Our services
“Recovery doesn’t happen in people; it happens between people”
At Mana Enhancing STOP we understand the heartache and pain of addiction and the strength that can be gained from successful treatment. We invite you to join our services to walk alongside you in your healing.
Tu Taua
The name "Tu Taua" was gifted to us by our kaumataua meaning Stand Up and fight against the attack of methamphetamine in our community that is harming our people and destroying our whānau.
Taking on this call to action, we started uniting our whānau through community rōpū and wānanga. These gatherings have become a safe place for collective learning, healing, tautoko and awhi giving strength and resilience to move forward.
Tu Taua services have been empowering our whānau directly and indirectly affected by the harmful effects of methamphetamine and other substances since 2017 and continue to grow.
Take your first step to recovery and whānau healing! Join one of our regular marae-based educational wānanga on the last Thursday of every month from 9am to 3pm at:
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Taharangi Marae at 26 Tārewa Road, Kuirau, Rotorua 3010
You can also join a weekly rōpū group session kanohi ki te kanohi (in-person) at:
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St Luke's Anglican Church, 1223 Amohia Street, Rotorua 3010
Every Wednesday at 6pm
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Maanaki Ora, 1272 Fenton Street, Rotorua, 3010
Every Friday at 11am
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72 Hinemoa Street, Whakatāne 3120
Every Thursday at 6.30pm
You can also join the online Zoom sessions at 6 pm on Mondays and Fridays at:
Mana Enhancing Stop's Personal Meeting Room
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/8985595317...
Meeting ID: 898 559 5317
Passcode: 09mntk
All welcome!
Pōwhiri Poutama: An Intensive Therapeutic Community-Based AoD Programme
Pōwhiri Poutama is an intensive, community-based 8-week AoD Kaupapa Māori Marae Based programme that blends cultural principles with therapeutic practice. It is designed to guide manuhiri through a transformative haerenga (journey).
This abstinence-based programme is for tangata whaiora and their whānau who want new tools and skills to strengthen their recovery journey in the community. It includes a tikanga programme, financial literacy sessions and diversion therapy which include a range of experiences in the community, like hīkoi (walks), mara kai (food gardens) and motivational speakers
Phase 1: Potiki, focusing on foundational growth and self-discovery.
Phase 2: Teina, a period of deeper exploration and developing resilience.
Phase 3: Tūākana where manuhiri work towards mastery and effective closure.
The Pōwhiri Poutama programme runs on Tuesdays from 9.30am to 3pm and Wednesdays from 9.30am to 1pm at Te Kuirau Marae, 22 Ariaterangi Street, Ohinemutu, Rotorua.
Wednesday afternoons are for activities outside of the marae.
Me Mahi Tahi Tātou – Prison Reintegration Support
Me Mahi Tahi Tātou is a reintegration service suppoted by Ara Poutama Aotearoa, Department of Corrections. Our kaimahi connect with tangata whaiora and their whānau across multiple Corrections facilities. We meet with tangata whaiora both in person and through audio-visual link to build trust to provide holistic reintegration support.
Our sustained presence in the prisons prepares participants for a successful return to the community where we provide continuity of care and support them through this often-difficult transition.
Out of Gate Reintegration Support for High and Complex Needs
Mana Enhancing STOP is now provides the Out of Gate service to support tangata whaiora with high and complex needs returning to the Bay of Plenty from prison. We walk alongside tangata whaiora and their whānau to support a safe and meaningful return to the community, helping them meet their six pillars of reintegration.
These pillars include:
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accommodation
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health
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life-skills
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education
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employment
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whānau and community connection
We can work alongside whānau who have spent at least 30 days remanded in custody receiving a community-based sentence, or who have served a prison sentence of any length of time and need a lot of reintegration support when released.
Community Education Days
Mana Enhancing STOP run a series of community education days alongside community partners to provide information about the effects of methamphetamine and what support and treatment options are available. Keep an eye out for upcoming events. These days are for the whole whānau to learn and to feel empowered.
Alcohol and Other Drug (AOD) Assessments
Mana Enhancing STOP can complete culturally informed Alcohol and Other Drug Assessments for courts and for rehabilitation pathways.
