THOON

Cyclone Gabrielle - Ngāpuhi Iwi Collective Response

“He moana pukepuke e ekengia te waka
A choppy sea can be navigated”

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Ka Tika te Kōrero

In just over two weeks, Te Tai Tokerau has been through State of Emergency twice. Although the weather is starting to ease, we know many in our rohe have been affected or impacted by this weather.

You will find the following in this pānui:

Ngāpuhi Iwi Collective Response
First steps to recovery
Ngāpuhi Iwi Collective Planning
Ngāpuhi is here to tautoko
Ngāpuhi Iwi Collective Givealittle
Photos from the past two weeks

Our thoughts and prayers are with all whānau throughout Aotearoa who have lost so much due to the floods and Cyclone Gabrielle. E mihi ana to all our emergency services that have helped our whānau to safety, to all marae that has helped and are still currently helping shelter our whānau.

If you are concerned about yourself or someone else, call us on 0800 KIA RITE or 0800 542 7483, or you can email thoon.referrals@ngapuhi.org and our team will help.

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Ngāpuhi Iwi Collective Response

He mihi nūnui ki ngā ringa raupā me te whānau whānui o Ngāpuhi nui tonu

Since Cyclone Gabrielle hit marae, the community and whānau. THOON mobilised quickly to check in on the vulnerable and assess the damage. It was important how we, as TRAION, THOON, NISS in partnership with Takiwā, marae/whānau leaders, community partners, funders and supporters could get help to where it was desperately needed. We saw not only the horrific immediate damage the cyclone caused, but also the significant longer-term impacts on the housing and infrastructure that left many of our people to deal with frightening, week-long blackouts.

Our Kaiwhakahaere Tia Ashby says:

"Thankfully, we already had the bones of our approach ready to go from the COVID response so our call centre was activated the day the storm hit. We also had teams deliver preparedness packages as we knew that some whānau did not have equitable access to civil defence resources. To help deal with the broader issues across the motu and within our region, our 'Taki-O-Autahi' (National Call Centre) team, kaimahi, volunteers, marae, hāpu and NGO's worked in collaboration with Te Arawa, Te Taiwhenua o Heretaunga and Whakarongorau so our manaaki and tautoko extended to whanaunga in the East coast where we can offer navigational and triage support to hauora services in their area.

We were also able to quickly stand up the Crisis Response Centre in Kaikohe and send out reconnaissance teams to check across Te Whare o Puhi to understand what help/awhi and tautoko our marae, takiwā and whānau needed"

Collaboration has been critical in these local efforts and we are eternally grateful to our different marae who stood up evacuation and support centres in their community, whānau leaders and our Iwi teams who rolled their sleeves up to pack and deliver kai and support packs for whānau.

Below are photos from some of our collective efforts, ngā mihi ki a:

Te Kotahitanga e Mahi Kaha Trust
Te Kona
Te Whatu Ora
MSD
Hato Hone
SUPIE
PGG Wrightsons Kaikohe
Bunnings Kaikohe
Kerikeri Water Supplies
New World Kaikohe
Swanie Nelson
Brown Butterbean BBM
NZ Defence Force
Civil Defence
And recently Sanitarium who have also jumped on board
Huakina Development Trust,
Papakura Marae,
Turuki Healthcare,
Te Ahiwaru
Te Ākitai Waiohua
Kōhanga Reo ki Tāmaki
Te Roopu Waiora
Te Puea Memorial Marae
Māori Women’s Welfare League
Ngāti Whātua Ōrakei
Ruapōtaka Marae
Te Mahurehure Marae
ira.dot
Hoani Waititi Marae
Te Hā Oranga o Ngāti Whātua

How to koha to local efforts:

We recognise that many whānau are still without power and fuel/food, supplies are running low and many have urgent housing repair needs.

Te Hau Ora o Ngāpuhi has set up this Give a Little page to help respond to these immediate needs so we can deploy resources faster:

https://givealittle.co.nz/cause/ngapuhi-iwi-collective-reponse

If you wish to donate to the other marae and local causes across the motu you can give here: Relief funds and places to donate

We acknowledge the significant efforts that have gone on across Aotearoa to support those who have been significantly impacted across Kahungunu and Ngāti Porou territories.

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First Steps to Recovery

Ngāpuhi Iwi Collective Planning

Our team has been working collectively alongside Te Runānga o Ngāpuhi to ensure we are meeting our rohe needs during this time.

Ngāpuhi is here to tautoko

If you are concerned about yourself or someone else, call us on 0800 KIA RITE or 0800 542 7483 and our team will help.

We will accept any walk in appointments. Our hours for the drop-in service are
10-2pm daily at 113 Broadway Kaikohe.

For access to our outreach service, please call the 0800 number above. Please note that this service is open for all those who have been affected by the recent weather.

We are on the ground completing check-ins on our vulnerable whānau and delivering support packs where needed. Our different support packs include:

Kai
Water
Pēpi + Mama packs (Female hygiene)
Cleaning + hygiene packs
First aid
Temporary loan of generators (depending on stock availability)
Emergency housing
Delivery of prescription medication
Fuel vouchers

If you are in need of help call us on 0800 KIA RITE or 0800 542 7483 and our team will help.

Otherwise, come and see us at 113 or 125 Broadway, Kaikohe.
PLEASE remember, in an emergency call 111.

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Ngāpuhi Iwi Collective Givealittle

Te Hau Ora o Ngāpuhi are collecting koha/donations from those who wish to direct funds to whānau, marae and communities in Te Whare o Puhi directly affected by Cyclone Gabrielle. We will take guidance from our call centre, marae, whānau and community leaders where resource needs to be deployed for the greatest impact.

Donate here‍‍