The service will be for tāne who are motivated and committed to successfully transition into living back in the community and who need the wrap-around support that the service can provide.

They will be male, have an identified re-integrative accommodation need, be over 18 years of age at the time of placement to the service, have a long-term transition plan in place, committed to maintaining the tikanga and kawa of our kaupapa and a desire to reconnect with whānau and wider whānau.

From all over Aotearoa who are motivated and prepared to transform their life.

If someone is interested in living in the whare, they will be part of a careful and robust assessment and selection process.

For residents released from a corrections facility, our experienced kaimahi will build trusted relationships with tāne well in advance of their release. Our kaimahi will develop a strong understanding of their life and whānau circumstances, the support they have already received, their commitment to the tikanga and kawa of our kaupapa and their motivation to achieve their aspirations.

This way our kaimahi will be certain that our service can provide the right support and that tāne are motivated and committed to reconnecting with their whānau and community and leading a healthy, safe and resilient life.

Some residents will be referred to live at the service by a Court as part a community-based sentence. For a resident to be referred to live at the service by a Court, they must first have opted in by expressing their interest to their probation officer.

Together with a probation officer, our experienced kaimahi will work with the potential resident to assess if they would be suitable and, if they are, they will recommend this to the Court, which makes the final decision.

In assessing their suitability, our kaimahi and the case manager or probation officer will consider:

• Their motivation to rehabilitate to a crime-free life

• Any rehabilitation programmes they have undertaken

• Whether they will get on with other residents in the service

• Whānau connections in the area

• Any risk to public safety or victims

• Their demonstrated motivation to distance themselves from any gang connections.

If they are being sent to live at the service by a Court as part a community-based sentence, our kaimahi and their probation officer will also consider whether they are employed and if the whare are close to their job, programmes, counselling services and whānau.

The service will operate like a supported flatting environment. Residents will be responsible for daily shared living activities, such as cooking, shopping for groceries, washing clothes and house cleaning. Most residents will be either employed or in training while living at the service, and those that are not will be actively supported to do so.

There will be a space at the properties for physical exercise and recreational activities. These will be encouraged and will contribute to the overall wellbeing of residents. As part of the service residents will be supported into self-directed leisure activities, such as waiata, learning to play a musical instrument or a creative activity. Tāne will also be encouraged to learn te reo Māori which will be proivded by the service.

Part of the tikanga and kawa of our kaupapa is that residents are committed to education and/or employment as an integral part of reconnecting with their whānau and the community.

As an iwi service, we have connections to a wide range of education and employment support for our iwi members that includes training providers, local employers, tradespeople, government agencies and the Ministry of Social Development.

Our kaimahi will work with residents to understand their existing skills and work experience and their aspirations for long-term meaningful employment or education and together we will create a pathway to support residents to achieve their aspirations.

All residents will need to agree to the tikanga and kawa of our kaupapa. Our tikanga and kawa will be firm but fair, to ensure the safety of all our residents, kaimahi and the community.

Our kawa will include a curfew, clear times for manuhiri and a ban on drugs and alcohol.

Additional to our tikanga and kawa, residents will also need to comply with any conditions they have on their sentence and orders, such as electronic monitoring or directives to not associate with certain individuals or groups.

The residents must demonstrate motivation to be accepted into the service, and this includes distancing themselves from gang members. Gang regalia will not be permitted in the property or worn by residents or manuhiri.

No, men with high or complex needs will not be eligible. This includes men who:

• Present as being at high risk of harm to others

• Have a high risk of serious reoffending, such as highly violent or sexual offending

• Have serious addiction or substance abuse issues

• Have acute mental illness

• Have cognitive impairments.

No.

No.