Our values help shape who we are and why we do the work we do.
If you have any engagement with us we will do our best to live into and up to the following guiding principles:
Manaaki
Caring for others deeply and with open generous hearts.
We support those in need with kindness and manaaki because we believe everyone deserves a life they choose
Whanaungatanga
We believe in the strength of building relationships.
We believe in the strength of building relationships, fostering belonging and community through whanaungatanga so that no one ever feels they are going through this world alone.
Whakapono
We are a safe and grounded constant.
We feel that a fundamental foundation for healing is trust and that whakapono creates faith and openness between us and those we support. We are a safe and grounded constant that can always be turned to.
Rangatiratanga
We believe in respect and honour.
We believe in respecting and honouring rangatiratanga and personal sovereignty by guiding journeys that strengthen the mana of people.
Te Tiriti o Waitangi
We seek ways of being that integrate a Māori worldview.
We honour the importance of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and tangata whenua. We are open and active in developing our work and seek ways of being that integrate a Māori worldview.