Puawai Mama Mothers

Support Group

Ngā Whakamarama | Service Description

Mother's from all over the Hutt Valley come together each week to support one another in their role as a mother. Sessions are relaxed and the environment is warm, welcoming and friendly. Mother's can expect to enjoy one anothers company, learn from one another, be exposed to a number of guest speakers from local providers and community agencies.

The program consists of the following:

connecting to whakapapa.
how your personal journey influences the way you parent your tamariki
traditional roles of wahine and tane
human development, focussing on infancy childhood and adolescence
parent and child safety, including physical and emotional safety
understanding the negative aspects of the misuse of power and control

Objective of the programme:

The aim of this programme is to create a greater sense of the understanding and responsibility of the parenting role amongst Māori whānau in order to provide a nurturing and safe environment for tamariki.

Mā wai ēnei mahi?
Can anyone use this service?

Māori whānau
Mixed tane/wahine groups
Whānau living in the Hutt Valley
This programme is free and confidential

Waea Mai
Who do I contact to find out more?

Phone 04 920 1460, and ask for a member of the NET Team for more information. Come see us at Kokiri Marae, 7 - 9 Barnes Street, Seaview, Lower Hutt 5014