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A respite for young mothers.
This is one of the initiatives that will come
from the Te Ao Auahatanga fund.
Today the recipients of the government fund were announced.
Of the 230 applications, just 31 received funding.
Te Whanau o Waipareira is already a popular health
and social services provider in West Auckland.
But that reputation is only set to improve,
after receiving an $800,000 government grant
to establish a new respite for young Maori mothers.
$200,000 every year for four years.
It sounds a lot, but it probably doesn't equate to the workload.
Waipareira is one of only 31 Maori groups that received funding
otherwise known as Te Ao Auahatanga.
A $20 million Maori health fund
to be rolled out over the next four years.
A lot of our young people lack the proper parenting
and lifestyle skills to cope.
Te Utuhina Manaakitanga Trust in Rotorua
is another of the successful recipients.
They plan to use the money to support whanau
whose family members are receiving alcohol and drug treatment.
This will help our whanau stand tall within their own hapu, iwi,
and in the communities where they reside.
Details around the respite for teen mums haven't yet been confirmed.
Although Te Karere understands that the initiative
will begin modestly with four beds, but they hope to expand.
Kingi Kiriona, Te Karere.