The Manaakitanga Service will be available to men (Māori and non-Māori) who

are being released from prison, as well as those serving community based

sentences such as home detention. The criteria for tāne to be accepted into the

service is:

• have an identified accommodation need,

• over 18 years of age at the time of placement into the house,

• being released from prison, or already subject to a community-based

sentence or order,

• willing to engage with Te Kōhao Health services, and

• whakapapa or have connections to the Waikato region.

*Priority will be given to tāne Māori released on parole, who are willing and

able to engage in training or employment.

Discretion is given to the referral panel to consider any referrals outside of the

eligibility criteria.

Te Kōhao is experienced in delivering intensive support tailored to specific

needs. As whānau are engaged in our service, tāne māori will be connected too,

and actively engaged with appropriate services at the right times to ensure

achievement of their plans. Whānau māori have wide-ranging aspirations, and

we need to become aware of these diverse goals and support their achievement

where appropriate and able to do so. The Manaakitanga Service provides

an opportunity to test this through tracking “How much we do, How well we do

it, and if anyone is better off.

Our whakapapa with Kirikiriroa Marae forms a crucial part of our point of

difference for our Manaakitangata Service. Here we can immerse tāne māori

from Ara Poutama Aotearoa to reconnect with their whānau, Hapū, Iwi, Te reo

me ōna tikanga, pōwhiri, whaikorero, waiata, karakia, tangihanga, kai, wairua,

mau rākau, kapahaka. Te Whare Puutikitiki o Te Kōhao will be embraced by the

cultural connectedness that the Marae upholds.

Our Manaakitanga Service will wrap a korowai of certainty around every

individual and his whānau. This includes the use of existing restorative justice

practices, including Te Pae Oranga Iwi Panel to manage small issues with the

police, as a successful alternative to returning to prison. Iwi panels are held at

Kirikiriroa Marae. This same korowai is wrapped around the entire whānau as

we aim to reengage them with their tāne. Access to Whānau Ora initiatives will

be extended to the supporting whānau to give them every chance of success in

the reconnection and reengagement journey.

Monday - Friday

8:30am - 5:00pm

Saturday

Closed

Sundays

Closed

Public Holidays

Hours may vary during Public Holidays

Kirikiriroa Marae, 951 Wairere Dr

PO Box 7107, Kirikiriroa

Call: 07 856 5479 or 0800 483 564

Fax: 07 856 5938

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