Our vision
Our vision is to keep our children and young people safe and thriving in strong families and communities.
Our commitment to Leading for Outcomes include:
- Quality Social Work Practice
- Addressing Youth Offending
- Achieving Permanency for Children
- Responding to Community Needs and Expectations
- Outcome Focused Residential Facilities
- Leadership
The hopes of Pūao-Te-Ata-Tū manifest themselves in the Children, Young Persons and their Families Act (1989) particularly with its focus on whānau, family decision making, empowerment and the centrality of the child.
This is nicely reflected in the Pūao-Te-Ata-Tū waiata:
Pūao-Te-Ata-Tū
Ānei rā āku ringa Here is our offering
He ringaringa māu to empower you
Pūao te ata tū heralding the new dawn
Pupuritia kia mau Hold on to these principles
Hei kaimahi māu give them meaning
Pūao te ata tū
Ko te manawanui through your dedication
Me te tūmanako and commitment
Kia ea ngā wawata a tōu iwi e the aspirations of our people
Pūao te ata tū can be fulfilled
The Children, Young Person's and Their Families Act (1989) is the organisational response to the expectations of Pūao-Te-Ata-Tū. Every day as we work with famiiles, every Family Group Conference we convene, gives effect to Pūao-Te-Ata-Tū and its challenge to us to understanding the place of the child and young person within their familly group, and their whānau, hapū and iwi.
