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Sharing the Love- Great Start’s project Sunshine Story
In 2010, Project Sunshine quickly found that growing sunflowers brought out the best in local people as much as it helped beautify parts of the community. Children became recognised as… Read more
Getting Started: Being of Service in Taita Story
Being of service in Taita Providing services can be quite different to being ‘of’ service. Great Start Taita has found that communities have a lot of skills as well as… Read more
Getting Started: Growing what Waitara wants Story
The Waitara story is one that comes from a hard place, yet their story is one of strength and resilience – especially once local people started working together. Already known… Read more
From Neighbourhood Barbeques to Street Redesign Story
In Waitara locals banded together over the barbie to support victims of burglary and those living in areas plagued by street racers. Learning from others working in community led development… Read more
Driving for Change Story
Often the response to those who flout road rules is to come down hard on them, however inWaitara, working with young drivers who were breaking the law proved to be… Read more
Community Capital beats Community Crime Story
Shop theft wasn’t known to local Waitara police as a big issue until the Waitara Community Development Project (WCDP) Advisor told them it was. In 2010, for example, only four… Read more
AmeriCARna: 400 classic cars Story
Who would have thought that a parade of classic American cars could kick-start community development? Coordinating The AmeriCARna festival is not the typical work of a Community Development Advisor. AmeriCARna… Read more
A sporting history and future Story
Waitara is a place of rich sporting history. In the last 120 years Waitara has had 80 sports people represent New Zealand in their codes. It also has had New… Read more
Working with volunteers to strengthen communities – Jocelyn’s story. Story
Jocelyn is a volunteer researcher for Ka Mau Te Wero in Glen Innes, Tamaki Makaurau (Auckland) and this work has helped Jocelyn build new connections to her community, new friends… Read more
Local opportunities reveal leadership potential – Chris’s story. Story
Chris Makoare has lived for 30 years in Glen Innes. He’s been active in a parent and youth network and was trained as a community facilitator for the Tamaki Transformation… Read more