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K Road Chronicles – The Final Season | Episode 4: Whangārei

December 3rd 2024 Returning to Whangārei after filming two seasons ago, K Road Chronicles hoped to hear stories of success and recovery. They didn’t. If anything, problems around poverty and homelessness are worse. Read more

Whenua Māori Online Webinars

Whenua Māori Online Webinars

March 10th 2025 We've partnered with Māori Land Court to deliver a series of online webinars for whānau to build understanding of Māori Land Court processes, see demonstrations of the court's website and online Read more

Free legal support and advice in Kaitaia

Free legal support and advice in Kaitaia

February 27th 2025 Te Hiku Connect and 155 Whare Āwhina's community law team have partnered to provide FREE 1:1 legal support & advice for the Kaitaia community on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. To book: Call Te Hiku on Read more

Holiday Hours

Holiday Hours

December 20th 2024 Open Arms - 102 Robert Street Remains open Monday to Saturday, 8:30 am – 12.30pm Breakfast 8:30 am – 10:00 am Lunch 11:30am – 12.30pm We will be closed only on public holidays: December 25 Read more

Fill the Blues Bus and support Whakaora Kai

Fill the Blues Bus and support Whakaora Kai

November 8th 2024 Fill the Blues Bus with MoreFM is back this Christmas season collecting non-perishable food items - and our food rescue arm Whakaora Kai is one of the recipient charities. Whakaora Kai redirects much Read more

New Whakaora Kai site opens in Moerewa

New Whakaora Kai site opens in Moerewa

October 17th 2024 Our Whakaora Kai operation in Moerewa is open in a freshly renovated space at 55 Main Street. It's a warm and inviting atmosphere that we run in partnership with He Iwi Kotahi Tatou Trust, where Read more

City mission vision for new Whare Āwhina hub

City mission vision for new Whare Āwhina hub

July 31st 2024 We're going to turn a former police station into Whangārei’s very own version of a city mission - and we need help! Our new premise on 93 Cameron Street will allow us to centralise our support Read more

City mission vision for new 155 Whare Āwhina hub

City mission vision for new 155 Whare Āwhina hub

July 4th 2024 Our new premise on 93 Cameron Street will allow us centralise our support services into one hub for the community. “Much like Auckland and Wellington’s city missions, this will be a community Read more

Taitokerau taitamariki share their thoughts on key issues

Taitokerau taitamariki share their thoughts on key issues

July 4th 2024 The number of young people experiencing poverty is increasing in Aotearoa - and in Taitokerau. We are proud supporters of the Child Poverty Action Group kaupapa, and recently sat down with Read more

155 Whare Kai calls for shelf sponsors: We’re running on empty

155 Whare Kai calls for shelf sponsors: We’re running on empty

June 27th 2024 We're calling on local businesses and community donors to help keep our social supermarket's shelves stocked. Read more

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