Takiwātanga Resource Project developing culturally appropriate autism resources
Altogether Autism and Kanorau are working together to develop and provide culturally appropriate Takiwātanga (Autism) resources for the community, whānau, hapū and iwi.
The aim is to:
. provide credible and up to date information to whānau Māori around Takiwātanga
. invite open feedback, reflection and discussion to amplify and extend the voices of whānau Māori to express their understanding of Takiwātanga
. create free learning resources to develop relevant information and share knowledge through a Te Ao Māori lens on Takiwātanga
. create resources that can be used by Tāngata Whaitakiwātanga, whānau and professionals who engage and support Tāngata Whaitakiwātanga and their whānau.
You can contribute to this mahi by:
. completing the online survey
. attending the wānanga in Auckland on Monday 11 March 2024 or online www.surveymonkey.com...
. getting in touch at info@altogetherautism.org.nz or admin@kanorau.org
For more information, please visit the Takiwātanga Resource Project page on the Altogether Autism website.
www.altogetherautism.org.nz...
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Why does this matter? As Nikki Macdonald from The Post points out, we’re a country with around 4,400 threatened species. With limited time and funding, conservation has always meant making tough calls about what gets attention first.
For the first time, DOC has put real numbers around what it would take to do everything needed to properly safeguard our unique natural environment. The new BioInvest tool shows the scale of the challenge: 310,177 actions across 28,007 sites.
Now that we can see the full picture, it brings the big question into focus: how much do we, as Kiwis, truly value protecting nature — and what are we prepared to invest to make it happen?
We hope this brings a smile!
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Share your favourite main crop potato recipe and win a copy of our mag!
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