships, to assist them to understand the impact of violence on them, their tamariki/children, whānau and the community.

We can assist you to gain personal insight to solve your problems and build on family/whānau relationships by providing Anger Management Education.

Advocacy

We provide family advocacy and support aiming to help meet whānau social, health and educational needs, resulting in their enhanced wellbeing.

We provide family advocacy and support aiming to help meet whānau social, health and educational needs, resulting in their enhanced wellbeing.

Kaupapa Māori

We help families and whānau to make their own decisions, draw on strengths with the family and whānau, and chart their own course for their future by delivering effective, holistic, culturally appropriate and responsive services.

We help families and whānau to make their own decisions, draw on strengths with the family and whānau, and chart their own course for their future by delivering effective, holistic, culturally appropriate and responsive services.

Pregnancy and parenting

We support whānau to gain appropriate skills that will assist them to develop a positive environment for their tamariki/mokopuna and whānau.

  • Parenting education

We support whānau to gain appropriate skills that will assist them to develop a positive environment for their tamariki/mokopuna and whānau.

Social work

We provide Social Work support and Social Workers in Schools - a community social work service, delivered in the school setting. By intervening early, social workers are able to work with children, their families/whānau and schools, to help protect vulnerable children and develop plans to improve their safety, wellbeing and educational outcomes.

We provide Social Work support and Social Workers in Schools - a community social work service, delivered in the school setting. By intervening early, social workers are able to work with children, their families/whānau and schools, to help protect vulnerable children and develop plans to improve their safety, wellbeing and educational outcomes.

Budgeting and help with debt

Delivery of one to one financial mentoring and Money mates peer-led group support. To support individuals and whanau/family who are experiencing financial hardship, with the aim of enabling them to become more financially capable, gain control over their financial lives and make long-term change.

Delivery of one to one financial mentoring and Money mates peer-led group support. To support individuals and whānau/family who are experiencing financial hardship, with the aim of enabling them to become more financially capable, gain control over their financial lives and make long-term change.

Disability Assistance

Wheelchair access

Additional Details

Face to face / Kanohi ki te Kanohi, Phone, Online / virtual / app

Region

Waikato

Contact Details

14 Manuaute Street
Taumarunui
Waikato 3920

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Street Address

14 Manuaute Street
Taumarunui
Waikato 3920

Postal Address

PO Box 85
Taumarunui 3920

This page was last updated at 8:48AM on February 14, 2024. This information is reviewed and edited by Hinengakau Maatua Whangai Social Services.