Wānanga Pūkōrero is the trauma recovery and healing arm of Te Pou Awatea – The Broken Movement Trust. We exist for those who are ready to stop circling their pain and instead turn toward it — safely, deliberately, and with support.

Grounded in wānanga-based practice, lived experience, and mātauranga Māori, Wānanga Pūkōrero creates intentional spaces where trauma is not rushed, minimised, or pathologised. Instead, it is called forward, allowed to surface, and worked with in ways that restore dignity, self-agency, and inner authority.

Our wānanga are not therapy sessions or seminars. They are containers — held environments where men and women can speak what has been carried in silence, reflect honestly on lived experience, and begin integrating the impacts of trauma into conscious, self-directed pathways forward.

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Wānanga Whatukura

Men’s Healing & Trauma Recovery Wānanga

A three-day intensive wānanga for men, offering a safe and culturally grounded space to acknowledge lived trauma, reconnect with identity, and begin integrating past experiences into empowered, self-directed pathways forward.

Wānanga Māreikura

Women’s Healing & Trauma Recovery Wānanga

A three-day intensive wānanga for women, offering a safe and culturally grounded space to acknowledge lived trauma, reconnect with identity, and begin integrating past experiences into empowered, self-directed pathways forward.

Te Whakarau Ora

Aftercare & Integration Support Programme

Ongoing individual and group support through coaching, mentoring, and accountability. Te Whakarauora helps participants put their self-directed hauora and wellbeing plans into action. Guided support strengthens positive habits over time. Focus is on long-term change in home, whānau, and community life. Empowering participants to live with purpose, balance, and resilience.

Tuakana Teina

Graduate Mentorship Pathway

Graduates of Wānanga Pūkōrero are supported to step into Tuakana roles, walking alongside Teina as mentors. This pathway strengthens continuity of care, lived-experience leadership, and collective responsibility across all wānanga services.

Wānanga Whatukura

Men’s Healing & Trauma Recovery Wānanga

A three-day intensive wānanga for men, offering a safe and culturally grounded space to acknowledge lived trauma, reconnect with identity, and begin integrating past experiences into empowered, self-directed pathways forward.

Wānanga Māreikura

Women’s Healing & Trauma Recovery Wānanga

A three-day intensive wānanga for women, offering a safe and culturally grounded space to acknowledge lived trauma, reconnect with identity, and begin integrating past experiences into empowered, self-directed pathways forward.

Te Whakarau Ora

Aftercare & Integration Support Programme

Ongoing individual and group support through coaching, mentoring, and accountability. Te Whakarauora helps participants put their self-directed hauora and wellbeing plans into action. Guided support strengthens positive habits over time. Focus is on long-term change in home, whānau, and community life. Empowering participants to live with purpose, balance, and resilience.

Tuakana Teina

Graduate Mentorship Pathway

Graduates of Wānanga Pūkōrero are supported to step into Tuakana roles, walking alongside Teina as mentors. This pathway strengthens continuity of care, lived-experience leadership, and collective responsibility across all wānanga services.

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He Ara Hou is the social service arm of Te Pou Awatea – The Broken Movement Trust. Its focus is simple and deliberate: to walk alongside rangatahi and whānau as they navigate complex social challenges and find a new path forward.

He Ara Hou works in the real spaces where life is often hardest — at home, in schools, within communities, and during transitions into independence. We recognise that social challenges rarely exist in isolation. They are shaped by environment, relationships, systems, and circumstance. Our mahi is to bring steadiness, clarity, and practical support into those spaces.

Rather than fixing or directing, He Ara Hou supports rangatahi and whānau to strengthen their own capacity, confidence, and decision-making. Through consistent presence, trusted relationships, and wraparound support, we help restore hope, stability, and direction.

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Māia Rangatahi

Youth Mentoring & Development Pathways

Māia Rangatahi is a culturally grounded mentoring service for rangatahi aged 12–18. Rooted in mana-enhancing practice and guided by lived experience. Rangatahi are supported to navigate challenges, strengthen identity, and grow confidence. Trusted relationships with tuakana help build resilience and leadership skills. Connections with education, whānau, and community are restored and strengthened.

He Ara Tū (HAT)

Whānau Advocacy, Social Support & Resilience Building

He Ara Tū is a whānau-centred social advocacy and support service. It helps kiritaki whose mental health challenges intersect with social, legal, financial, and housing pressures. Everyday obligations can quickly become overwhelming — missed appointments, fractured routines, and system demands add stress. Whānau support workers walk alongside kiritaki in a practical, steady, and non-judgemental way. The focus is on restoring routine, strengthening stability, and advocating across complex systems.

Māia Rangatahi

Youth Mentoring & Development Pathways

Māia Rangatahi is a culturally grounded mentoring service for rangatahi aged 12–18. Rooted in mana-enhancing practice and guided by lived experience. Rangatahi are supported to navigate challenges, strengthen identity, and grow confidence. Trusted relationships with tuakana help build resilience and leadership skills. Connections with education, whānau, and community are restored and strengthened.

He Ara Tū (HAT)

Whānau Advocacy, Social Support & Resilience Building

He Ara Tū is a whānau-centred social advocacy and support service. It helps kiritaki whose mental health challenges intersect with social, legal, financial, and housing pressures. Everyday obligations can quickly become overwhelming — missed appointments, fractured routines, and system demands add stress. Whānau support workers walk alongside kiritaki in a practical, steady, and non-judgemental way. The focus is on restoring routine, strengthening stability, and advocating across complex systems.

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‘Te Ara Ihomatua – The Pathway of Inner Strength’ is a service department designed to assist whānau and individuals on dealing with mental health distress, support whānau with loved ones who are experiencing those challenges and provide support where it’s needed most.

Rooted in the belief that healing begins from within, this department offers a range of holistic supports designed to uplift the mind, body, and spirit.

Through one-on-one counselling, community awareness seminars, and our innovative mental health mind & soul studio, we walk alongside individuals and whānau on their journey toward greater self-awareness, resilience, and wellbeing. Each service is grounded in kaupapa Māori values and tailored to honour the unique experiences of those we serve.

Whether seeking support, connection, or tools for everyday mental fitness, Te Ara Ihomatua provides a safe and empowering space to heal, grow, and thrive.

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Te Āhuru Manaaki

Mental Health Coaching Support

Te Āhuru Manaaki offers individual and group support to explore the roots of mental distress. Delivered through a coaching-led framework, integrating counselling, mentoring, and goal-focused planning. Kiritaki are supported to strengthen insight and develop self-directed wellbeing plans. The focus is on building independence, confidence, and long-term stability. Relational and strengths-based, this service restores agency rather than creating dependence.

Aronui

Community Outreach & Whānau Wellbeing Support

Aronui is Te Ara Ihomatua’s community outreach service, reducing isolation and challenging stigma. It provides accessible spaces through support groups, check-ins, and information evenings. Whānau and community members build understanding of mental health and practical ways to help. Participants share experiences, strengthen connection, and reduce stigma. Aronui promotes wellbeing as a collective, sustained through informed and connected communities.

MaiOranga

Mind, Body & Soul Studio

MaiOranga is a community mental wellbeing studio for mind, body, and soul.
Through individual and group sessions, it supports mental fitness, physical wellbeing, and body awareness. Participants build motivation, discipline, and goal alignment for daily life. Holistic health planning is grounded in lived experience, not perfection. MaiOranga helps people create sustainable habits, energy, and confidence for long-term wellbeing.

Te Āhuru Manaaki

Mental Health Coaching Support

Te Āhuru Manaaki offers individual and group support to explore the roots of mental distress. Delivered through a coaching-led framework, integrating counselling, mentoring, and goal-focused planning. Kiritaki are supported to strengthen insight and develop self-directed wellbeing plans. The focus is on building independence, confidence, and long-term stability. Relational and strengths-based, this service restores agency rather than creating dependence.

Aronui

Community Outreach & Whānau Wellbeing Support

Aronui is Te Ara Ihomatua’s community outreach service, reducing isolation and challenging stigma. It provides accessible spaces through support groups, check-ins, and information evenings. Whānau and community members build understanding of mental health and practical ways to help. Participants share experiences, strengthen connection, and reduce stigma. Aronui promotes wellbeing as a collective, sustained through informed and connected communities.

MaiOranga

Mind, Body & Soul Studio

MaiOranga is a community mental wellbeing studio for mind, body, and soul.
Through individual and group sessions, it supports mental fitness, physical wellbeing, and body awareness. Participants build motivation, discipline, and goal alignment for daily life. Holistic health planning is grounded in lived experience, not perfection. MaiOranga helps people create sustainable habits, energy, and confidence for long-term wellbeing.

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