About

You can find us in Stratford Taranaki the gateway to Mount Taranaki(Egmont) Aotearoa(New Zealand) our place is  where young people from the community can come to chill, feel safe, listen to music, play pool and table tennis. We have an Information Technology Suite(free internet) for young people and community to use for training, research, homework, social networking. We live on Regan Street Stratford oppisite the New World Supermarket in the old methodist church hall.

Youth Nurse                                                                                                                                               Comes from Ngati Ruanui Iwi Heath Service, visits our centre every Monday from 3pm to 5pm availabe for all your health needs, this is a free service to youth beween the ages of 10 years to 25 years of age.

Korero about the painted fridge featured on the wall and article in Stratford Press

The idea behind this painting acknowledges the people of Aotearoa and its land. The connection between the whenua and its protectors. The whakaaro demonstrates Moari Mythology about the creation of our earth Papatuanuku and her beloved Ranginui after they had been seperated allowing their children to grow and develope themselves. This whakaaro is a metaphor for mother earth and the skies allowing humanity the right to grow, develope and use our natural resources as a way of living and feeding back to the land ect. However, you can see in the polluted waters and ochre-burnt orange skies havent been treated right, humans have abused their land and have become ignorant to what allows us to live the lives weve all chosen. Now we have everything that we've ever needed and wanted, we are now ruining our land and soon we will have nothing. We need to live in humility to be grateful and satisfied with everything we have been given.

 Youth Worker                                                                                                                                                      Youth Workers are on site and works with youth between the ages of 10 years to 25 years of age, and their families. They provide services that help build relationships and connect with their community.

Social Worker                                                                                                                                              Social Worker works with people who have been socially excluded or are experiencing crises. The role is to provide support to enable service uses to help themselves, acting as guides, advocates and supporting individuals, families and groups with in the community.