Zoom Hui - Schools are a safe place to be

Our most recent collaborative project was the “Our Schools are Safe” Zoom Hui held on Monday 22 November where Māori and Pasifika professionals from our Kāhui Ako, the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Social Development, the Starship Community Nursing Team (ADHB) and the Ministry for Pacific Peoples formed a panel to share key messages and answer questions from the wider Onehunga/Māngere Bridge communities.

The key aims of the hui were to address the fear in the community that was created by the initial “covid elimination strategy”, look at the advantages of students returning to school and reassure families that schools are safe places to be by informing them of protocols, procedures and prevention strategies. Once key messages were shared, Hui participants moved to breakout rooms where Māori and Pasifika professionals from each organisation (TIKKA, MoE, MPP, MSD, ADHB) hosted and facilitated discussions in their home language/s.