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"Community is first of all a quality of the heart. It grows from the spiritual knowledge that we are alive not for ourselves but for one another"
- Henry Nouwen

From The Chairmans Desk – September 2021

We think sometimes that poverty is only being hungry, naked, and homeless. The poverty of being unwanted, unloved, and uncared for is the greatest poverty. We must start in our own homes to remedy this kind of poverty Mother Teresa…

Tairawhiti stories for Tairawhiti tane

RESEARCHERS say there is a need for a national website where male survivors of sexual abuse, their whanau and friends can tap into information, services and self-help resources . . . and that is where Male Survivors Aotearoa can help.…

Addressing trauma ‘not an overnight fix’

While it is connected to a men’s centre set up to confront whanau violence, the new Te Hokai: Male Survivors Tairawhiti service is for victims, not perpetrators, of abuse. IT was the events in Gisborne of late 2006 that were…

Te Hokai a step on the journey to healing

A Gisborne support service for male survivors of sexual abuse is run by men, for men, with a particular focus on te tane Tairawhiti. A GISBORNE support service for male survivors of sexual abuse is overseen by Tauawhi Trust, a…

Te Hokai image illustrates journey of learning

WHEN thinking about creating a name for Te Hokai: Male Survivors Tairawhiti, artist Nick Tupara sat on the riverbank in Turanga – where the three rivers meet – to reflect on what that might look like. Talking at Te Hokai’s…

Te Hokai helps men reclaim stolen mana

A Gisborne support service for male survivors of sexual abuse is run by men, for men, with a particular focus on te tane Tairawhiti. “YOU’RE weak.” “You let him.” “You’re gay.” “You were asking for it.” These falsehoods often run…

‘It can happen to any male’

MANY Kiwi males never talk about the sexual abuse they have suffered and there are many reasons for that, says Wellington male sexual abuse agency Mosaic-Tiaki Tangata. It might be the depth of their trauma, or it might be because…

Te Hokai aims to reduce barriers to support

SO many men say that in carrying their trauma, they feel absolutely alone, so they need to be in a space where they feel change is possible,” Tim Marshall , trustee of the Tauawhi Trust that oversees Tairawhiti’s Te Hokai…