September 2015 Number 3

In This Issue Welcome Dr

Schoenherr Supported Youth

Living Toi Toi Restorative

Justice Gamblefree Day

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Welcome Dr Schoenherr!We’re excited to announce Dr Matt Schoenherr will join our GP team on September 14. Dr Schoenherr was trained in the US at Saint Louis University School of Medicine before receiving his specialty in Family Medicine in Wisconsin. Before moving to New Zealand with his wife Erin Fisk, who is the GP at Otautau Medical Centre, Dr Schoenherr worked at a small clinic

in Wisconsin focusing on Family Medicine. He is looking forward to getting to know the people of Invercargill and Nga Kete and helping them make the right decisions to keep them happy and healthy.

Supported Youth Living House shiftsNga Kete’s Supported Youth Living House has moved locations. The new environment supports Whanau Ora Navigators to have a greater capacity for more one-on-one time with individuals. The new location has a capacity for six. Nga Kete Chief Executive Tracey Wright-Tawha said the house is based on family values and run as a family dynamic with great ground rules, clear responsibilities and exceptionally good supervision, seven days a week. “The home offers unsupported youth an opportunity to move beyond their current situation,

Weaving Wellness – Whanau Ora

Ka tangi te titi

Nikita Dobson

Gamblefree DayFrom September 1 Nga Kete in partnership with ILT Eastern Suburbs Tavern will be promoting problem gambling information with local and national support services at the gaming venue throughout the month of September. The community focused initiative is supported by the Eastern Suburbs Tavern who provided a free bag of choice not Chance promotion resources to every individual that entered the gaming lounge throughout Gamblefree Day.

learn how to become self sufficient and move towards independence in a supported way.” The non-contracted service has been essential in supporting improved wellbeing for the 19 young people referred to date, she said. The house has been full of successes, including future hospitality worker 17-year-old Nikita Dobson. Nikita, who entered the house in January, was shy, quiet and timid. But being in the house has taught her independence and eight months on she is a confident and competent young woman. She is thriving in education, physically healthier and her state of wellbeing has improved. She has almost completed NCEA level 2 and a hospitality course. She doesn’t know where she would have been if it wasn’t for the house and describes it as a life-saver.

Our amazing Restorative Justice team!Restorative Justice is alive and well in Southland, Queenstown and Gore! Here at Nga Kete, we’re really pleased with recent legislation changes, which have strengthened and extended the application of general rights for victims and increased the rights of victims of serious offences. The new

legislation has meant an influx of restorative

justice referrals at Nga Kete. We believe we have a good system in place and we’re meeting our targets in each area (including pre-conference and conferencing). For queries about restorative justice please phone (03) 214 5260.

Have you seen our new Facebook page? Check out https://www.facebook.com/ToiToi15 to see our huge range of pounamu, bone, weaving, clothing, korowai, glassware, cards and more! The shop is located in the Cambridge Place Arcade in Invercargill. Profits go towards supporting Whanau in need in Southland.

RN Gerard McCall & Annette King

Daniel Tawaroa, Mikayla Unahi - NKMPT

& Tamirangi Ormsby Tavern - Manager

Specialist Facilitation Services Manager Natasha Barrett

Nau mai haere mai – Nga Kete Matauranga Pounamu