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Mihi
He mihi tēnei ki a koutou, ki te hau kāinga, ngā tangata whenua o tēnei wāhi, ki a koutou Ngāti
Kahungunu, tēnei te mihi.
Ngā kōrero mō te kaupapa te raupatu mō ngā iwi i waihohia e koutou.
E rere kau ana tāku mihi ki a rātou mā, kua haere ki tua o te ārai, me kī kua e te wāhi ki a rātou. Hoki
atu rā ki a Hinenuitepo, ki te wāhi okiokinga mō te tāngata. Moe mai, moe mai ….
Roopu a Iwi Trust was privileged to have the expertise of Stella Morgan. It is with thanks to Dean
Taylor (Partner at Opus - Napier) that allowed Stella to do a secondment to the Trust over the past year.
Stella’s background as a Senior Planner Environmental in Community & Recreation and extensive
knowledge of research has provided the Eastern Suburbs with a document that has been done with
community lenses on, with extensive community input and a glimpse into Te Ao Māori.
…..He mihi nunui ki a koe Stella…
Taku hei Piripiri,
Taku hei Mokimoki,
Taku hei Tawhiri,
Taku Kati Taramea”
My little neck satchel of sweet scented moss,
My little satchel of sweet scented fern,
My little neck satchel of odoriferous gum,
My little neck locket of sharp pointed taramea.
A Napier hill that was completely flattened was commemorated in the name of Pukemokimoki
Marae. There was a small hill, on the Carlyle St side of Bluff Hill, which was quarried to
produce landfill for nearby areas that were under water.
Heitia Hiha, a kaumatua from Ngāti Matepu (Petane Marae) gave a korero to the trustees of
Pukemokimoki Marae so that they would understand the significance of the name. The site
now occupied by the marae was part of Te Whare o Maraenui. There was a reclamation project
undertaken which removed the earth from Pukemokimoki to be used to fill Te Whare o
Maraenui (Napier South and what is now known as Maraenui).
Acknowledging the background of where Pukemokimoki Marae stands today is relevant to the
various layers from which to identify and describe the tangata whenua, the residential
community, the stakeholders both NGO and Governmental, the environment and the varied
relationships each have with one another. It is this picture that frames the first step in the
Community Development Scheme.
1 TV One – Waka Huia Series
Prepared By Stella Morgan
Senior Strategic Planner
Opus International Consultants Ltd
Napier Office
Opus House, 6 Ossian Street
Private Bag 6019,
Hawkes Bay Mail Centre
Napier 4142
Acknowledgements
This report has been made possible through funding from the Department of Internal Affairs, the
support of Roopu A Iwi Trust, and the generous time of many residents and people who live and work in
the Eastern communities.
Thank you to Will Jenkins for supplying the main image on the report cover.
Eastern Suburbs Community
Development Scheme
This project seeks to provide:
‘a considered approach on the varied social, cultural and economic issues affecting sustainable devel-
opment within the eastern suburbs of Napier’
Executive Summary
The Napier Eastern Suburbs Community Development Scheme (the ‘CDS’ or the Scheme) is a
partnership project investigating opportunities to strengthen communities in the Eastern suburbs of
Napier. It is funded for 3 years by the Department of Internal Affairs and is being implemented by
Roopu a Iwi Trust, an Iwi social services provider based in Maraenui.
The Scheme’s stated purpose is ‘to provide a considered approach on the varied social, cultural and
economic issues affecting sustainable development within the eastern suburbs of Napier’.
Year One of the project has focussed on community research to complete the following:
i. Desktop review of available information; policy documents
ii. Community Profile
iii. Community Engagement
iv. Best Practice review
v. Implementation Plan for CDS years 2 & 3
The findings from the above research are provided in the attached report with a summary of these
outlined below.
Eastern Communities-what do they look like?
Development in the Eastern suburbs mainly occurred between the 1950’s and 80’s. They comprise
typically of low density residential suburbs with generally good provision of open space, and a wide
range of sporting and cultural opportunities. The suburban commercial centres of Pirimai and
Maraenui are struggling as shopping areas and their future vibrancy will be important to retaining
a heart in these communities.
There is a high proportion of rental housing in the Eastern suburbs Housing New Zealand is a
significant provider of homes in the Marewa and Maraenui areas. Changing housing policy has
affected these communities and new models of provision will play an important part in their
future.
The Eastern suburbs are culturally diverse - they are predominantly bi-cultural (Pākehā / Māori)
with a significant Pacific Island population (in itself diverse) and increasing numbers of migrants
with English as a second language.
Eastern communities, while ageing, still have mostly young populations. Therefore the need to
address opportunities for young people is likely to continue to be a priority in the short term and
the needs of older people will become increasingly important in the medium to longer term.
Population decline is an issue for the eastern suburbs with Maraenui and Onekawa South
experiencing a significant decrease in residents between the 2006 and 2013 census. Marewa and
Pirimai are more in keeping with the rest of Napier with low growth being maintained across these
areas.
There are a range of social, cultural and economic issues impacting on these communities that
present in terms of low levels of home ownership, employment and education and poor health. As
a result there is, and traditionally has been, a high level of involvement of government and
community agencies in these communities, particularly in Maraenui where deprivation levels are
among the lowest in Napier. Yet it is a suburb with a strong volunteer ethos, whānau focus and
Māori culture. Despite this socio economic trends are overall, still declining for this area.
Other parts of the Eastern suburbs also have a strong volunteer culture and family focus with
groups such as Pirimai Residents Group and Pirimai Baptist Church being very active in their
communities. As with all communities the schools and education institutions, churches, sports
and cultural clubs also play an important part in the lives of Eastern community’s residents.
Growing the Māori economy will be vital to addressing poor socio-economic performance in the
Eastern suburbs. Accessible education and employment opportunities will also continue to be
important.
What are the Key Issues and Opportunities?
Community Feedback
Access to suitable housing has been a key issue for Maraenui during 2012 and 2013, and the
changing pattern of social housing provision presents a challenge and an opportunity heading
into the future.
The need to maintain central green-space, connectivity with and vitality of the shopping hub are
important to Pirimai residents.
Access to suitable activities for young people remains a priority across these areas and an
increasing concern for the needs of the elderly was also evident.
Poor self-perception and outside perception of these suburbs, particularly Maraenui, was
apparent from consultation. Although local pride and passion for the communities of Maraenui
and Pirimai was also a commonly expressed response.
The importance of whānau; being connected to their culture; and the need to improve
opportunities for Māori is highly desirable if these suburbs are to improve.
Valuing all individuals in the community and supporting those who are vulnerable was also
commonly expressed.
Community organisations such as Pukemokimoki Marae, the churches, sports clubs, Mataruahou
Māori wardens etc. are important community institutions within these communities.
Some of the Eastern suburban areas feel a little more ‘forgotten’ particularly by Council, as
expressed by Pirimai residents group who have demonstrated a strong ability to contribute to
community well-being.
Service Provider Feedback
Community organisations need to be strong / flexible in order to adapt and survive to continuous
funding challenges and changes in government policy.
A strengths-based approach is showing good results for communities. This approach
acknowledges / values people as the community’s greatest resource, and focusses on developing
that potential.
A Māori kaupapa and framework is evident among many of the social service providers.
Local departments know the value of smaller providers but nationally government is wanting to
cut down on administration. This presents challenges and opportunities for many of the service
providers.
There is no funding to fill the gaps, therefore it’s important to build on what is there.
Community action to community development can be a painful and challenging process for new
community groups and existing NGO’s2 can provide a lot of support.
How do you facilitate a process so that the community / grassroots are the driver not the
government?
Current government funding favours larger organisations that provide a wider range of services
who are better placed to provide full ‘wrap around’ services to clients. This has prompted the
move to a collaborative approach among smaller providers. Such collaboration may provide
opportunities for community development based in the community. Te Kohinga Waka is an
example of a local collaborative.
Service providers are supported by voluntary trust boards who make a significant contribution to
the organisation and the community.
An observation of this project is that the NGO’s who are based in the community have a strong
understanding of the communities they operate within. They have strong local relationships and
potentially could provide an important link between funders and the community.
Government Agencies
The Maraenui Urban Renewal Plan provided a good framework for aligning funding / delivery /
programmes into Maraenui - what lessons can be learned from this moving forward.
There is no clear vision or long term focus for any of the eastern suburbs – do we need a
community plan?
There is growing recognition of the benefit of focussing on community strengths rather than
need or deprivation to build better communities.
There has long been acknowledgement of the importance of community partnerships on matters
that affect the community, but the reality of enabling this has been a different story.
2Non-Government Organisations
Changing government policy particularly when funding and service levels are reduced, is
challenging for the implementers at the local interface.
Everyone agreed that:
Communities often have the solutions to issues they are facing – sometimes they can do it
on their own but other times they need the support of stakeholders and agencies. In these
situations it is about the community identifying and driving their own solutions.
Community organisations and projects need to be sustainable in terms of their ability to
survive and endure (or complete). It is no good starting or funding new groups or initiatives
that cannot continue or finish their purpose. Key features of sustainable community
organisations or projects include: strong community ownership and support; clear
understanding of purpose and role; building on existing successes.
We (community and agencies) need to keep talking and striving for ways to work together to
improve our communities.
Literature and Policy Review- Key Findings
Government organisations are operating in far greater financially constrained environment
since the Global Financial Crisis first emerged in 2009. This, combined with emerging
national government policy changes has meant new ways of doing business are emerging.
Since the 1980’s there has been a growing awareness of the need for models that provide for
Māori solutions to social challenges, and an increasing field of Māori policy and
methodology. This is also paralleled by awareness of the need to provide for Pacific Island
Communities and other ethnic groups.
Social housing is currently a key issue for the eastern suburbs particularly Maraenui and
Marewa. Changes to accessibility criteria, ‘surplus’ stock being divested and new housing
present a significant opportunity for the Eastern suburbs. This needs to be well planned and
executed if it is to achieve positive change for these communities.
Many of the attitudes, issues and challenges identified in the reports of the Napier City Pilot
Trust of the 1980’s are still relevant in Napier today. Unemployment continues to persist,
agency spending has decreased, a small but significant number of residents remain
concerned about quality of life and access to social services continues to grow.
There has been a significant amount of consultation by agencies with Maraenui. Much of this
has been based on traditional consultative practice, where the community are consulted,
actions identified and agencies respond. Community ownership and engagement with
outcomes has been more difficult to achieve. There is a real need for care and appropriate
communication going forwards.
Responses have focussed on health and social wellbeing, cultural and environmental
outcomes and some real successes have been achieved in terms of organisational
collaboration on community outcomes. However issues still persist.
As a result of these studies there is a huge base of information about Maraenui.
“Safety’ has been the broad umbrella under which much has been achieved over the years for
Maraenui.
There is little if any relevant literature for other areas in the Eastern suburbs.
Since the 1980’s there has been recognition of the need for community solutions and better
stakeholder collaboration in areas of high need. This was first raised by the Barron reports.
Community issues have become increasingly complex and agencies are continuing to search for
integrated solutions to support communities in need. This is not always easy and requires
dedicated and sustained effort.
Community Development Best Practise Review
New Zealand community development practise has traditionally had strong support from
government and local government agencies. However increasingly NGO’s and philanthropic
organisations are partnering to provide community solutions and funding. This requires new and
innovative ways of supporting communities. Overseas trends indicate a growth in leverage
funding, social capital and reliance on philanthropic sources.
Community-led development that focusses on ‘place’ and everyone in it is current best practise.
Project Lyttleton and Tamaki Inclusive Engagement Strategy have been identified as best practise
examples of community-led development projects.
There are a wide range of government community development models and funding support
operating in communities, such as Whānau Ora (delivered through TPK - focussed on whanau /
community approach); Community Development Schemes (DIA); and CRM (FAC’s)3. Local
government also often provide strong community development support including for example
administering government contracts or funding their own community based approach. Sometimes
these different approaches are working in isolation of each other, each doing their own research,
establishing their own governance or community reference groups, and working for their own
outcomes. It is increasingly important, especially as funding continues to be constrained, that
better dialogue takes place about how to place these schemes and projects, to achieve best
outcomes for the communities they operate within.
What is the Community Development Scheme Response?
A key driver for this project is the desire to implement sustainable community development in the
Eastern suburbs based on a strengths-based approach. To achieve this, the project seeks to work across
a broad geographic area (the Eastern suburbs) by encouraging networks that connect community groups
through sharing of information, best practise and learnings. A mentoring approach that connects
existing community groups and leaders with emerging groups and leaders is advocated. This will
encourage the community to develop its own capacity when this project is no longer funded.
Key requirements in developing this project therefore are:
1. The need to promote sustainable development in the Eastern suburbs and the need for the CDS
itself to be sustainable
2. A desire to work with the communities strengths and grow these across the community
3 Community Research Model (CRM) supported by Family and Community Services (FAC’s) a branch of the Ministry of Social Development
3. A focus on community–led solutions i.e identifying what the community wants, and brokering
solutions. Where this involves working with stakeholder agencies the focus will be on delivering
to community identified need. The CDS will focus on those issues and opportunities that the
community has prioritised.
4. An overall focus on inspiring change at the community level through growing leadership
opportunities, community-led projects, and strengthening local pride.
Based on this, the key focus of the CDS is to:
1. inspire pride and leadership; and
2. promote strong and connected Eastern communities.
To achieve this CDS will:
Focus on improving perceptions about the Eastern suburbs.
Explanation: There is a wide range of education providers in the Eastern suburb however
many of the educators spoke of the difficulty of maintaining or increasing enrolments. This is
due in part to negative perception from the community of the Eastern suburbs and the
opportunities its education institutions provide.
Support positive outcomes for social housing in the Eastern communities
Explanation: Housing and home ownership present significant challenges for the Eastern
suburbs. While it is an affordable area, population decline and negative community perception
affects demand. The Eastern suburbs include significant areas of social housing and changing
policy and earthquake risk management requirements have had a major effect on particularly
the Maraenui community. The future of social housing provision is an important opportunity
for the Eastern communities.
Develop and implement a communication plan for the Eastern Suburbs that enables groups to
connect and support each other.
Explanation:- Through supporting strong links and connections between existing groups and
the community about what they are doing, how they are doing it and what helps successful
community development the community will be able to better support itself.
Support community groups by facilitating mentoring opportunities and connecting them with
other groups in the community so that they can learn from and support each other.
Explanation: Mentoring is seen as a ‘sustainable’ way of developing community strengths. It
utilises existing resources within the community to nurture new leaders and new
opportunities.
Support integrated stakeholder dialogue going forwards where required.
Explanation: There are many different stakeholders working in the different communities.
Often these groups or organisations are working in isolation. One of the aims of this project is
to promote better understanding about community needs, strengths and solutions.
Support cultural connection through Pukemokimoki Marae.
Explanation: The demographic of the eastern suburbs and the kaupapa of Pukemokimoki
Marae to connect Māori culture with all residents of Napier is an important opportunity that
can benefit the Eastern suburbs and all of Napier.
Work cooperatively alongside the existing sport coordinator based in Maraenui.
Explanation: Sport has been identified as a key strength and opportunity for the Eastern
suburbs. Many community members have a strong affinity for sport whether as participants,
coaches or onlookers. A Kaimahi Hākinakina (coordinator) supporting healthy lifestyles is
based in Maraenui.
Focus where the Scheme can best support and work with existing programmes and initiatives to
achieve good outcomes for the community.
Explanation: This Scheme currently has funding for 2 years of implementation. A clear
direction from both the governance group supporting the scheme and community leaders is to
provide sustainable community solutions. Many times projects have been started and fallen
over when funding stops.
Year 2 and 3 -
The steps from now will be to:
1. Deliver report to community -A community hui is planned for late January 2014 to share the
findings of the report and introduce the implementation manager. The project implementation
plan will be discussed at this hui.
2. Apply RBA method for monitoring purposes - annual review February 2015. Priorities from the
implementation plan will be reviewed at the end of the second year of the project, and inform year
three of the scheme.
3. Develop and implement mentoring programme and connecting communities actions as
per implementation plan in conjunction with the community
The following draft implementation plan has been developed for years 2 and 3 of the Scheme. Flexibility
is required to implement this plan and it is unlikely that all actions will be able to be implemented
within a 2 year timeframe. Priorities and project details will be worked through and agreed with the
community.
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Table of Contents
Mihi ................................................................................................................................ 1
Acknowledgements ........................................................................................................2
Eastern Suburbs Community Development Scheme ......................................................2
Executive Summary .................................................................................... i
Eastern Communities-what do they look like? ................................................................. i
What are the key issues and opportunities? ..................................................................... i
Community Feedback ...................................................................................................... ii
Service Provider Feedback .............................................................................................. iii
Government Agencies ..................................................................................................... iii
Everyone agreed that: ..................................................................................................... iv
Literature and Policy Review- Key Findings .................................................................. iv
Community Development Best Practise Review ..............................................................v
Key requirements in developing this project therefore are: .............................................v
Based on this, they key focus of the CDS is to: .............................................................. vi
Year 2 and 3— ................................................................................................................ vii
Document Structure ...................................................................................................... 1
PART ONE—Introduction .............................................................................................. 1
1 Project Structure ................................................................................................... 1
2 Sustainable Development .......................................................................................2
3 Desired Project Outcomes ......................................................................................2
4 Project Area ...........................................................................................................2
5 Eastern Suburbs—Description .............................................................................. 4
5.1 Settlement History ............................................................................................................... 4
5.2 Key Events ............................................................................................................................ 4
5.3 Area Description ................................................................................................................... 6
5.3.1 Commercial Areas ....................................................................................................... 6
5.3.2 Open Spaces ................................................................................................................ 8
5.3.3 Educators .................................................................................................................. 10
5.3.4 Other Services ........................................................................................................... 10
5.3.5 Social Housing ........................................................................................................... 11
PART TWO—Eastern Suburbs Community Development Scheme ................................ 13
6 Do we need change? ............................................................................................. 13
7 The CDS Objective ................................................................................................ 14
7.1 Inspiring Leadership ............................................................................................................ 15
7.2 Connecting communities ..................................................................................................... 15
8 The CDS Response ............................................................................................... 16
8.1 Summary of Key Issues and Proposed Scheme Response ................................................... 17
9 How will we know we are making progress? ........................................................ 19
10 CDS—Steps from here ........................................................................................... 19
11 Community Engagement ..................................................................................... 20
11.1 Key Themes from Community Engagement ...................................................................... 20
11.2 Service Provider Feedback ................................................................................................. 25
11.3 Education Feedback ........................................................................................................... 26
11.4 Neighbourhood Police ........................................................................................................ 26
11.5 Agency Feedback ................................................................................................................ 27
11.6 Gaps in Consultation .......................................................................................................... 27
11.7 Consultation / Engagement going forward ........................................................................ 27
12 Community Strengths / Assets ............................................................................. 28
12.1 Community Groups .......................................................................................... 28
12.1.1 Tū Tangata Maraenui (TTM ............................................................................... 28
12.1.2 Ngā Raukura O Maraenui .................................................................................. 29
12.1.3 Pirimai Residents Association (PRA) ................................................................. 30
12.1.4 Maraenui Rangatahi (name yet to be determined) ............................................ 30
12.1.5 Other Groups ....................................................................................................... 31
12.1.6 Stakeholder Forum .............................................................................................. 31
12.2 Examples of Community Initiatives .................................................................................... 31
12.3 Stakeholder and Community Collaboration ...................................................................... 32
12.3.1 Stakeholder Roles ............................................................................................... 32
12.3.2 Funding Challenges ............................................................................................ 32
12.3.3 Engagement Challenges ..................................................................................... 33
12.3.4 Local Visioning ................................................................................................... 33
12.4 Key Community Facilities .................................................................................................. 34
12.4.1 Pukemokimoki Marae ........................................................................................ 34
12.4.2 Community Sport ............................................................................................... 35
12.5 Other Community Assets ................................................................................................... 36
12.6 Existing Community Development in the Eastern suburbs .............................................. 36
13 Summary ............................................................................................................. 37
13.1 Eastern Communities ......................................................................................................... 37
13.2 Community Identified Issues ............................................................................................. 37
PART FOUR—Supporting Information ........................................................................ 39
14 Eastern Suburbs Profile ...................................................................................... 39
14.1 Napier Growth ................................................................................................................... 39
14.2 Eastern Suburbs Demographics ......................................................................... 40
14.3 Economic Trends in Napier ............................................................................................... 43
15 Literature Review ................................................................................................ 47
15.1 Relevant Napier Reports ..................................................................................................... 47
15.1.1 Pilot City Trust Reports (1983) ............................................................................ 47
15.1.2 Napier Social Monitor Report (2000-2009) ....................................................... 48
15.2 Suburbs Specific Reports ................................................................................................... 48
15.3 Policy Review ..................................................................................................................... 50
15.4 Review of Community Development Practice in New Zealand ........................................... 52
16 Best Practise / Case Studies .................................................................................... 54
GLOSSARY ............................................................................................................. 57
A community is a network of people and organisations bound together by factors such as: ........ 57
Community capacity building* ..................................................................................................... 57
Community development* ............................................................................................................ 57
Community development practice* .............................................................................................. 57
Social connectedness* .................................................................................................................. 58
Strong communities* ................................................................................................................... 58
Copies of Appendices are available on the Roopu A Iwi website www.rait.co.nz
APPENDIX ONE – COMMUNITY ASSETS
APPENDIX TWO – COMMUNITY CONSULTATION
APPENDIX THREE – COMMUNITY PROFILE
APPENDIX FOUR – LITERATURE AND POLICY REVIEW
APPENDIX FIVE – BEST PRACTISE REVIEW
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PART ONE – Introduction
1 Project Structure
The Napier Eastern Suburbs Community Development Scheme (the ‘CDS’ or the Scheme) is a
partnership project investigating opportunities to strengthen communities in the eastern suburbs of
Napier.
Partners are:
i. Funder: Department of Internal Affairs (DIA)
ii. Host: Te Roopu A Iwi Trust
DIA fund a number of Community Development Schemes (CDS) around New Zealand and is defined by
their purpose as being to “support community, hapū, iwi, Pacific and ethnic groups to work together,
generate their own solutions to local issues, and work towards becoming more self-reliant and resilient.
CDS supports communities to work together in new ways, to be innovative and to determine their own
development priorities to achieve sustainable community outcomes.”
The host Roopu A Iwi Trust is an Iwi Social Service provider based in Maraenui with a mandate by Te
Taiwhenua o Te Whanganui-A-Orotu to provide social services to those residing within the Ahuriri
region. With services and networks spanning across the Hawkes Bay region and in particular Ahuriri the
CDS scheme was a natural fit for the Trust who have close to 30 years of operational experience behind
them.
A governance group has been established to guide the development of the project and includes
representatives from the Ministry of Social Development; Te Puni Kōkiri; Napier City Council; Te Roopu
A Iwi Trust; Napier Family Centre; and William Colenso High School. This group has also liaised with
the Pacific Island Network operating within the DOVE organisation to get a Pacific Island perspective.
The Scheme’s stated purpose is ‘to provide a considered approach on the varied social, cultural and
economic issues affecting sustainable development within the eastern suburbs of Napier’.
Key project drivers include:
A desire by the partner agencies to build a cohesive ‘picture’ of community strengths and how
these could best be supported to develop Napier’s Eastern communities. i.e a ‘strengths based’
approach
A changing and more constrained funding environment for social service providers and how this
will impact on Napier’s Eastern communities
A desire to focus on strengthening communities across the broader geographical area of Napier
east
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2 Sustainable Development
The scheme itself is also required to be both sustainable and encourage sustainable community develop-
ment. Sustainable development has been defined in many ways but one often quoted definition is from
the Bruntland report:
"Sustainable development is development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the
ability of future generations to meet their own needs. It contains within it two key concepts:
the concept of needs, in particular the essential needs of the world's poor, to which overriding
priority should be given; and
the idea of limitations imposed by the state of technology and social organization on the envi-
ronment's ability to meet present and future needs."
It soon became evident from consultation that the community (particularly people who had been around
and experienced governments sponsored community development approaches over a number of years)
did not want another scheme / project started and then stopped a few years down the track. While
support is appreciated, it must either empower / resource the community to do things for itself.
Therefore for this scheme to be sustainable it must either develop capacity within the community to own
and deliver any initiatives started in the community or it must be a defined project that can be delivered
within the 2 year implementation timeframe of this scheme.
In terms of broader outcomes for the community the Scheme will seek to support or encourage responses
that take a strategic view towards development that will benefit the community in the longer term.
3 Desired Project Outcomes
Project outcomes sought for the first year include:
i. Desktop review of available information; policy documents
ii. Community Profile
iii. Community Engagement
iv. Best practice review
v. Implementation Plan for CDS years 2 & 3
4 Project Area
The project area includes the suburbs (or part suburbs) of Marewa, Maraenui, Onekawa South and Pi-
rimai (East) as shown in the Diagram 1.0:
4 Our Common Future, also known as the Brundtland Report, from the United Nations World Commission on Environment and Development (WCED) was published in 1987.
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Figure 1 Scheme Project Area
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5 Eastern Suburbs – Description
5.1 Settlement History
Māori occupation of Te Whanganui-A-Orotu (the Napier area) dates back to 930 with Ngāti Kahungunu
settlement occurring from the mid 1500’s onwards. The development of urban Napier began in the
1850’s with the arrival of the first Europeans to the area. Napier was initially a port town restricted in
terms of growth by limited availability of land. After the 1931 earthquake and through a programme of
continued drainage more land was made available for urban expansion. In 1932 the first Town Plan for
Napier was prepared under the Town Planning Act. As development continued the Council controlled
expansion with a series of schemes, e.g: Napier Marewa Scheme 1934, Napier Onekawa Scheme 1948.
These schemes provided the basis for the development of the Eastern suburbs, as we know them today.
The majority of the housing stock in these areas is between approximately 50 – 60 years old, with a high
proportion of homes owned by the Department of Housing New Zealand. The suburbs were carefully
planned and land released for development during Napier’s high population growth between 1950-1980.
This was a period when significant numbers of Māori resettled from rural areas to town and when la-
bouring work was plentiful.
5.2 Key Events
The 60’s and 70’s were the heyday for the Eastern suburbs. Unemployment was relatively rare and the
suburban shopping centres were fully occupied. It was also a period of significant urbanisation for Māori
with many families re-locating from rural areas up and down the coast to the cities in order to get em-
ployment.
The removal of agricultural subsidies and trade tariffs by government in the 1980’s hit Hawke’s Bay hard
because the region relied on the pastoral farming sector for revenue and employment. When the Wha-
katū freezing works closed in 1986, around 2,000 full-time and seasonal employees lost their jobs. This
was followed by further loss of jobs almost a decade later when the Tōmoana freezing works closed in
1994. Other industries at this time also closed down and the combined affect had a particularly huge im-
pact on employment in the eastern suburbs. The subsequent growth in unemployment stems from this
period.
The timeline in Figure 2 provides some context to the emergence of the Eastern communities and key
events that have affected their development.
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Figure 2 Eastern Suburbs Timeline
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5.3 Area Description
The Eastern suburbs are typically low density suburban areas serviced by a number of small commercial
areas, open space areas, local schools and community facilities.
5.3.1 Commercial Areas
The local shopping areas include Marewa, Maraenui, Pirimai, Wycliffe shops, and Latham St shops.
Marewa, the largest of these is located on Kennedy Road, a major arterial road accessing the City. It
serves the local communities surrounding it as well as relying heavily on passing traffic for its trade.
Figure 3 Marewa Shopping Centre
The Maraenui and Pirimai shopping areas provided significant community hubs in the past, but cur-
rently struggle for full tenancy. Economic trends, and the changing nature of retail combined with new
technology has resulted in institutions such as banks, the post office and larger supermarkets moving
out of these areas. Remaining businesses include fast food outlets, hair-dressers / beautician and op
shops. Both these areas remain viable due in large part to the social service agencies supporting them.
In the case of Pirimai the Pirimai Baptist Church is a key tenant.
Figure 4 Pirimai (east) Shopping Centre
In Maraenui Pulse Ministries, EIT, Learning Innovations, Roopu a Iwi Trust, the Maraenui Neighbour-
hood Police Team, Chemist and Housing New Zealand are located here. Mataruahou Māori Wardens
have also recently taken over the tenancy of the former Plunket rooms. Commercial premises include
the TAB, beauty salon, 2 minimarts and a range of food outlets. The Maraenui Medical Centre is also
located close by. The local park adjacent to the shopping centre is a well utilised area by locals.
2012 and 2013 have been difficult years for this community and the vacant Housing New Zealand prop-
erties surrounding the shopping centre have reflected this contributing to a feeling of neglect. At the
time of writing this report developments such as the skate bowl and cluster of new state houses on the
corner of Longfellow and Percy Spiller Avenues, both currently under construction, are contributing to
an air of optimism in Maraenui. There remains however a large number of unoccupied state houses in
the wider area whose future is still being worked through.
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Figure 5 Maraenui Shopping Centre
The smaller Wycliffe centre has retained a greater level of vibrancy due in large part to the location of
‘Grains of Europe’ bakery that services the wider Hawke’s Bay area for bread and bakery products. They
have located here due to the affordability of the tenancy. This could be a model for other suburban areas.
The Latham St shops are a small cluster of shops that are currently fully tenanted.
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Figure 6 Latham Street Shops
Despite the challenges faced by these centres, Maraenui and Pirimai continue to be important social
gathering places for their local communities.
The future of these shopping centres is important to these communities. They were developed in a differ-
ent era when post-offices, supermarkets and banks played more of a role in smaller communities. This is
no longer the case and a long term approach to their viability and role in the Eastern suburbs is required.
While Marewa shopping centre has maintained vibrancy, due in a major part to its more central position
and location on a major thoroughfare into Napier, the smaller commercial areas of Maraenui and Pi-
rimai struggle to maintain full occupancy. The Wycliffe Street shops have fared better due to the location
of Grains of Europe from these premises, and the Latham Street shops are currently fully occupied.
5.3.2 Open Spaces
Open space is important in any neighbourhood. It contributes to the ‘look’ and ‘feel’ of an area, provides
important areas for residents to ‘play’ and socialise and provides important connections between areas.
Quality of open space is important as well as amount provided. Planting and streetscape also contributes
to the look and feel of an area and contributes to a sense of pride.
The Eastern suburbs are relatively well provided for in terms of quantity of open space and are a valued
part of the amenity of the area. This is reflected in the use of these spaces for a wide variety of informal
activities as well as club and community sport. The quality of these spaces and the facilities on them is
varied.
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Figure 7 Lillian Gilchrist Memorial Hall Figure 8 Napier Racing Pigeon Club
(Latham Street Drainage Reserve) (Latham Street Drainage Reserve)
Figure 9 Marewa Croquet Club Figure 10 Napier Contact Bridge Club
(Whitmore Park) (Whitmore Park)
Figure 11 Maraenui Shops Green Space
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Figure 12 Maraenui Rugby Sports Club
5.3.3 Educators
The Eastern suburbs are well provided for in terms of education facilities. There is a large number of
preschools; five primary schools and one intermediate / high school, William Colenso College. Te Awa
Primary, Napier Community High School and Napier Boys High School are located on the fringe of the
study area. In addition the Eastern Institute of Technology and Learning Innovations also have learning
centres located in Maraenui and Hawke’s Bay School for Teenage Parents operates from within William
Colenso College (refer Appendix One for full list).
Figure 13 Richmond Primary Figure 14 William Colenso College waka ama
Students training
5.3.4 Other Services
There are a wide range of other community services located in the Eastern suburbs including:
Churches (list incomplete):
Pirimai Baptist Church (including Pirimai Chinese Baptist Church)
Pulse Ministries – Maraenui
EFKS Samoan Church and preschool (Riverbend Road)
St Augustines Church (cnr Riverbend Road and Latham Street)
Kings Samoan Church Riverbend Road
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YMCA- Napier YMCA is located on Latham Street, Marewa. They offer a range of services including gym-
nasium, holiday programmes, and child care.
Social Service providers located in the area include:
Napier Family Centre- Onekawa South
Roopu a Iwi Trust- Maraenui
Ka Hao Te Rangatahi Trust- Maraenui Rugby Sports Club
Birthright Hawke’s Bay- Marewa
Te Roopu Wahine Māori Toko i te Ora / Māori Women’s’ Welfare League - Marewa
Health providers
The Doctors’- Marewa
Maraenui Medical Centre
Housing New Zealand also has an office located in Maraenui, and a neighbourhood policing team is also
based here. A community constable is based in Marewa, co-located with Napier’s Neighbourhood Sup-
port base.
5.3.5 Social Housing
Specific mention is made of social housing in the Eastern suburbs. Maraenui and Marewa comprise a
large proportion of Housing New Zealand homes. Napier City Council own and administer a retirement
village comprising 80 flats on River bend Road. The Masonic Trust also provides pensioner flats on Mor-
ris Spence Ave.
Changes to HNZ policy regarding eligibility to state housing, as well as new regulations for earthquake
strengthening of buildings has had a major impact on Eastern communities, resulting in many vacant
properties particularly in the Maraenui area. The future of these sites will be an important factor affect-
ing the future of these neighbourhoods. The Government has indicated they are changing the way they
provide social housing and are encouraging other social housing providers to enter the market. What
this means for these communities is not clear at this stage but it does present an opportunity to take a
‘bigger picture’ look at some of these areas in terms of thinking about their long term future.
Feedback from Housing New Zealand is that they are committed to this area, and they are interested in a
strategic approach to development of Maraenui and Marewa that responds to a community driven plan.
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Figure 15 New HNZ units being constructed in Maraenui
Figure 16 Vacant HNZ houses
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Summary
Urban development in the Eastern suburbs mainly occurred between the 1950’s and 80’s.
The Eastern communities of Napier are typically low density residential suburbs with
good open space provision and a range of sporting and cultural opportunities, although
quality of these is varied.
The Eastern suburbs are supported by a wide range of schools and education facilities,
social services, churches, clubs and organisations.
The ‘bones’ of these suburbs are in good shape but ageing housing, the uncertain future
of state housing provision, and struggling suburban shopping centres present challenges
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PART TWO – Eastern Suburbs Community Development Scheme
Throughout 2013, the CDS project manager has engaged with many individuals, groups, and organisa-
tions and researched relevant information to support this Scheme. Being based in the community has
been immensely rewarding and helpful in terms of making local community contacts and developing re-
lationships.
It was quickly obvious that much of the focus from agencies is on the Maraenui community. There has
been considerable research and public consultation within the community, and much effort gone into
addressing the high needs of these communities. Maraenui also demonstrates a very strong identity and
many residents are passionate about giving back and making it a better place. There is an ongoing need
to develop and maintain good relationships between the community and stakeholder agencies to ensure
good outcomes for Maraenui.
Pirimai (East) has an active residents group who work hard to support their community, develop com-
munity pride and ownership of the area through providing events, fundraising for community facilities
and advocating on behalf of the community on issues that affect them. This group works tirelessly on
behalf of their community and has identified a need for better accessibility particularly for their younger
residents to community facilities and programmes.
Few specific Onekawa South or Marewa issues were identified, and these communities appear to be
more strongly integrated as part of a Napier identity.
Within these geographic communities there are also communities of interest or cultural communities
including Pacific Island communities, church communities etc. Each of these are active in supporting
and looking after their own members and this project hopes to tap into that energy and strength by
providing support if and where needed and growing it to areas of the community that are less supported.
6 Do we need to Change?
The indicators across a range of factors such as employment, home ownership, educational attainment,
income etc measure lower in the Eastern suburbs than much of the rest of Napier and include many of
the City’s most deprived areas5. Issues such as child poverty, intergenerational unemployment and lack
of aspiration, are real challenges for the people who live and work in these communities. They are also a
real issue for the whole of the City. The future of the regional economy and initiatives such as the pro-
posed Ruataniwha Water Storage Scheme, potential local government reorganisation, an emerging
Māori economy as Treaty settlements are realised, will hopefully improve options for employment, but
education and work readiness will continue to be important for these suburbs.
There are also some challenges / opportunities ahead related to the physical environments of the East-
ern suburbs. There is a need to rethink the future of what were once vibrant suburban
5 Refer Community Profile (Section Four and Appendix Three)
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shopping centres and consider the future of affordable, sustainable housing in these areas. While some of
the shopping centres are thriving (Marewa and Wycliffe Shops to a lesser degree), Pirimai and Maraenui
continue to struggle and the quantity / quality and provision of social housing in the eastern suburbs is
currently undergoing significant changes. Housing New Zealand have stated their commitment to the
area and pockets of redevelopment are emerging however central government policies on who will
provide social housing and how it will be provided are under review. Decisions on this will impact
particularly on the Maraenui and Marewa suburbs.
The risk to these communities of continuing with the status quo (the do-nothing option) will result in the
Eastern suburbs becoming more entrenched as poor suburbs with further dislocation from the rest of
Napier. This will impact on the whole of Napier in the future. This is not specifically a Napier issue but
part of a larger trend across the country as recognised in the Salvation Army’s 2012 annual report which
states:
‘We have two clear choices here: one is to continue the path we have been on more or less
continuously for the past three decades, concentrating wealth and influence, and driving the
marginalised further into the shadows with yet restrictive welfare entitlements and a yet more punitive
criminal justice system. The other is to act more inclusively and to work consciously and deliberately
at ways of ensuring that the most marginalised New Zealanders, and in particular, many poor families
and unemployed young people, feel as though they are valued and valuable members of our
society.’6
So while the answer is clear, that yes we do need to change, the solutions are far from straightforward
and more complex than what this Scheme can deliver on. It is however an aspiration of this Scheme to
encourage inclusiveness by supporting the community to develop the skills to be more involved in
decisions that affect them and to contribute to the solutions. The CDS seeks to do this through building
community leadership; and better connected and more resilient communities.
7 The CDS Objective
The Scheme seeks to provide:
‘a considered approach on the varied social, cultural and economic issues affecting sustainable
development affecting the eastern suburbs of Napier’7
Over the years, and for good reason, there has been much focus on addressing the high needs of
Maraenui. This project however is intentionally focussed on a wider geographic area to foster community
strengths across the communities by encouraging shared learnings and strong community relationships.
The Scheme is also about inspiring and supporting ‘strong, connected communities’- in a way that
demonstrates an identified social, cultural or economic benefit. The Scheme will focus on strengths
based initiatives to grow community resilience and as identified in the introduction it is important that
the Scheme is sustainable and encourages sustainable development within Eastern communities.
Based on this direction and combined with findings from community engagement and project research
the twin focus of:
1. inspiring leadership; and
2. connecting communities
is proposed as the Community Development Scheme focus for years 2014 and 2015.
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6‘THE GROWING DIVIDE’ Salvation Army State of the Nation Report 2012 7CDS project brief –outlined on pages 1-2
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In addition to the twin objectives of leadership and connecting communities, it is an underlying
assumption of the Scheme that it responds to community identified need and demand. For this reason
the approach taken will be to:
1. Invest in community led development (grass-root response)
2. Support a strategic response to community identified issues / opportunities.
7.1 Inspiring Leadership
Inspiring leadership for this project is about empowering ‘leaderful’8 communities. It is not the
traditional view of leadership but in line with work undertaken elsewhere in New Zealand by the
Inspiring Communities Trust9 who describes it as “a process of empowerment, where leadership,
contribution and action are intentionally grown and / or transferred to others. It means proactively
looking for leaders and leadership in a whole range of new places and:
valuing and growing opportunities for many to contribute within local communities
growing confidence and capacity of local people to both ‘lead’ and work together
fostering a local culture of collaboration, generosity and reciprocity
acknowledging and celebrating proactive contributions and success.
Mentoring or facilitation of mentoring is seen as a key way of achieving long term sustainable leadership
capacity within the Eastern communities. Through mentoring, support for existing leaders and training
for new leaders can be provided. Mentoring systems could be informal, through connecting up
individuals, or more formal in terms of developing a network, providing training etc.
7.2 Connecting Communities
For this project connecting communities means a number of things. It is about enhancing community
support through ‘leveraging’ off existing strengths in the community. That is, where a community group
is working well and has good capacity, connecting it with an emerging community group to share stories
and learnings. It means communities that support each other and work together; know where to get
information, how to take action and get projects done; where connection with culture is valued; and
where cultural diversity is celebrated and supported.
It also means connecting stakeholders for community development outcomes. This could be, for
example, through information sharing with or between stakeholders, facilitating liaison between
community stakeholders and encouraging stakeholders to listen and respond to the community.
Each issue / opportunity has been identified as either a community-led (CL) or strategic response (S).
Responses are intended to have a leadership or ‘community connection’ focus. No priorities have been
assigned at this stage and this will be one of the first roles of the implementation coordinator.
8Refer http://inspiringcommunities.org.nz/news/leaderful-pilots for more information on leaderful communities. 9http://inspiringcommunities.org.nz/about
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8 The CDS Response
Through community consultation and research (Parts Three and Four of this report) a range of key
issues and opportunities have been identified. These have been summarised and grouped into broad
categories under the headings of social; cultural; economic and environmental issues. A possible CDS
response has been identified.
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nit
y-le
d in
itiati
ves
Faci
litat
e n
ew c
om
mu
nit
y in
itiati
ves
wh
ere
a n
eed
is id
enti
fie
d e
g co
mm
un
ity
gard
en
s
Iden
tify
/ s
up
po
rt /
nu
rtu
re c
ham
pio
ns
(in
div
idu
als
and
gro
up
s)
to le
ad p
roje
cts
that
rai
se c
om
mu
nit
y p
rid
e
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siti
ve c
om
mu
nit
y st
ori
es a
re g
ener
ated
Co
nn
ect
com
mu
nit
y gr
ou
ps
to s
har
e st
ori
es /
lear
nin
gs /
be
st
pra
ctise
CL
CL
CL
/ S
S S
To e
nco
ura
ge
effec
tive
sta
keh
old
er
colla
bo
rati
on
Ad
voca
te /
fac
ilita
te f
or
a sh
are
d a
pp
roac
h t
o s
take
ho
lder
invo
lvem
ent
in M
arae
nu
i
Sup
po
rt c
om
mu
nit
y fo
rum
Co
nn
ect
com
mu
nit
y an
d s
take
ho
lder
s to
del
ive
r co
mm
un
ity
dev
elo
pm
en
t o
utc
om
es f
or
Mar
aen
ui
S S
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Cu
ltu
ral
To e
nh
ance
cu
ltu
ral
iden
tity
Wo
rk w
ith
Pu
kem
oki
mo
ki M
arae
to
su
pp
ort
co
nn
ecti
vity
wit
h t
he
com
mu
nit
y
Dev
elo
p le
ader
ship
op
po
rtu
niti
es t
hat
su
pp
ort
cu
ltu
ral p
rid
e an
d
iden
tity
.
Sup
po
rt d
iffer
ent
cult
ure
s to
get
invo
lved
in c
om
mu
nit
y in
itiati
ves.
Dev
elo
p w
ork
pla
n w
ith
Mar
ae c
oo
rdin
ato
r
Uti
lise
Mar
ae w
her
e p
oss
ible
to
del
iver
tra
inin
g o
pp
ort
un
ities
Pro
mo
te P
uke
mo
kom
oki
Mar
ae t
o w
ider
co
mm
un
ity
Wo
rk w
ith
Pac
ific
Isla
nd
gro
up
s an
d o
ther
eth
nic
gro
up
s in
East
ern
su
bu
rbs
to p
rom
ote
pri
de,
res
pec
t an
d u
nd
erst
and
ing
for
div
ersi
ty.
S /
CL
S S CL
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no
mic
To
en
cou
rage
vi-
bra
nt
sub
urb
an h
ub
s
Sup
po
rt /
fac
ilita
te o
pp
ort
un
itie
s th
at p
rom
ote
po
siti
ve u
se a
nd
d
evel
op
me
nt
of
sub
urb
an c
entr
es
Ad
voca
te f
or
app
roac
hes
th
at w
ill s
tre
ngt
hen
th
e lo
ng-
term
vi
abili
ty o
f su
bu
rban
hu
bs
Sup
po
rt /
pro
mo
te e
ven
ts b
ased
on
su
bu
rban
ce
ntr
es
of
M
arae
nu
i an
d P
irim
ai
Liai
se w
ith
co
mm
un
ity
clu
bs
and
su
pp
ort
th
eir
role
in t
he
co
mm
un
ity
S /
CL
S
Envi
ron
me
nta
l To
su
pp
ort
hea
lth
y
com
mu
nit
y
envi
ron
men
ts
Co
ntr
ibu
te t
o d
iscu
ssio
ns
abo
ut
futu
re o
f so
cial
ho
usi
ng
and
its
effec
t o
n E
aste
rn c
om
mu
niti
es.
Pro
mo
te c
om
mu
nit
y u
se, o
wn
ersh
ip o
f an
d p
rid
e in
pu
blic
sp
aces
Sup
po
rt t
he
role
of
edu
cati
on
fac
iliti
es t
o f
ost
er p
rid
e
Att
end
pu
blic
fo
rum
s o
n s
oci
al h
ou
sin
g
Ass
ist,
wh
ere
app
rop
riat
e, c
om
mu
nit
y in
pu
t in
to s
oci
al h
ou
sin
g re
form
Sup
po
rt a
nd
ad
voca
te f
or
com
mu
nit
y le
d in
itiati
ves
that
use
p
ub
lic s
pac
es
Liai
se w
ith
sch
oo
l co
mm
un
ities
to
su
pp
ort
co
mm
un
ity
pri
de
S S S S /
CL
CL-
Co
mm
un
ity
Led
S- S
trat
egic
NB
: It
is u
nlik
ely
the
CD
S w
ill b
e ab
le t
o r
esp
on
d t
o a
ll th
ese
issu
es t
he
refo
re p
rio
riti
sin
g w
ill b
e im
po
rtan
t
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9 How will we know we are making progress?
Once priorities have been determined the Results Based Accounting (RBATM) 10 method will be applied to
the project deliverables to measure progress.
10 CDS - Steps from here
1. Finalise report and get approval to release it to the community
2. Deliver report to community-community hui is planned for late January 2014 to share the findings of
the report and introduce the implementation manager. Project priorities for implementation will be
discussed at this hui. These priorities will be re-visited at the end of the second year of the project, and
inform year three of the scheme.
3. Apply RBA method for monitoring purposes- annual review February 2015
4. Develop and implement mentoring programme and connecting communities actions
5. Ongoing project management / administration including reporting to governance group.
10 RBATM was developed by Mark Friedman as a tool to focus community organisations and agencies on results / outcomes to make positive
changes for communities, whānau and clients.
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PART THREE –Eastern Communities
Stories
11 Community Engagement
11.1 Key Themes from Community Engagement
Hearing from people who live and work in the Eastern communities has provided invaluable information
to this study. Information was collected in the following ways:
i. Interviews with community organisations, leaders, individuals
ii. Photo-story event
iii. Community interviews
iv. Community focus groups (youth)
v. Attendance at community hui
The photo-story event and community interviews were not well supported by the community. This possibly
reflects the lack of profile of the Scheme in the community at present and may work better as the project
develops or be better suited to a specific project or issue. The photo-story submission that was received
was of high quality and images are used in this report. Community interviews undertaken by volunteers in
the community were also initiated in Pirimai however other commitments of the volunteers meant that
these were not finished.
One-to-one interviews by the Community Development Scheme Manager have been the most successful
way of collecting information. Details of individuals and groups consulted with are outlined in Figure 4 and
key themes from this consultation are summarised in Figures 5-7. NB Ongoing conversations have
occurred and while every effort has been made to update information not all people consulted with may
have been recorded. A full record of consultation undertaken is available on request (Appendix Two).
The consultation overwhelmingly reflects a Maraenui bias. This is in part due to the large number of
agency stakeholders that are involved in this community, as well as the number of active community
groups. A very strong Maraenui identity has been evident through the community engagement part of this
project. This is a real strength of this community; the greater challenge is to create a coordinated approach
and a collective vision for the future of this community.
Hopefully as the project gains momentum stronger engagement with other communities will take place.
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Fig
ur
e 1
8 L
ist
of
Pe
op
le /
Or
ga
nis
ati
on
s C
on
su
lte
d
Go
vern
me
nt
/ Lo
cal G
ove
rnm
en
t C
om
mu
nit
y Tr
ust
s /
Ch
urc
hes
Ed
uca
tio
n
Re
sid
en
ts /
Co
mm
un
ity
gro
up
s
An
dre
w C
airn
s an
d R
enee
Mar
tin
- H
NZ
Ch
riss
ie H
ape
- M
inis
try
of
Soci
al D
evel
op
men
t
Max
ine
Bo
ag /
Dav
e P
ipe
/ K
eith
Pri
ce -
Nap
ier
Cit
y
Co
un
cillo
rs
Dea
n M
ori
arty
- N
apie
r C
ity
Po
licy
Pla
nn
er
Mar
aen
ui N
eigh
bo
urh
oo
d P
olic
e Te
am
Nat
ash
a C
arsw
ell –
Co
mm
un
ity
Dev
elo
pm
ent
Man
-
ager
, Nap
ier
Cit
y C
ou
nci
l
Ren
ske
Spee
ken
bri
nk
- H
awke
’s B
ay S
ettle
men
t
Sup
po
rt C
oo
rdin
ato
r, N
apie
r C
ity
Co
un
cil
Ro
byn
Sm
yth
– S
afer
Co
mm
un
ities
Co
ord
inat
or,
Nap
ier
Cit
y C
ou
nci
l
Liz
Lam
ber
t -
Nap
ier
Safe
r C
ity
Co
-co
ord
inat
or
Ro
n M
asse
y- E
con
om
ic D
evel
op
men
t A
dvi
ser
Nap
ier
Cit
y C
ou
nci
l
Ch
erie
Gir
van
- P
ensi
on
er H
ou
sin
g, N
apie
r C
ity
Co
un
-
cil
Ro
y P
ewh
aira
ngi
- C
hai
rman
- T
e Ta
iwh
enu
a o
Te
Wh
anga
nu
i a O
rotu
San
dy
Kee
n -
Dep
artm
ent
of
Inte
rnal
Aff
airs
Shay
ne
Wal
ker
and
Tu
akan
a A
ugu
st -
Haw
ke’s
Bay
Dis
tric
t H
ealt
h B
oar
d
Taas
ha
Ro
man
a /
Mo
niq
ue
Hek
e /
Geo
rge
Mac
key
-
Te P
un
i Kō
kiri
Wie
tske
Clo
os
- N
apie
r H
ealt
h C
entr
e M
anag
er M
ike
Kem
p -
Kai
mah
i Hāk
inak
ina
Mar
aen
ui-
Sp
ort
Haw
ke’s
Bay
Sara
h P
ott
er -
Age
Co
nce
rn &
Lo
is M
arkh
am N
apie
r
Co
nn
ects
Inte
rn
Art
hu
r Ta
laga
(R
ev )
- E
FKS
Sam
oan
Ch
urc
h
Bri
an H
all -
Nei
ghb
ou
rho
od
Su
pp
ort
Co
ord
inat
or
Fait
h P
anap
a -
Māo
ri W
om
en’s
Wel
fare
Lea
gue
Mal
colm
Byf
ord
- D
ove
Haw
ke’s
Bay
Mar
aen
ui R
ugb
y an
d S
po
rts
Ass
oci
atio
n
Mer
e R
uru
-- T
e Ik
aro
a R
anga
tah
i So
cial
Ser
vice
s In
c.
(Fla
xmer
e)
Pu
kem
oki
mo
ki M
arae
Tru
stee
s (x
2)
Reb
ecka
h H
un
t &
Kim
ber
ley
Baa
rsp
ul -
Liv
e H
awke
’s
Bay
Co
ord
inat
ors
Rev
Ste
ph
en Y
on
g -
Ch
ines
e C
hri
stian
Bap
tist
Ch
urc
h
Pir
imai
Ro
b L
utt
er -
fo
rmer
man
ager
of
MU
RT
/ N
apie
r C
ity
Co
un
cillo
r
Tare
ha
and
Den
is O
’Rei
lly -
Aw
a St
ud
ios
and
Haw
ke’s
Bay
CA
YAD
Tevi
ta F
akao
si -
Haw
ke’s
Bay
Pac
ific
Isla
nd
Net
wo
rk
(Do
ve H
B)
Tho
mas
Her
emei
a –
Ka
Hao
Te
Ran
gata
hi K
i Te
Mat
au a
Mau
i Tru
st
Vic
ky M
urr
ay -
Wh
ānau
Ora
Nav
igat
or
Te K
up
enga
Hau
ora
An
di P
lum
pto
n -
Pir
imai
Bap
tist
Ch
urc
h
Dan
iel M
urfi
tt -
Will
liam
Co
len
so H
igh
Sch
oo
l
Hel
en M
cNau
ghte
n -
CEO
Nap
ier
Kin
der
gart
en A
sso
-
ciati
on
Jaso
n W
illia
ms
- H
enry
Hill
Sch
oo
l
Jean
Bea
msl
ey -
Te
Ao
Mar
ama
Ko
han
ga R
eo
Jim
Pea
rcey
- M
arae
nu
i Bili
ngu
al P
rim
ary
Sch
oo
l
Liz
Sch
iman
ski -
Mar
y R
ich
mo
nd
Kin
der
gart
en
Ph
il Ja
ckso
n -
Mar
ewa
Pri
mar
y Sc
ho
ol
Teac
her
s -
Bett
e C
hri
stie
Kin
der
gart
en
Teac
her
s -
Mar
ewa
Kin
der
gart
en
Tim
Van
Zyl
- T
e A
wa
Pri
mar
y Sc
ho
ol
Geo
rge
Reti
- T
e W
hak
ako
tah
itan
ga K
oh
anga
Reo
Mak
isu
a Fa
letu
tulu
- K
ings
Up
u A
mat
a
Will
iam
Co
len
so C
olle
ge -
Gro
up
wo
rksh
op
wit
h
stu
den
ts
Pir
imai
Res
iden
ts A
sso
ciati
on
(2
mee
tin
gs)
Mar
aen
ui R
anga
tah
i (se
vera
l mee
tin
gs)
Ngā
Rau
kura
O M
arae
nu
i - A
nza
c d
ay &
Sep
tem
ber
wān
anga
Tū T
anga
ta M
arae
nu
i-(s
ever
al m
eeti
ngs
)
Julie
O’R
egan
- M
arew
a B
usi
nes
s A
sso
ciati
on
Liz
Rati
ma
- re
sid
ent
Mar
aen
ui
Ton
i Ch
apm
an -
Res
iden
t O
nek
awa
Sou
th
Mee
tin
gs /
wo
rksh
op
s att
end
ed:
Min
istr
y o
f B
usi
nes
s an
d In
no
vati
on
co
mm
un
ity
mee
tin
g (a
ugu
st 2
013
)
Safe
r N
apie
r A
nn
ual
Wo
rksh
op
Oct
ob
er 2
01
3
Co
mm
un
ity
Wo
rker
s fo
rum
Insp
irin
g C
om
mu
niti
es W
ork
sho
p O
cto
ber
20
13
Napier Eastern Suburbs Community Development Scheme
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Fig
ur
e 1
9 K
ey
Th
em
es
fr
om
Co
ns
ult
ati
on
./ 1
Wh
anau
/ F
amily
R
anga
tah
i / Y
ou
th
Kau
māt
ua
/ El
de
rly
Co
mm
un
ity
Ho
usi
ng
Co
mm
un
ities
lik
e M
arae
nu
i h
ave
a
lot
of
tran
sien
t fa
mili
es
Foo
d is
cu
rren
cy in
Mar
aen
ui
Nee
d
to
get
par
ents
to
h
ave
d
ream
s /
asp
irati
on
s fo
r th
eir
kid
s
Man
y fa
mili
es a
ren
’t p
lan
nin
g ah
ead
It
imp
ort
ant
to
un
der
stan
d
the
d
iffer
ence
bet
wee
n b
elo
ngi
ng
to a
‘g
rou
p’ a
s o
pp
ose
d t
o a
‘gan
g’
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ou
are
str
ugg
ling
to e
at i
t is
har
d
to t
hin
k ab
ou
t th
e fu
ture
If y
ou
pu
t th
e fa
mily
at
the
cen
tre
of
you
r ac
tio
ns
you
ar
e m
uch
m
ore
lik
ely
to s
ucc
eed
Will
iam
Co
len
so C
olle
ge is
rea
lly im
po
rtan
t in
th
is c
om
mu
nit
y an
d h
as a
re
pu
tati
on
th
at it
do
esn
’t d
ese
rve
Will
iam
Co
len
so h
as a
ll th
e n
augh
ty k
ids
and
th
ese
kid
s to
geth
er
crea
te p
rob
lem
s an
d g
ive
the
sch
oo
l its
bad
rep
uta
tio
n
Hen
ry
Hill
Sc
ho
ol
off
ers
as
man
y fr
ee
acti
viti
es
as
po
ssib
le
to
get
child
ren
invo
lved
.
Kid
s h
ave
a lo
t o
f fr
eed
om
to
ro
am
in
Mar
aen
ui b
ut
its
‘wh
y’ t
hat
is im
po
rtan
t to
u
nd
erst
and
Mar
aen
ui
skat
e b
ow
l is
d
om
inat
ed
by
12
-14
yea
r ag
e gr
ou
p c
an b
e in
tim
idati
ng
for
you
nge
r ki
ds
Mar
aen
ui d
oes
n’t
rea
lly fi
t w
ith
th
e re
st o
f N
apie
r, d
oes
th
e re
st o
f N
apie
r ca
re a
bo
ut
it?
Wh
at
is
hap
pen
ing
wit
h
the
Mar
aen
ui
gree
n
area
–
do
es
this
n
eed
to
b
e
com
mu
nic
ated
bett
er.
The
pla
ygro
un
d
is
coo
l, th
e co
mm
un
ity
sho
uld
loo
k aft
er it
bett
er
Stay
ing
to
yr
13
at
W
CC
w
as
a re
al
ach
ieve
men
t;
edu
cati
on
n
eed
s to
b
etter
su
pp
ort
ed b
y th
e co
mm
un
ity
and
wh
anau
You
th
pro
gram
me
(bo
ys
2
men
) w
as
a tu
rnin
g p
oin
t in
my
life.
Pir
imai
is
a lo
ng
way
(fo
r yo
un
ger
kid
s)
fro
m O
nek
awa
Po
ols
(w
alki
ng)
& t
her
e’s
no
t m
uch
fo
r yo
un
g ki
ds
to d
o.
A s
kate
b
ow
l w
ou
ld
be
coo
l. K
eep
ing
the
gr
een
sp
ace
is
real
ly
imp
ort
ant;
an
d
hav
ing
ac
tivi
ties
fo
r yo
un
g ki
ds
A y
ou
th c
entr
e o
r ‘p
lace
’ fo
r yo
un
g p
eop
le
wit
h s
pac
e fo
r ac
tivi
ties
su
ch a
s Zu
mb
a,
bo
xin
g et
c w
ou
ld b
e aw
eso
me
Wh
at i
s ar
ou
nd
in
th
e Ea
ster
n c
om
mu
niti
es
for
the
eld
erly
?
Eld
er a
bu
se is
a s
eri
ou
s is
sue
Age
Co
nce
rn is
a k
ey a
gen
cy f
or
the
eld
erly
Te
Ku
pen
ga
Hau
ora
ru
n
pro
gram
mes
fo
r ka
um
ātu
a
Nap
ier
Cit
y C
ou
nci
l an
d t
he
Mas
on
ic T
rust
ar
e h
ou
sin
g p
rovi
der
s fo
r th
e
eld
erly
.
R
esid
ents
in t
hes
e vi
llage
s ar
e w
ell c
ared
fo
r.
It i
s th
e el
de
rly
wh
o a
re o
n t
hei
r o
wn
or
in
fam
ily c
are
that
fac
e gr
eate
r st
rugg
les.
Lan
guag
e is
a s
tru
ggle
fo
r o
lder
mig
ran
ts a
nd
th
is c
an b
e re
ally
iso
lati
ng
Hea
lth
an
d t
ran
spo
rt (
acce
ss)
are
big
iss
ues
fo
r th
e el
der
ly
Nap
ier
Co
nn
ects
id
enti
fied
a
lot
of
org
anis
atio
ns
do
ing
the
sam
e th
ing-
lo
oki
ng
at w
ays
to s
har
e r
eso
urc
es;
del
iver
ser
vice
s an
d a
cces
s fu
nd
ing
Eld
erly
n
ot
nec
essa
rily
co
mp
ute
r sa
vvy
so
nee
d d
iffer
ent
way
s o
f ac
cess
ing
info
.
As
the
east
ern
co
mm
un
ities
age
wh
at a
re t
he
o
pp
ort
un
ities
fo
r th
em
Mar
aen
ui
sho
pp
ing
cen
tre
wo
uld
be
a r
eally
go
od
pla
ce t
o h
ave
kau
māt
ua
ho
usi
ng,
wo
uld
p
rovi
de
eye
s an
d
ears
o
f th
e co
mm
un
ity,
w
alki
ng
dis
tan
ce
to
the
sho
ps,
cl
ose
to
wh
anau
Pac
ific
Isla
nd
co
mm
un
ities
nee
d t
o b
e en
cou
rage
d t
o b
rin
g th
eir
cu
ltu
re i
nto
th
e co
mm
un
ity
Ch
ines
e co
mm
un
ities
ke
en
to
be
in
volv
ed in
wid
er c
om
mu
nit
y
Imp
ort
ant
to r
eco
gnis
e ea
ch i
nd
ivid
ual
cu
ltu
re
and
to
b
e se
nsi
tive
to
th
e
diff
eren
ces
Pu
kem
oki
mo
ki
Mar
ae
is
ever
ybo
dy’
s m
arae
no
t ju
st f
or
Māo
ri a
nd
no
t ju
st
for
Mar
aen
ui.
It h
as a
n i
mp
ort
ant
role
to
p
lay
for
the
soci
al,
cult
ura
l
edu
cati
on
al,
envi
ron
men
tal
and
spir
itu
al
wel
l-b
ein
g,
mo
n
gā
w
hā
na
u
kato
a ō
te
mo
tu,
o
f o
ur
peo
ple
. Th
e M
arae
vis
ion
is t
o t
each
eve
ryo
ne
abo
ut
the
Mar
ae’s
ka
up
apa
and
p
rovi
de
a
‘cra
dle
to
gra
ve’ c
on
nec
tio
n w
ith
pla
ce
Ther
e Is
an
o
pp
ort
un
ity
for
cult
ura
l to
uri
sm b
ased
at
the
Mar
ae
Oth
er c
ult
ure
s ar
e st
arti
ng
to a
pp
ear
in
Mar
ewa
and
P
irim
ai-
we
nee
d
to
be
tho
ugh
tfu
l ab
ou
t h
ow
we
incl
ud
e th
em
and
en
cou
rage
th
em t
o p
arti
cip
ate.
The
emp
ty h
ou
ses
are
a co
nce
rn
The
curr
ent
revi
ew
of
HN
ZC
ho
usi
ng
is
a
sign
ifica
nt
op
po
rtu
nit
y fo
r th
e fu
ture
o
f
Mar
aen
ui
The
chan
ges
to
HN
ZC
po
licy
aro
un
d
ac
cess
ibili
ty
com
bin
ed
wit
h
the
pro
gram
me
for
revi
ewin
g h
ou
sin
g fo
r ea
rth
qu
ake
re
adin
ess
has
b
een
re
ally
u
nse
ttlin
g fo
r
com
mu
niti
es.
Har
d t
o t
hin
k ab
ou
t th
e fu
ture
wh
en y
ou
’re
n
ot
even
su
re
if
you
’ll
be
livin
g in
th
is
com
mu
nit
y th
is ti
me
in a
yea
r
48
% o
f h
ou
ses
in M
arae
nu
i are
ow
ne
d b
y H
NZ
HN
Z o
wn
s ab
ou
t 1
000
p
rop
erti
es
in
the
Ea
ster
n s
ub
urb
s, m
ost
bei
ng
in M
arae
nu
i an
d
Mar
ewa
NC
C
ow
ns
80
fl
ats
in
On
ekaw
a an
d
20
in
P
irim
ai f
or
pen
sio
ner
s (f
or
ages
60
+ in
com
e te
sted
)
The
Mas
on
ic V
illag
e al
so i
s a
larg
e p
rovi
der
of
ho
usi
ng
in t
he
East
ern
su
bu
rbs
(Mo
rris
Sp
ence
A
ve)
Emp
ty h
ou
ses
are
a go
lden
op
po
rtu
nit
y fo
r M
arae
nu
i an
d t
he
east
ern
su
bu
rbs
for
war
m
dry
ho
usi
ng
Som
e o
f th
ose
em
pty
h
ou
ses
hav
e a
bad
h
isto
ry a
nd
a b
ad f
eelin
g
Sust
ain
able
ho
usi
ng
nee
ded
fo
r th
ose
on
lo
w
inco
me
– n
ot
sure
wh
at t
hat
lo
oks
lik
e, b
ut
nee
ds
inve
stiga
tio
n
Napier Eastern Suburbs Community Development Scheme
23
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ur
e 2
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ati
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Edu
cati
on
En
viro
nm
en
tal
Safe
ty
Eve
nts
O
the
r
Du
rin
g w
inte
r att
end
ance
dro
ps
at p
re-s
cho
ol
Po
vert
y is
a
real
is
sue
for
man
y o
f o
ur
child
ren
an
d
pre
sch
oo
l an
d s
cho
ols
oft
en h
ave
to d
eal w
ith
a lo
t o
f o
ther
is
sues
in o
rder
to
get
ch
ildre
n t
o s
cho
ol a
nd
ab
le t
o le
arn
Edu
cato
rs n
eed
to
be
tho
ugh
tfu
l ab
ou
t co
mm
un
icati
on
an
d
ho
w b
est
to e
nga
ge w
ith
th
eir
fam
ilie
s
Ther
e is
in
crea
sin
g et
hn
ic d
iver
sity
in
Mar
ewa
and
sch
oo
ls
nee
d t
o b
e m
ind
ful /
res
pec
tfu
l of
this
Acc
ess
to s
ervi
ces
such
as
do
cto
rs,
soci
al s
ervi
ces
etc
. is
an
is
sue
(i.e
. tr
ansp
ort
an
d
affo
rdab
ility
) an
d
can
aff
ect
atten
dan
ce.
Ther
e is
a w
ide
cho
ice
of
pre
sch
oo
l o
pti
on
s: k
oh
anga
reo
; ki
nd
y; c
hild
care
; it
is a
co
mp
etiti
ve e
nvi
ron
men
t.
Wh
at is
th
e fu
ture
fo
r sc
ho
ols
an
d e
du
cati
on
fac
iliti
es in
th
e
East
ern
su
bu
rbs?
Is
it
lik
ely
ther
e w
ill
be
som
e
am
alga
mati
on
s an
d s
om
e w
ill b
e fo
rced
to
clo
se -
wh
at d
o
the
com
mu
nit
y th
ink
abo
ut
this
?
Ther
e ar
e 5
pri
mar
y sc
ho
ols
in
th
e ar
ea b
ut
no
fu
ture
vis
ion
for
the
net
wo
rk
Sch
oo
ls s
tru
ggle
wit
h g
ettin
g P
TA’s
Neg
ative
per
cep
tio
ns
of
Mar
aen
ui
fro
m o
uts
ide
and
wit
hin
th
e co
mm
un
ity
mea
n t
hat
man
y ch
ildre
n a
re s
ent
ou
tsid
e
the
area
fo
r sc
ho
olin
g
Sch
oo
ls n
eed
to
be
par
t o
f th
e co
mm
un
ity
and
acc
essi
ble
to
th
e w
ider
co
mm
un
ity
Ko
han
ga R
eo i
s w
hān
au b
ased
an
d o
ffer
s o
pp
ort
un
ities
fo
r
child
ren
an
d c
arer
s; h
as a
str
on
g vo
lun
teer
bas
e
Sch
oo
ls t
ry v
ery
har
d t
o im
pro
ve k
ids
op
tio
ns
Will
iam
Co
len
so i
s lo
oki
ng
to p
rovi
de
a d
iffe
ren
t m
od
el o
f ed
uca
tio
n t
hat
bett
er c
on
nec
ts i
nd
ust
ry,
bu
sin
ess
and
th
e
stu
den
ts le
arn
ing
Will
iam
Co
len
so p
rovi
des
rea
lly g
oo
d o
pp
ort
un
ities
fo
r it
s st
ud
ents
an
d
the
gap
s in
ac
hie
vem
ent
are
clo
sin
g w
ith
in
crea
sin
g le
vels
of
ach
ieve
men
t. D
esp
ite
this
WC
su
ffer
s fr
om
a lo
w s
tud
ent
roll
Ther
e ar
e lo
ts o
f ed
uca
tio
n t
rain
ing
op
po
rtu
niti
es
aro
un
d
EIT
is c
om
mitt
ed t
o t
he
loca
l ar
ea b
ut
curr
entl
y th
ey
are
bei
ng
un
der
uti
lised
Inte
rmed
iate
sys
tem
do
es n
ot
serv
e th
ese
sub
urb
s w
ell
Gen
eral
The
East
ern
su
bu
rbs
are
run
do
wn
The
futu
re f
or
thes
e is
lik
ely
to b
e
abo
ut
the
sam
e
Imp
rove
men
ts
such
as
th
e
u
pgr
ade
of
the
Nas
h
Stre
et
Res
erve
op
en s
pac
e a
re w
elco
me
b
ut
nee
d
a h
igh
d
egre
e o
f
com
mu
nit
y o
wn
ersh
ip
to
keep
th
em lo
oki
ng
goo
d a
nd
saf
e
The
sale
an
d u
se o
f p
sych
oac
tive
su
bst
ance
s is
a
hu
ge
con
cern
to
th
ese
com
mu
niti
es
par
ticu
larl
y to
ch
ildre
n a
nd
vu
lner
able
peo
ple
.
Per
cep
tio
n
vs
real
ity;
w
ide
r
co
mm
un
ity
vie
w c
om
par
ed t
o lo
cal
view
Per
cep
tio
n
that
Ea
ste
rn
sub
urb
s le
ss
safe
th
an
rest
o
f N
apie
r
es
pec
ially
Mar
aen
ui
Key
co
nce
rns:
yo
uth
h
angi
ng
aro
un
d;
cars
b
een
b
roke
n
into
; va
nd
alis
m; d
rugs
an
d a
lco
ho
l
Scar
y d
ogs
Dra
g ra
cers
Liq
uo
r b
an a
t M
arew
a a
goo
d t
hin
g an
d
has
st
op
ped
a
lot
of
un
des
irab
le
beh
avio
ur
in
the
sh
op
pin
g ce
ntr
e
A li
qu
or
ban
is o
n t
rial
in M
arae
nu
i
Nei
ghb
ou
r b
ehav
iou
r m
akes
a r
eal
imp
act,
can
be
grea
t, c
an b
e re
ally
d
isru
pti
ve
Nei
ghb
ou
rho
od
Su
pp
ort
is
re
ally
st
ron
g in
P
irim
ai,
Mar
ewa,
O
nek
awa
Sou
th,
no
t st
ron
g in
M
arae
nu
i
Pir
imai
Pir
imai
Fam
ily d
ay r
un
an
nu
ally
by
the
Pir
imai
Bap
tist
ch
urc
h-
a fr
ee d
ay
for
the
com
mu
nit
y at
th
e P
ark
Mar
ewa
Wo
rld
Cu
p c
eleb
rati
on
th
at i
nvo
lved
th
e sc
ho
ols
, co
mm
un
ity
and
vis
ito
rs
at t
he
sho
pp
ing
cen
tre
was
gre
at f
or
the
com
mu
nit
y an
d
the
sho
ps.
V
isit
ors
ca
me
do
wn
fr
om
K
enn
edy
Par
k
Mar
aen
ui
MA
D a
wes
om
e!!
Bri
ng
bac
k th
e M
arae
nu
i Mar
ket!
!
Nu
i FM
gre
at-
was
a r
eally
go
od
way
to
tea
ch y
ou
ng
peo
ple
an
d e
nga
ge
wit
h c
om
mu
nit
y
The
‘Yo
u M
e P
eace
’ Fe
stiva
ls w
ere
grea
t
Mat
arik
i Fes
tiva
l at
the
Mar
ae a
pilo
t fo
r ce
leb
rati
on
s in
fu
ture
yea
rs.
All
East
ern
co
mm
un
ities
Kap
a h
aka
is
a gr
eat
med
ium
fo
r b
rin
gin
g p
eop
le t
oge
the
r
Hig
h le
vel o
f in
tere
st in
Iro
n M
āori
Spo
rt w
ork
s fo
r co
mm
un
ities
Co
mm
un
ity
lead
ers
get
bu
rnt
ou
t
Nee
d f
or
big
vis
ion
at
the
ind
ivid
ual
, w
hān
au a
nd
wid
er c
om
mu
nit
y le
vel
Mar
aen
ui
has
lo
ng
term
fa
mili
es
wh
o
hav
e so
cial
ised
, w
ork
ed
to
geth
er
an
d
gro
wn
u
p
toge
ther
, th
ese
fam
ilies
ar
e
the
st
ren
gth
o
f th
is c
om
mu
nit
y
Mar
aen
ui
wo
rks
diff
ere
ntl
y fr
om
o
ther
su
bu
rbs
Fun
din
g ag
enci
es
will
ev
entu
ally
d
rive
ch
ange
s in
th
ese
area
s as
th
ey
seek
to
co
nso
lidat
e fu
nd
ing
The
MU
RP
Pla
n w
as a
rea
lly g
oo
d
veh
icle
fo
r in
tera
gen
cy c
olla
bo
rati
on
an
d e
nab
led
so
me
real
ly g
oo
d t
hin
gs
to b
e ac
hie
ved
th
rou
gh a
lign
men
t o
f re
sou
rcin
g an
d p
rio
riti
es
Lots
o
f co
mm
un
ity
gro
up
s h
ave
st
arte
d o
ver
the
year
s an
d y
ou
nee
d
to h
ave
per
seve
ran
ce t
o s
urv
ive
Spo
rt
is
som
eth
ing
that
ev
eryo
ne
ge
ts in
volv
ed in
Sho
rt
term
n
atu
re
of
agen
cy
co
ntr
acts
can
hav
e a
neg
ative
imp
act
on
co
mm
un
ities
Napier Eastern Suburbs Community Development Scheme
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Pir
imai
M
arae
nu
i M
are
wa
On
eka
wa
Sou
th
Pir
imai
Res
iden
ts A
sso
ciati
on
fu
nd
rais
ed f
or
pla
ygro
un
d a
t A
llen
B
erry
Par
k; k
een
to
see
lan
d p
urc
has
ed a
t fo
rmer
sch
oo
l si
te t
o
pro
vid
e b
etter
co
nn
ecti
on
s b
etw
een
th
e ex
isti
ng
Par
k an
d t
he
sh
op
s. H
ave
mad
e su
bm
issi
on
s /
peti
tio
n t
o A
nn
ual
Pla
n b
ut
so f
ar
hav
en’t
ach
ieve
d a
ny
chan
ge
Ther
e is
a n
eed
fo
r a
stro
nge
r co
mm
un
ity
hu
b in
Pir
imai
A c
om
mer
cial
rec
reati
on
al h
ub
will
hel
p k
eep
th
is h
ub
aliv
e
A lo
t o
f th
is h
ub
was
lost
wh
en t
he
sch
oo
l clo
sed
PR
G w
ou
ld l
ove
to
see
a m
ini
skat
ebo
wl
her
e; t
her
e is
a r
eal
ne
ed
for
acce
ssib
le t
hin
gs f
or
you
ng
peo
ple
to
do
.
Nei
ghb
ou
rho
od
Su
pp
ort
wo
rks
real
ly w
ell i
n P
irim
ai
Pir
imai
is
a
mid
dle
su
bu
rb
that
is
n
ot
bei
ng
liste
ned
to
; fe
el
forg
ott
en.
Key
issu
e fo
r P
RG
is t
o p
rese
rve
gree
n s
pac
e
A l
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11.2 Service Provider Feedback
Initially one of the project requirements was to undertake services mapping in the Eastern suburbs. While
an early decision was made to not proceed with this until a clear purpose could be identified, a wide range
of service providers have been interviewed as part of collecting information for this project. Key points
from these interviews are summarised below:
Community organisations need to be strong / flexible in order to adapt and survive to continuous
funding challenges and changes in government policy
Sustainability- community organisations and projects need to be sustainable in terms of their ability
to survive and endure (or complete). It is no good starting / funding new groups or initiatives that
cannot continue or finish their purpose. Key features of sustainable community organisations or
projects include: community ownership and support; clear understanding of purpose and role;
building on existing successes
Strengths based approach- acknowledging / valuing people as the greatest community resource, and
developing that potential
Māori kaupapa and framework- places the child at the centre of focus and works with the families
Community issues are best solved by the community- they need the support of stakeholders and
agencies but it is about the community identifying and driving their own solutions
What would help is a collaborative approach. What needs to be worked through is the nuts and bolts
of how this is going to work. How do you facilitate a process so that the community / grassroots are
the driver not the government?
Local departments know the value of smaller providers but nationally wanting to cut down on
administration.
Models for aligning funding / delivery / programmes - lessons from MURT
Whānau ora is working well for whanau. As a concept has been around for a long time- as a recent
funding concept it has enabled funding to occur and measuring to take place. The government
departments are aligning themselves administratively to whānau ora. This has resulted in the
capacity and capability building of the PHO’s who have increased their own funding to apply for
whānau ora contracts. However administratively it has created problems. Grass roots organisations
didn’t have the funding / resources to do it. This has had a ripple effect and the funding has gone to
the bigger providers at the expense of some of the smaller and effective ones. This is not always the
best outcome for the community.
There is no funding to fill the gaps; therefore it’s important to build on what is there.
The current government funding favours larger organisations that provide a wider range of services
and therefore in theory are better placed to provide ‘wrap around’ services to clients. This has
prompted the move to a collaborative approach among smaller providers. Such collaboration may
provide opportunities for community development based in the community. Te Kohinga Waka is an
example of a local collaborative.
Service providers are supported by voluntary trust boards who make a significant contribution to the
organisation and the community In addition a web search of registered societies and charitable
trusts was completed. A copy of this list is provided in Appendix One. Key observations from the
Trusts spoken to as part of this project include:
1. Community-based charitable trusts often have a good understanding of the communities they
operate within. They have strong local relationships and provide an important link between
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1. Community-based charitable trusts often have a good understanding of the communities they
operate within. They have strong local relationships and provide an important link between
funders / government agencies and the community.
2. It’s tough surviving as a community trust and requires good governance and management skills to
adapt to changing policy; demanding reporting requirements; and a great deal of volunteer input
and passion.
11.3 Education Feedback
The following summarises feedback from and observations of education facilities in the Eastern suburbs:
There is a need to provide a range of services and opportunities to ensure attendance is accessible to
families in the Eastern communities.
Gaps in achievement are closing with more students achieving at higher standard than previously
A tikanga Māori approach is evident in all facilities
A whole of family approach works and these providers have great reach into communities
Educators work hard to make their facilities accessible
Declining enrolment trends is a concern for schools in the area
It is evident that there is much innovation taking place – kindergartens working closely with a range
of social service providers; kohanga reo teaching language, culture as well as standard education;
Bette Christies recently opened whanau room; maara kai; William Colenso college ‘Pathways’
approach being implemented in 2014 to link learning to employment; Richmond Primary e-learning,
to name a few
All centres are working hard to instil pride in their school and their community
11.4 Neighbourhood Police
Neighbourhood police operate in both Marewa and Maraenui. The constable in Marewa covers the wider
eastern suburbs area while a neighbourhood police team (NPT) operate in Maraenui. The police have a
high profile in these communities and work hard to support local initiatives and positive policing. The
Maraenui NPT has also supported initiatives such as the Tū Tangata Maraenui11 Pilot and the CACTUS
(Combined Adolescent Challenge Training Unit and Support) programme at William Colenso College. The
Tū Tangata Maraenui programme in 2014 supported 12 participants over a short duration to become drug
and alcohol free and to prepare them for work. This project generated a number of useful learnings for
programme development for young at risk males. At this stage no further programmes have been
provided. The CACTUS initiative is a physical training programme aimed at developing youth leadership.
11 NB this programme is separate to the Tu Tangata Maraenui community group
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11.5 Agency Feedback
A key message from government and health agencies working in Maraenui is the importance of
stakeholder collaboration, and how can this best be effective. A number of agencies mentioned the
Maraenui Urban Renewal Plan and that without it there is a vacuum for agencies to respond to community
need. Some agencies identified the desire for a community vision and plan for Maraenui that they can
work to. There is acknowledgement of the need for stakeholder to work together.
11.6 Gaps in Consultation
The consultation has adequately captured the views of most12 of the organisations that operate within the
project areas well as community groups.
However engagement with other sectors within the community is desirable as this project proceeds. In
particular it is acknowledged that the project has limited understanding of:
Pacific Island communities in the project area
The small but growing number of non-English speaking families in Marewa and possibly wider
Eastern suburbs
General views of elderly in the area
General residents’ views
A recommendation for years 2 & 3 of this Scheme is to develop and implement a
communication plan for the whole of the Eastern Suburbs.
11.7 Consultation / Engagement going forward
Maraenui
A finding of the DHB13 report identifies that Maraenui has been over-consulted and the level of trust of
consultation is low.
This is also on a conclusion of this report after reviewing the literature relating to
Maraenui.
In discussion with the DHB14 there is an acknowledgement of the opportunity for improved
communication with the Maraenui community and the need for stakeholders to be closely in touch with
each other.
A desire has also been expressed by a number of agencies for a community plan and vision for Maraenui. A
shared vision for the Maraenui community would be helpful, however the process of establishing this
needs to be done with care, and take into account the significant amount of information and consultation
that has previously taken place in this community. It is not a matter of going out to the community and
asking them ‘what do you want’ but working through what has been done, what has been said, what has
worked and what hasn’t worked, and then making a plan for going forward. The agencies themselves need
to work together to understand how they need to respond in a way that learns from the past, and builds
community resilience.
12 Organisations such as Te Kupenga Hauora, YMCA, Birthright Hawke’s Bay and the churches should also be consulted with as this project continues to form.
13 Report to Hawke’s Bay District Health Board Re: Re: Maraenui / Napier South Health Services (date not provided) Appendix Four Literature and Policy Review 14 Discussion with CE Roopu a Iwi Trust and DHB Maori Services Manager November 2013
This response is outside the scope of this project although the CDS will continue to advocate for good communication.
Other suburbs
Conversely the opposite could be said of other Eastern suburbs, and some feedback from residents of Pirimai is that they almost feel they have been forgotten about. No particular need (at this stage) for community specific consultation has been identified for Onekawa South or Marewa.
In terms of the Community Development Scheme, a hui is planned for the new year to present the finding of this report and introduce the implementation manager who will be employed during 2014 and 2015.
This response is outside the scope of this project although the CDS will continue to advocate for good
communication.
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12 Community Strengths / Assets
12.1 Community Groups
Specific mention is made of the following community groups and their kaupapa.
Tū Tangata Maraenui
Ngā Raukura O Maraenui
Pirimai Residents Group
They are acknowledged for the generous ‘donation’ of their time and open invitation to attend hui and
events, that has provided a window into the community that otherwise would have been difficult to
achieve. These groups also have wide and varied networks within the community and are active in many
community initiatives.
12.1.1 Tū Tangata Maraenui (TTM)
This community group was established in response to the state housing challenges of 2012. A change in
government policy affecting access to state funded housing, and the Corporations initial response to
earthquake risk of state homes resulted in many families being moved from state houses in the Maraenui
area.
TTM, initially a protest group, has refocused on charitable activities such as working with HNZ to ensure
access to housing for residents in need, and seeking a community house and garden as a hub for
charitable, self-help and educational activities.
Some of their activities this year have included:
Attracting funding and support from a range of sources, including the city council, for a community
garden
Providing liaison between locals urgently needing state houses and Housing NZ Corporation
Investigating social housing provision, including hosting a community meeting with MBIE on this
topic
Holding open community meetings fortnightly to enable various groups to support and inform each
other on various charitable activities they are involved in
Supporting community actions against the sale of psychoactive substances from suburban retail
areas (the Nanny Brigade)
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Making submissions to Council on a liquor ban for the shopping centre, the local Alcohol Plan and
the sale of Psychoactive substances bylaw
TTM have registered as a charitable trust and are currently investigating options to establish a community
house.
12.1.2 Ngā Raukura O Maraenui
This community group has a very specific kaupapa to support women who have been or are incarcerated as
they transition back into the community. There are complex and challenging issues faced by these women
and their families and this group is working hard to support these women to make long-term positive
changes in their lives. The impact of this group, while working with relatively small numbers of women, is
potentially huge in terms of changing cycles of violence within families.
12.1.3 Pirimai Residents Association (PRA)
This group was originally set up around expressway issues and pokies in the village and regenerated when
the Ministry of Education site (formerly Pirimai Primary School) became vacant.
PRA asked people what they wanted to see on this space and generally people wanted it for green space.
Since 2008 it’s been in limbo. The community is concerned that only a small strip of green space will be
left and the rest disposed of. Ideally they would like Council to buy the land.
PRG fundraised $31,000 for the playground on Allen Berry Reserve - they demolished the existing one and
Council took over the maintenance. A community working bee held over a weekend in November 2009 at-
tracted many Pirimai residents. With the help of a local professional builder, they installed play equipment
for older children - swings and a multi-combination unit.
Figure 22 Pirimai Fun Day 201215
Figure 23 Allen Berry Park Playground
15Photos courtesy Will Jenkins Pirimai Resident
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12.1.4 Maraenui Rangatahi (name yet to be determined)
Throughout 2013 the CDS manager has been meeting with a group of rangatahi in Maraenui who are keen
to see positive opportunities for young people. Their key passion is a youth centre for young people in the
shopping centre that can provide a drop in place for you young people and the provision of positive
programmes. This group is beginning to get involved in the development of a range of initiatives for young
people in Maraenui. There is also interest from stakeholders in accessing this group to understand young
peoples’ views and provide input on stakeholder programmes and approaches.
12.1.5 Other Groups
2013 has also seen the establishment of an active group of Maraenui residents focusing on healthy life
styles. Known as the Maraenui Motivators this group has led many local initiatives encouraging
participation in physical activities. This group has been supported by Sport Hawke’s Bay Kaimahi
Hākinakina through the Sport Hawke’s Bay He Oranga Poutama initiative. Connected with this is a
Maraenui donation network that provides food parcels and furniture to families in need.
In addition, organisations such as the churches, clubs, and many others are also providing strong
leadership in the community. Retailers Associations in Marewa and Maraenui also come together on an ‘as
needed’ basis when issues arise. The schools and educational facilities in the Eastern communities also
play a pivotal role and have great ‘reach’ into families.
Various challenges have been mentioned by these groups in terms of achieving the work that they do,
including the demands on volunteer time, the need to understand what is happening elsewhere in the
community, navigating the more structured world of government and not-for profit sector and all its
requirements, being listened to and taken seriously, and funding challenges.
The role of these groups is extremely important to the communities they operate in. They are generally
driven by residents passionate about creating positive change in their community whether it be about
getting jobs, access to affordable and healthy housing, getting educated, having safe and fun places to play
and congregate etc.
This project can potentially play a role in supporting groups like these and connecting
them so that they can learn from and support each other.
12.1.6 Stakeholder Forum
Tū Tangata Ahuriri initially was started in response to the Community Sector Taskforce16 and over time
has evolved to become an information sharing forum for those that reside within the Ahuriri community.
Held quarterly, issues are raised and relevant groups are then invited to provide feedback back to the
community. This forum has been well received by stakeholders and the community and many people
spoken to support it as an ongoing opportunity for dialogue about issues within Ahuriri.
This project can support stakeholder dialogue going forwards.
12.2 Examples of Community Initiatives
There are many community driven and agency supported initiatives that are constantly taking place in the
Eastern suburbs. Some of these observed during 2013 included:
16 The Community Sector Taskforce is an independent Treaty-based body of ten community representatives, mandated to continue the work developed by
the joint community sector and government working parties (2000 - 2002) to develop the relationship between government and the sector.
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Mataruahou Māori wardens- presence in and around Maraenui during the day, weekends and
evenings
Many of the churches provide community initiatives- for example Pulse Ministries Christmas
hāngi for all the occupiers of the shops; community breakfast; winter breakfasts being supplied at
the shopping centre
Pirimai Fun Day- an annual community day of fun and games at Allen Berry Reserve organised by
Pirimai Baptist Church
Maraenui Street basketball
Whānau ora day
MAD (Maraenui Action Day)
Figure 24 Holiday Programme 2014 Figure 25 Street Basketball in Maraenui
These initiatives are a mix of community-led and agency supported events that celebrate the diverse
communities of the Eastern suburbs.
12.3 Stakeholder and Community Collaboration
12.3.1 Stakeholder Roles
Napier City Council role is community wide to provide infrastructure such as roading, water and waste
water, and community services such as open space and community facilities. They also provide economic
and community development services with a key focus of Council’s Community Development
Department on investing in high need communities such as Maraenui.
A wide range of government agencies also have a significant involvement with Maraenui (more so than
other Eastern suburbs) due to its high levels of deprivation. These agencies recognise the role of
community development in creating strong healthy communities and often look to investing in
community development approaches where it supports Maraenui.
12.3.2 Funding Challenges
One of the challenges with government-funded community development, highlighted through
consultation with the community, is its often short-term nature that results in projects being set up only
to fall over once funding ceases. Some members of the community felt it was better to not invest at all,
than to start a project only to stop it before it gained any real traction in the community or could be
supported in the longer term.
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Government funding of service providers is also significantly more constrained than previously and
methods for their allocation and administration is under review. This reflects in part austerity measures
in response to the global financial crisis but also a move by government towards less involvement in
community development. The effect of this on community development will result in an even greater
need for communities to work together to affect positive change. This is challenging for the more
disadvantaged communities who are also facing challenges in terms of income, benefit cuts, accessible
housing, and increased costs of living day to day living.
Council staff and local staff in government agencies are very mindful of the likelihood of long-term
funding constraints hence the requirement of this project to establish a framework that promotes
‘sustainable’ development. As identified earlier in this report (section 2.2) in the context of this project it
means that careful consideration needs to be given to the support offered through this scheme and its
life beyond the funding timeframe of 3 years.
12.3.3 Engagement Challenges
Another potential challenge with government funded community development initiatives is the practise
of establishing a forum / panel / governance group for individual projects. These are comprised of either
community representatives, agency representative or sometimes a combination. Often the same people
are working on many of these groups and there is potential for ‘burn out’. In addition there is often a lost
opportunity for these groups to share information, or work in collaboration, or to ‘umbrella’ that is have
one governance group for many projects.
12.3.4 Local Visioning
In Maraenui the Maraenui Urban Renewal Plan was mentioned by both community members and
government agencies variously as a disaster in that it was top-down driven; or as a success as it gave
government agencies a shared vision and plan to work to for prioritising resourcing. What is clear in
Maraenui, is that both the community and agencies are looking for ways to work together that are
integrated, efficient and for the long-term betterment of the communities; and that this is an ongoing
challenge. It is important in trying to achieve this that the large amount of information that has been
collected over the years is built on (ie don’t start from scratch again); lessons from successes and
mistakes made are acknowledged; and relationships are continuously worked on and nurtured.
For the community of Pirimai, a stronger relationship with the City Council is sought to help them drive
their own vision for a suburb that retains a vibrant and connected community hub based around the
shopping area, and that provides activities and opportunities for all residents, in particular their young
people.
The community of Marewa has relatively good access to a more vibrant shopping centre and a wide
range of community facilities than any other part of the Eastern suburbs. They have a retailers
association that meet on an ‘as needs’ basis, and have identified a potential need for Marewa community
directory. Visioning for this community is less a priority than Pirimai or Maraenui.
No specific identity or issues were identified in relation to Onekawa South. That’s not to say there aren’t
any and as the project progresses more information about this suburb may surface.
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12.4 Key Community Facilities
In addition to schools, education facilities and churches the following facilities hold key positions within
the community.
12.4.1 Pukemokimoki Marae
Pukemokimoki Marae opened in 2007. It is Napier’s urban marae and its creation was the long held
dream for a long time of Māori living in Napier.
The Marae has an important role to play in providing for the social, cultural, educational, environmental
and spiritual wellbeing, mo ngā whānau katoa o te motu, of the people of Napier. It aims to educate,
promote and otherwise enhance the awareness of Napier residents and visitors in respect of the cultural
heritage of Māori.
The Marae is currently managed by volunteers and a paid appointment of a Marae coordinator is about
to be made. This position is being funded by Napier City Council for a period of 3 years and has been
established in recognition of the potential of the Marae for positive influence in the community.
Cultural connection is a huge opportunity for the eastern suburbs and many groups / organisations
already use this facility for this purpose. Marae Trust chairman advises their vision is to connect with
every resident from ‘the cradle to the grave’. As an urban marae affiliation is not through whānau and
hapū but belongs to everyone in Napier. This presents its own set of challenges as the traditional hapū
support structures do not exist for urban marae.
Figure 26 Pukemokimoki Marae17
The DHB report identifies that less than one in five of urban Māori do not know their iwi affiliation and
links lack of identity to poor health outcomes. It states that ‘from a Māori perspective, the cultural
factor has so many elements but for the purposes of this proposal, the starting point of measuring the
cultural factor is knowledge of whakapapa. The extent will be the knowledge of their tribal
affiliations.’
17Photo courtesy of Tū Tangata Maraenui https://www.facebook.com/groups/628693937174797/photos/ 18Report to Hawke’s Bay District Health Board Re: Re: Maraenui/Napier South Health Services (date not provided)
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Given the demographic of the eastern suburbs, and the kaupapa of Pukemokimoki Ma-
rae supporting cultural connection is seen to be a key opportunity for this project.
12.4.2 Community Sport
Through consultation, sport has been identified as an important part of community life. A number of key
sport facilities and organisations are located in the Easter suburbs and further conversations with these
organisations about their role in the community and any synergies with this project going forward is rec-
ommended. Sport Hawke’s Bay the regional sport organisation should also be consulted.
Clubs include:
Maraenui Rugby Sports Club is on land adjacent to the Marae. In recent times the club committee has
been working hard to improve their club and to promote a positive image in the community. Ka Hao Te
Rangatahi Trust have their administrative base at the clubrooms. This club also supports the Marae on
occasion where events require re-scheduling strategically located close to the Marae and Kings Samoan
Church. The Club have identified facility maintenance as an issue gong forwards.
Figure 27 Preparing hāngi at Maraenui Sports Club19
Napier Technical Old Boys Sports Organisation and Rugby Club (Napier Tech) is located on Whitmore
Park, Marewa. The club dates back to 1921 and has a thriving club membership.
Hawks Basketball has recently located to Whitmore Park into the former Wairere bowls club.
Waka Ama and Kapa Haka also have strong support in the Eastern suburbs.
Sport has been identified as a key strength and opportunity for the Eastern suburbs. A coordina-
tor is already working in Maraenui and this project should work cooperatively alongside this.
19Photo courtesy Maxine Boag
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12.5 Other Community Assets
Community Solutions website- This website established by Whakakotahitanga Community Solutions
(formerly Napier Pilot City Trust) is a free website available to Hawke’s Bay communities. It was
launched in early 2013 and has great potential for connecting communities via social media.
He Ngakau Hou-‘a new heart ‘ Maraenui Community Newspaper- this local newspaper published up to
four times a year is distributed to the wider community and has a focus on Maraenui and the Eastern
suburbs. It seeks to report positive news stories about the Eastern suburbs.
12.6 Existing Community Development in the Eastern suburbs
There are a number of community development programmes (operating or pending) within the Eastern
suburbs. Some are specific to Maraenui while others are Napier wide. These include:
Napier City Council community development department has considerable involvement in the
Eastern suburbs with a strong focus on Maraenui
Roopu a Iwi Trust- Community Development Scheme (currently completing year 1 of 3)
Sport Hawke’s Bay Active Communities initiative (currently completing year 2 of 3)
Pukemokimoki Marae co-ordinator (pending) this role, supported by Napier City Council, is being
established to support the marae to increase cultural capacity; grow usage; and implement
economic and community growth activities
Whānau ora navigators
Hawke’s Bay District Health Board Kahungunu Hikoi Whenua programme. This programme is
based on a Maraenui community wide action plan with significant involvement from the Maraenui
Rugby & Sports Club and the community. As a result of consultation the Plan identified 4 key
areas for investment in health:- Healthy eating; tamariki / rangatahi sports; maara kai; and health
screening.
Neighbourhood Support (Napier) –is located within Marewa Police Station. They have been
involved in promoting neighbourhood support across Napier and recent street barbeque initiatives
have taken place within the Eastern suburbs.
Age Concern (Napier) – located in Onekawa Age Concern deliver and coordinate programmes and
initiatives that seek to improve the lives of our older residents.
The opportunity for this scheme is to identify where it can support and work with these
existing programmes and initiatives to achieve good outcomes for the community.
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There is also a need for the different agencies to continue evaluating how these different
programmes can work together more effectively to achieve improved outcomes for the
community.
13 Summary
13.1 Eastern Communities
The Eastern suburbs are culturally diverse - they are predominantly bi-cultural (Pākehā / Māori) with a
significant Pacific Island population (in itself diverse) and increasing numbers of migrants with English
as a second language. Eastern communities, while ageing, still have a mostly young population.
Population decline is an issue for the eastern suburbs with Maraenui and Onekawa South experiencing a
significant decrease in residents between the 2006 ad 2013 census. Marewa and Pirimai are in keeping
with the rest of Napier with low growth being maintained across these areas.
There are a range of social, cultural and economic issues impacting on these communities that present
in terms of a number of areas of poor performance across home ownership, health, employment and
education. Due to this there is a high level of involvement in these communities, from the City Council’s
Community Development Department, government agencies, Hawke’s Bay District Health Board, and a
range of social service providers. In particular Maraenui has been and still is a key focus of these
agencies. Yet it is a suburb with a strong volunteer culture, whānau focus and Māori culture. Despite this
the deprivation trends are still downward for this area.
Pirimai also has a strong volunteer culture as is evidenced through the initiatives of the Pirimai
Residents Group and Pirimai Baptist Church fundraising for the playground at Allen Berry Park and the
annual Pirimai Fund Day.
The suburban commercial centres of Pirimai and Maraenui have not recovered from their heyday of the
1970’s, and their future vibrancy will be important to retaining a heart in these communities.
13.2 Community Identified Issues
The following is a summary of the key issues identified by the Community Development Scheme during
2013. These are not in any priority order.
Access to suitable housing has been a key issue for Maraenui during 2012 and 2013, and the
changing pattern of social housing provision presents a challenge and an opportunity heading into
the future.
The need to maintain central green-space, connectivity with and vitality of the shopping hub are
important for Pirimai.
Access to suitable activities for young people remains a priority across these areas and an
increasing concern for the needs of the elderly was also evident.
Poor self-perception and perception of these suburbs and particularly Maraenui is also apparent
from consultation. Although local pride and passion for the communities of Maraenui and Pirimai
was also a commonly expressed response.
Valuing all individuals in the community and supporting those who are vulnerable was also
commonly expressed.
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Community organisations such as Pukemokimoki Marae, the churches, sports clubs, Mataruahou
Māori wardens and community organisations contribute huge amounts within these communities.
The literature review identifies that that there is a significant amount of information available on
Maraenui, but very little base line data or research about the other suburbs.
There is no clear vision or long term focus for any of the eastern suburbs.
Napier City Council’s City community development department has traditionally played a key role
in Maraenui and through this has achieved and supported a large number of initiatives. Govern-
ment organisations also invested significant support in Maraenui over the years and there is an
ongoing need for stakeholders to work together to achieve positive outcomes for this community.
There has long been an acknowledgement of the need for strong partnerships with the community,
and community led decisions but the reality of enabling this has been a different story.
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PART FOUR - Supporting Information
14 Eastern Suburbs Profile
14.1 Napier Growth
The current population of Napier is 57,24020. This is an increase of 1,881 residents or 4% since 2006. The
population is forecast to continue growing at a very small rate until 2021. After 2021 it is expected to sta-
bilise with a slight decline over time.
Figure 28 Napier Population Growth Trend21
However, the nature of the population is expected to change. There will be:
An overall ageing of Napier’s population
But still a predominantly younger structure in the Eastern suburbs
Changing ethnic mix with increasing Māori population, more Pacific Islanders and the growth of
other cultures as well.
A key concern of an ageing population is the shrinking of the working age population and therefore in-
come being earned in the community.
The recently released 2013 figures show some significant changes in demographics within the City since
2006. Notably the greatest loss of population has occurred in Maraenui showing a decrease of 447 resi-
dents or 13% over this period. Poraiti show the greatest increase of 41%. Marewa and Pirimai showed
small gains (1.3% -60 residents and 3% - 75 residents) and Onekawa South experienced a small decline
(7% or 24 residents).
The reasons for the decline in Maraenui are likely to be due in part to migration of families to Australia
since the last census in 2006; and changes to Housing NZ accessibility policy that have had a significant
effect on State Housing tenants in Maraenui combined with the issue of earthquake assessment of many
of Housing NZ homes that has rendered many houses empty.
20Based on figures from the 2013 census 21Growth estimates are based on medium projections identified in the Napier City – Socio Demographic Profile 1986-2011
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In terms of planning for the future of the Eastern suburbs care needs to be taken to address issues that
are often associated with areas of declining population to ensure these suburbs remain connected and
valued communities within the wider Napier community.
14.2 Eastern Suburbs Demographics
Demographic profiles are used for many purposes including identifying and planning for interventions
in communities at risk. An issue associated with profiling in such communities can be the resulting
‘labelling’ of communities and the reinforcement of negative perceptions. In reporting on the first year of
the Community Development Scheme the profile information of the eastern suburbs is acknowledged as
an important part of the picture of characterising these neighbourhoods. However the report also seeks
to balance this by identifying the community assets, strengths and aspirations as the basis for the Com-
munity Development Scheme going forward. This strengths based picture is less factual and more anec-
dotal and is captured in Part Two of this report under the title of What the Community Has, Wants and
Aspires To
Key demographic features of the Eastern suburbs are summarised below. A full description is provided
in Appendix Three.
The Eastern suburbs of Napier account for 16,257 residents or 29% of Napier’s total population of
57,240
Age / Ethnicity22
The Eastern suburbs have a high proportion of Māori and Pacific Island residents23
Maraenui and Onekawa South have a higher proportion of younger people than the rest of the
Eastern suburbs and Napier as a whole
Marewa has a higher proportion of older people similar to the rest of Napier
Pirimai (and Napier in general) is less ethnically diverse than the rest of New Zealand
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Figure 29 Ethnicity
There is opportunity to celebrate the ethnic diversity of these suburbs and a need to
work in ways that are culturally appropriate.
Work / Income
Maraenui and Onekawa South have less people in employment (full or part-time)
There is a significantly higher proportion of recipients on the DPB, and other benefits, or income
not stated, in Maraenui than other areas
Pirimai has a higher proportion of self-employed people than the rest of the Eastern suburbs (but
still lower than the rest of Napier as a whole).
Pirimai has more managers, technicians and tradesmen, clerical and administrative workers than
the rest of the Eastern suburbs.
Marewa has more professionals than the rest of the Eastern suburbs (but still less than Napier as a
whole)
Maraenui has more machinery operators and labourers than the rest of the Eastern suburbs and
Napier as a whole.
Community workers are about the same across the eastern suburbs.
Regionally unemployment rates for the Māori community and young people are of major
concern24. This is even more so for communities such as the eastern suburbs of Napier that have
both significant Māori and young populations.
24Social and Economic Development in the Hawke’s Bay Region- An Analysis of Current Historical and Future Trends and Progress prepared by Sean Bevin Economic Solutions July 2012
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Figure 30 Employment
There is a need to facilitate employment opportunities for residents of the Eastern
suburbs.
Education
Qualification levels reflect the nature of employment and training available in Napier with post
school qualifications (excluding university) being relatively high in Marewa and Pirimai
The level of residents with no qualifications is higher than elsewhere in New Zealand and is of
concern. While some of this reflects the youthful age of the suburbs, qualifications are recognised
as important for getting work
Figure 31 Qualification Levels
Access to quality education is a priority for the Eastern suburbs. There is a wide range
of education providers in the Eastern suburb however some of the schools face negative
perception issues and low student numbers. This does not necessarily reflect the quality
of the education available but is a combination of people outside the suburb not utilising
these facilities and residents within the suburbs choosing to send their children out of
the area for a perceived better education.
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Family Structure
The Eastern suburbs have:
A similar mix of two-parent families as the rest of Napier
A higher proportion of one-parent families than the rest of Napier, with the number of single
parent families noticeably higher in Maraenui
Eastern suburbs are ‘family’ oriented suburbs, with a higher proportion of one parent
and low income families than the rest of Napier. This means the job of parenting is often
more challenging and greater community support is required.
Home Ownership
62% of homes are in private ownership in Pirimai and 26% are rented. This is similar to Napier as
a whole
Marewa and Onekawa South have lower rates of home ownership (50% and 46.7%) and higher
rates of rentals (34.7% and 38.1%)
Maraenui has the lowest rate of home ownership (36.2%) and proportionally higher percentage of
rentals (44.9%)
Housing and home ownership are important challenges for the Eastern suburbs.
Pirimai is often regarded as a ‘stepping stone’ suburb for families trying to get on the
home ownership ladder. Maraenui has high numbers of state owned housing. The
current government has signalled that this will change in the near future (discussed
elsewhere in report) creating opportunity for private social housing providers to enter
the market. This will impact on the eastern suburbs in the future and is a significant
opportunity.
14.3 Economic Trends in Napier
As identified in the timeline in Figure 2 the Napier economy was affected by a number of local, national
and global events that have had long-term and ongoing impact on the eastern suburbs of Napier, in
particular Maraenui. Events included:
The international stock market crash of the late 80’s
Government ‘free market’ policy removed subsidies form farming and industry
Closure of major local industries that employed manual labour during the 1980’s and 1990’s
including Whakatū and Tōmoana freezing works, restructuring of the New Zealand Railways,
Morrisons, UEB and Bird’s Eye.
Over time welfare dependency has increased and long term unemployment has become a significant
issue for many families. This has had a specific impact on families in the eastern suburbs of Napier as
shown by the socio-economic map in Figure 27 below.
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Figure 32 Socio Economic Map- Napier City25
The Global Financial Crisis of 2007 and slow recovery years has further impacted on the New Zealand
economy including Hawke’s Bay and Napier. A key effect of this has been the drift of population to Aus-
tralia seeking better opportunities and this is thought to be a key contributor to the decline in population
between 2006 and 2013 in Maraenui.
A key social and economic influence in the near future is the Treaty settlements that have been or are
currently being negotiated with Treaty partners around the country. In Hawke’s Bay significant settle-
ments have or are currently being negotiated and in many cases investment plans by iwi and hapū are in
place. As iwi invest there is likely to be significant change to our social, economic and environmental
structures and significant opportunities for Māori that will affect the current trends that see Māori per-
forming at the lower end of every social indicator.
Iwi are clear however that these settlements cannot be expected to replace welfare; however it will over
time generate improved economic opportunities for Māori.
Dr Ganesh Nana, chief economist of BERL Economics26 advises that the future of the New Zealand econ-
omy lies in exporting, ‘export or die’ are his words. The asset base of the Māori economy is 2010 is
$36.9bn, based on this he describes four future scenarios based on production focussed,
25Source : Atlas of Socioeconomic Deprivation in New Zealand NZDep 2006 26Māori economy - a response to the GFC sub-title: Wealth Creation, Not Austerity by Dr Ganesh Chief Economist BERL August 2012 http://berl.co.nz/economic-insights/economic-development/maori-economy/maori-economy-and-wealth-creation-presentation-to-auckland-council/
Project Area
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export focussed, RS & T investment increased or the ‘do nothing’ option. Dr Ganesh projects the impact
of these different scenarios on Māori GDP and job opportunities. Both show similar trend lines - the
impact on jobs is reproduced here. The risk of doing nothing is not affordable to New Zealand and the
importance of investing in the Māori economy is significant. Similarly the social effects of an improving
Māori economy are also significant for our Māori populations. It will however take foresight and
investment by all of New Zealand and Dr Ganesh highlights that this change will require:
communication and behaviour change necessary
need genuine relationship between scientists, innovators and Māori entrepreneurs
collaboration and leadership potentially central
Figure 33 Potential Benefits and Opportunity Costs (difference in jobs compared to 2010
baseline)
This view is also supported by a regional study into social and economic development in Hawke’s Bay
that states ‘The Māori community in general is over-represented in the region’s negative socio-
economic statistics; future Treaty settlements and other resources available to Māori will be vital in
addressing this situation.’27
Improvements for Māori is even more important in areas such as the Eastern suburbs where our Māori
population is significantly higher than other areas of Napier.
27Social and Economic Development in the Hawke’s Bay Region – An Analysis of Current Historical and Future Trends and Progress pre-pared by Sean Bevin Economic Solutions July 2012
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Key Points
1. Eastern suburbs are predominantly bi-cultural (Māori / European) with a significant Pacific
Island population.
2. Like elsewhere Eastern suburb populations are ageing however they are also still relatively young.
Therefore the need to address opportunities for young people is likely to continue to be a priority
in the short term. The needs of older people will increasingly become more important in the
medium to longer term.
3. Accessible education and employment are important challenges for these communities going
forward.
4. The current ‘picture’ of home ownership is changing in the Eastern suburbs.
5. The impact of the Māori economy going forwards will be crucial to improved social outcomes.
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15 Literature Review A wide range of documents were reviewed as background to this report (refer Appendix Four for detailed
review). Key relevant findings are summarised below:
15.1 Relevant Napier Reports
15.1.1 Pilot City Trust Reports (1983)
Napier as a ‘Pilot city’ for social well-being was a concept developed by a group of interested community
citizens in the late 1970’s. This group, concerned at trends in violent offending in the city, believed that
Napier could be a ‘model or pilot city that could examine new ways of minimising social problems and
improving the quality of life’. Central to this was the idea that ‘perhaps the level of resources may be
quite sufficient to meet Napier’s needs’ and that ‘these resources may be being used inefficiently or not
directed to the genuine needs.’ The population of the city at that time comprised 48,000 residents.
Three reports measuring social services, citizens’ views on the quality of life and the welfare state in
Napier and Images of Napier formed the basis for much of the Trusts on-going work. The Trust is today
known as Whakakotahitanga Community Solutions.
An attempt at making some comparison between some of the key findings and the state of the
community today are made as follows:
Unemployment in Napier has continued to rise:
The uptake of social media by communities is a significant key influence that has emerged since
the Barron reports were produced
Agency collaboration continues to be a challenge and an opportunity
Social facilities for young people are still identified as a priority by the community; however the
sustainability of youth centres has been tried on a number of occasions with mixed success
Isolation is increasingly a key major concern for the elderly
Safety remains a key concern for a small but significant number of Napier citizens
A review of the Companies Office website identified 16 social service providers / community
organisations in Maraenui, 6 in Marewa, and 4 in Pirimai.
1973 1983
2008 2012 2013
70 2001 (4%) 4,609 (8.3%) 5,705 (10.3%) 5,836 (10.5%)
28The next two figures are from the Pilot City Trust reports 29The next 3 figures are from the Centre for Social Research and Evaluation. East Coast Region Service Centre Fact Sheet. Ministry of Social De-velopment June 2013 NB: The area units for measuring unemployment are likely to have changed since the 1980’s so figures are a guide only.
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The Pilot City Trust reports estimated that at any one time 10% of Napier’s population confronts serious
social and personal issues which require a caring response. The Salvation Army’s State of the Nation
Report 201230 state that 10-20% of New Zealanders are increasingly disconnected and divided form the
mainstream of society.
15.1.2 Napier Social Monitor Report (2000-2009)
This report provides a comparison of certain aspects of quality of life in Napier between 2000 and 2009.
While the results indicate general satisfaction with life in Napier it also indicates:
There is a small but persistent percentage of dissatisfaction with safety
An increase in numbers of both those who perceive Napier to be an ‘excellent’ caring community
and a ‘poor’ caring community
a dramatic increase in respondents who are beneficiaries
An overall decrease in quality of life of respondents
Satisfaction with personal health has remained consistent overtime
A decrease in home ownership is evident.
15.2 Suburbs Specific Reports
There are a large number of reports on Maraenui, however little if any relevant literature is available
about the other Eastern suburbs.
Reports reviewed included:
Maraenui Community Crime Survey 2004 (Napier City Council)
Maraenui Urban Renewal Plan 2005 (MURP) and Reviews (2006 & 2011)
Maraenui Economic Development Plan 2007 -2017 (Economic Solutions Ltd )
Maraenui Historical Survey 2006 (Patrick Parsons)
Maraenui Shopping Centre CPTED Assessment 2011 (Harrison Grierson Consultants)
Neighbourhood Accessibility Plan – Preliminary Investigation 2004 (Opus International
Consultants)
Report to Hawke’s Bay District Health Board re: Maraenui / Napier South Health Services (2011)
These reports highlight consistent themes from consultation including:
Community buy-in to projects being run from ‘outside’ the community is essential to their long
term success
There is a strong sense of identity associated with Maraenui
The ongoing desire for a strong revitalised hub at the Maraenui shops Collaboration between
organisations can achieve great results for the community where this is based on strong
relationships between organisations, and good connections with the community
These reports also reflect a considerable amount of community consultation generally on a project
by project basis. These consultations generally reflect the same outcomes and desires by the
community.
30‘The Growing Divide’ Salvation Army State of the Nation Report 2012
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Summary of Key Findings: Literature Review
Since the 1980’s there has been recognition of the need for community solutions and better stake-
holder collaboration in areas of high need. This was first raised by the Barron reports. Community
issues have become increasingly complex and agencies are continuing to search for integrated to
support communities in need. This is not always easy and requires dedicated and sustained effort.
Challenges are compounded.
Many of the attitudes, issues and challenges identified in the reports of the Napier Pilot Trust of
the 1980’s are still relevant in Napier today. Unemployment continues to persist, agency spending
has decreased, a small but significant number of residents remain concerned about quality of life
and access to social services continues to grow.
Responses have focussed on health and social wellbeing, cultural and environmental outcomes
and some real successes have been achieved in terms of organisational collaboration on commu-
nity outcomes. However negative trends in these communities persist.
There has been a significant amount of consultation by agencies with Maraenui and large
amounts of information generated. Future engagement with this community needs to build on
this information and learn from successes and mistakes of the past. The agencies themselves also
need to work out how best they can work together to support Maraenui.
The community are willing to participate in decisions on issues that affect them.
“Safety’ has been the broad umbrella under which much has been achieved over the years for Ma-
raenui and the wider Napier community.
There is little if any relevant literature for other areas in the Eastern suburbs.
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15.3 Policy Review
A review of relevant policies of the following organisations is provided in Appendix Four:
Napier City Council
Hawke’s Bay District Health Board
Ministry of Social Development
Social Housing Reform
Te Puni Kōkiri
The Department of Internal Affairs
These polices identify strong support for areas of high need. These include low income, high deprivation
areas, often with high Māori and Pacific Island populations.
Most of these agencies has a clear community development focus and provide a range of models that are
specifically ‘community development’ focussed or include elements of community development. Such
models include:
1. Community Development Planning and implementation (Napier City Council)
2. Whānau Ora (whānau based approach to supported whanau / family dialogue and planning, and
then providing integrated services to help whanau / families achieve their goals.) (TPK)
3. Community Response Model (FAC’s a division of MSD)
4. Community Development Scheme (DIA)
The government has provided clear signals that welfare provision is to change. This will affect funding of
non-government organisations (NGO’s), how services are delivered and access to services. Work
obligations and access to housing have changed. The government is reviewing its housing stock and
intends to divest of around 20 % of its stock. They have indicated they could be interested in overseas
investment in terms of social housing.
The changes have created a great deal of uncertainty in suburbs such as Maraenui and 2012- 2013 saw a
number of protests by the community around the uncertainties caused by policy changes particularly in
relation to social housing.
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Summary of Key Learnings: Policy Review
1. Government organisations are operating in far greater financially constrained environment since
the Global Financial Crisis first emerged in 2009. This, combined with emerging national govern-
ment policy changes has meant new ways of doing business are emerging.
2. Since the 1980’s there has been a growing awareness of the need for models that provide for a
Māori perspective towards social challenges, and an increasing field of Māori policy and methodol-
ogy. This is also paralleled by awareness of the need to provide for Pacific island Communities and
other ethnic groups.
3. Social housing is currently a key issue for the eastern suburbs particularly Maraenui and Marewa.
Changes to accessibility criteria, ‘surplus’ stock being divested and new housing present a signifi-
cant opportunity for the Eastern suburbs. This needs to be well planned and executed if it is to
achieve positive change for these communities.
4. There are a range of community development models and funding support promoted by the vari-
ous government agencies, including Whānau Ora (delivered through TPK – focussed on whānau /
community approach); Community Development Schemes (DIA); and CRM (FAC’s)31. Local terri-
torial authorities often support community development as well either through administering gov-
ernment contracts or funding their own community based approach.
31Community Research Model (CRM) supported by Family and Community Services (FAC’s) a branch of the Ministry of Social Development
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15.4 Review of Community Development Practice in New Zealand
A number of articles were reviewed to understand the context and development of community
development practice in New Zealand. Traditionally (and different perhaps to the experience of other
countries) community development has been largely driven by local and central government. Commonly
agreed principles include32:
1. Social justice – Addressing power imbalances between individuals and different groups in
society. The focus on collective response rather than individual circumstance.
2. Individual and collective human rights – good community development practice observe
and protect human rights and individual freedoms.
3. Equity - Opportunities and resources are allocated in an equitable manner to enhance the
capacity of all sections of the community to attain their well-being.
4. Self-determination and empowerment – seeks to empower individuals groups and
communities to attain their well-being through collective action. Communities own and drive the
process.
5. Participation / democracy – effective participation enables the community to articulate its
vision, which enhances the effectiveness and sustainability of development outcomes
6. Cooperation / collective action – Community members work together to identify and
undertake action, based on a shared respect for all contributions.
7. Sustainability – (Including but not exclusively, environmental sustainability)
The paper by Dr Terence Loomis33 usefully outlines the differences between ‘community organising’ –
the power approach and ‘community building’ – the programmes approach and identifies the pitfalls
and opportunities with each approach. He recognises the following challenges for community
development in the future:
1. Organising and growing the non-government community development sector
2. Supporting community organising efforts
3. Enabling communities to pursue holistic sustainable development
He predicts that in the future it will be largely up to the Community and Voluntary Sector in New
Zealand, backed by a few innovative charities, to carry the torch for community-led development and
sustainable development. Responding to this challenge will take organisation and communication,
networking, securing sustainable funding (e.g. the Southland Trust, the Tindall Foundation) and sharing
learnings from successful projects.
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He believes that ‘Comprehensive community initiatives’34 (CCI’s), with a track record of research and
experience, may be a model worth exploring in New Zealand and acknowledges that there are already
promising examples where local residents groups and community organisations on their own initiative,
sometimes with support and encouragement from local or central government, are addressing local
issues comprehensively and pioneering their own holistic, place-based sustainable development. Some of
these started in response to social needs and broadened to encompass other aspects of local life (e.g.
Ranui, Highbury). Others like Transition Towns and Ecovillages had their genesis around environmental
concerns and had a more holistic perspective from the outset (c.f. Loomis, 2011b). Māori Treaty
settlements have also served as a catalyst to iwi-based experiments in holistic development grounded in a
distinctively Māori world-view (c.f. Torjman and Makhoul, ibid: 35; Loomis, 2000).
Loomis concludes that in light of recent global developments and government’s neoliberal policy
responses, communities and the non-government community development sector need to explore
alternative steps to CLD. Three options suggest themselves at the moment:
1. Strengthening and organising the non-government CD sector
2. Supporting community organising and direct action efforts aimed particularly at injustice, poverty
and unsustainable government policies, and
3. Exploring the utility and feasibility Comprehensive Community Initiatives and Sustainable
Community initiatives (e.g. Transition Towns), and encouraging support from community trusts
and philanthropic foundations.
Loomis also reviews a number of community development projects and approaches to identify best
practise. He concludes that there are very few truly successful community led development projects and
notes the need for more dialogue around the different government models that are applied.
The DIA’s review of New Zealand government funded Community Development Programmes – (March
2011) also identified a number of key lessons learned through the programmes it reviewed that are useful
to consider when developing a project for the Eastern suburbs. These included learnings about:
1. Community engagement
2. Funder / community relationship
3. Clear roles and responsibilities
4. Planning and outcome development
5. Local leadership
6. Community capacity
7. Effective collaboration
8. Critical reflection and learning
9. Māori community development
34A US / Canadian model of community development whereby local efforts attempt to foster a fundamental transformation of communities facing signifi-cant t challenges. These initiatives seek to catalyse a process of sustained improvement in the circumstances and prospects of selected communities. They often try to create new social networks and local economic opportunities.
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An Article on Community Development in American communities35 identified the opportunities for
community development practice in the future to be focused on i.e. ‘distributed leadership - where
collaborative leaders change by developing and connecting systems; long-term systems innovation
(process change not another new programme (similar to Loomis’ community organising v community
building); engaging in private markets; and adapting technological innovation such as data connection
and social media.
35Investing in What Works for America’s Communities -From Community to Prosperity Ben Hecht (Sept 2012) http://www.whatworksforamerica.org/?s=from+community+to+prosperity
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Summary of Key Learnings - Community Development Review
Community development in the future is likely to have less government leadership than in the past
and more by NGO’s and philanthropic organisations. Funding from government agencies is also
likely to be more limited. This will requires new and innovative ways of supporting communities.
Overseas trends indicate a growth in leverage funding, social capital and reliance on philanthropic
sources. There will potentially be opportunities for collaboratives such as Te Kohinga Waka to
have a greater role in the community development sphere providing the link between community
and government.
Community led development that focusses on ‘place’ and everyone in that place is considered best
practise.
Project Lyttleton and Tamaki Inclusive Engagement Strategy are considered good examples of
strong community led development projects
It is important that where different models of community development are applied in the same
community, good dialogue takes place about if and how these can best work together.
36http://inspiringcommunities.org.nz 37Community-led Development in Aotearoa New Zealand: Dead End or New Opportunity? Loomis (April 2012)
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There are many useful websites with examples of best-practise and tools for community development.
Ones that have been reviewed for this Scheme are listed below:
http://www.contractmapping.govt.nz/
http://www.communitymatters.govt.nz/Success-stories---Community-success-stories http://www.dia.govt.nz/diawebsite.nsf/wpg_URL/Resource-material-Our-Policy-Advice-Areas-Community-led-Development?OpenDocument
http://northfleetbiglocal.com/ http://www.theguardian.com/voluntary-sector-network/2013/apr/10/regeneration-transform-communities
http://www.localtrust.org.uk/big-local/pathway/step-one/
www.beaconpathway.co.nz/
http://www.lyttelton.net.nz/ http://communityinnovation.berkeley.edu/
http://www.tipuake.org.nz/index.php
http://www.legislation.govt.nz/act/public/1962/0133/latest/DLM341120.html
http://www.Māorifuturemakers.com/
http://www.mayorstaskforceforjobs.co.nz/
http://www.youthmentoring.org.nz/
http://inspiringcommunities.org.nz/contact
http://www.achievingsustainablecommunities.com/resources-and-publications.html
http://www.community.net.nz
http://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/new
http://www.tpk.govt.nz/en/in-focus/whanau-ora/
http://www.sspa.org.nz/
http://www.communitysolutions.org.nz/
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GLOSSARY Community*39 A community is a network of people and organisations bound together by factors such as:
shared identity, culture and / or whakapapa, e.g. hapū / iwi or ethnic group
common location, e.g. a neighbourhood, village, suburb
administrative or political locality, e.g. local government territory
similar interest or kaupapa, e.g. voluntary organisation or Māori community group.
Community capacity building*
Community capacity building is defined as: activities, resources and support that strengthen the skills and abilities of people and community groups to take effective action and leading roles in the development of their communities.
It is helpful to see community capacity building as three main types of activity:
developing skills – learning and training opportunities for individuals and groups, and sharing through networks and mutual support, to develop skills, knowledge and confi-dence
developing structures – developing the organisational structures and strengths of com-munity groups, communities of interest and networks
developing support – developing the availability of practical support to enable the de-velopment of skills and structures.
Community development*
Community development is concerned with change and growth within communities, with giving people more power over the changes that are taking place around them, the policies that affect them and the services that they use.
Community development provides communities with ways to increase opportunities for par-ticipation, to enable the transfer of skills between people, to develop self-reliance, to build organisational capacity and networks of community groups, to ensure local ownership of projects and decisions, and to utilise local resources to solve local problems.
The communities and groups within communities, most in need of this capacity building are those that suffer the most disadvantage and discrimination.
Community development practice*
There are several key elements to community development in the current literature:
people define their own problems and issues
people work together as a group rather than as individuals
actions increase the self-reliance of the community and its individuals rather than in-crease dependency on others
the role of community development workers is to facilitate this process, rather than organise it on behalf of others
community development involves engagement in political processes and often negotia-tion between groups with conflicting interests. It also involves elements of social change whereby disadvantaged or minority groups provide challenges to the attitudes or power relations in society.
39terms noted with an asterisk* are as defined by the Department of Internal Affairs www.communitymatters.govt.nz
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DIA Department of Internal affairs
FAC’S Family and Community Services, a group within the Ministry of Social Devel-opment
HBDHB or DHB Hawke’s Bay District Health Board
HNZ or Housing NZ
Housing New Zealand Corporation. HNZ is responsible for managing govern-ment housing assets.
MBIE Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment. MBIE was established in 2012 and incorporates four former departments- the Department of Building and Housing, the Ministry of Economic Development, the Department of La-bour and the Ministry of Science and Innovation. MBIE is responsible for set-ting policy including the new direction for social housing.
MSD Ministry of Social Development. MSD are the largest government agency re-sponsible for a wide range of services including Child Youth and Family, Fam-ily and Community Services, Work and Income and student support services.
NCC Napier City Council – the territorial local authority for Napier City.
NGO Non-government organisation
RAIT Roopu A Iwi Trust – the Iwi Social Service Provider for Ahuriri, established during the mid 1980's.
Social connectedness*
Social connectedness is a way of describing social exchanges through the rela-tionships people have with others, and the benefits those relationships bring to the individual, as well as to society. People who feel socially connected con-tribute towards building communities and society. Well-developed communi-ties that offer citizens access to opportunities, resources and networks are an
Strong communities*
Strong communities:
seek appropriate solutions together
provide people with a sense of belonging and purpose
share a vision and common values
have capable and enterprising leadership
have proactive, inclusive organisations
are resilient and resourceful
manage their own self-determined, sustainable development.
TPK Te Puni Kōkiri. TPK are a government agency that works within the public sector, and with Māori communities, to support Māori collective success at home and globally. Te Puni Kōkiri means a group moving forward together.
Whānau Ora (Māori: family health) is a major contemporary indigenous health initiative in New Zealand driven by Māori cultural values.40
40http://en.wikipedia.org/
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APPENDIX ONE – COMMUNITY ASSETS
APPENDIX TWO – COMMUNITY CONSULTATION
APPENDIX THREE – COMMUNITY PROFILE
APPENDIX FOUR – LITERATURE AND POLICY REVIEW
APPENDIX FIVE – BEST PRACTISE REVIEW
For copies of Appendices please refer to the Roopu A Iwi website www.rait.co.nz