Tai Aranui
Project Background
Te Rūnanga o Ngā Maata Waka (TRoNMW) in partnership with NZ Police, Department of Corrections and Ministry of Justice have developed the Tai Aranui Prototype, an integrated service model operating as a hybrid of 4 integrated workstreams that are whanau centred, whanau led, whanau ora focussed through the delivery of functional family therapy, intensive mentoring and driver education. This partnership is to work together under the principles of the Te Tiriti o Waitangi and to improve outcomes for Maori who come into contact with the Justice System.
The foundation of the integrated service model, is the collaborative approach between Te Rūnanga o Ngā Maata Waka, the New Zealand Police, Ministry of Justice and the Department of Corrections. The approach provides strength, accountability, shared resources and a focus on building a collaborative team.
National and local governance plays a critical role with the way the partnership and collaboration are undertaken. The two Boards lead the principles, values, shared strategic direction and outcomes. They manage the risk, shape new innovations, maintaining this through the strength of relationships and common goals. Governance leadership and influence equally, is a critical component for the success of the partnership. The Bid Agency Partners group is made up of
· Ta Mark Soloman – Chair
· Wally Haumaha – Deputy Commissioner, NZ Police
· Neil Campbell – General Manager, Maori Strategy and Partnerships, MoJ
· Norm Dewes – Chief Executive, Te Runanga o Nga Maata Waka
The Local Governance Board is made up of senior leaders from New Zealand Police, Department of Corrections, Te Puni Kokiri, MSD, NZTA, Community Law, ACC, ihi Research, MoE, Te Putahitanga o Te Waipounamu and Te Runanga o Nga Maata Waka with Superintendent John Price, NZ Polic, Regional Commissioner John Henderson, MSD, and Chief Executive Norm Dewes, TRoNMW who operate a shared Chair arrangement.
The team approach is a different way of working the service model and provides opportunities to improve the services available for whānau, particularly those incarcerated or at risk. An example of this occurred in September 2018, when the partnership lifted the age criteria for the driver education programme, from under 17s to an open age group setting. This was activated by identifying a gap in the initial Bid proposal, it was evidenced by reporting and analysis which led to applying a variation to the Integrated Outcomes Agreement. This was enabled and recommended by local governance membership and approved by the Bid Agency Partners group. Right now, the design/prototype team are exploring new ways of working the Functional Family Therapeutic model with women and men prisoners.
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