New logo, same cause
June 9, 2022
For years we’ve been referring to ourselves as ‘the Y’. Not just because it’s shorter to say but because it’s more inclusive. And inclusivity, equality and diversity are what we’re all about.
As the oldest and largest youth organisation in the world, times have c...
Raise Up – developing the leaders of tomorrow
June 9, 2022
We’re excited that Raise Up in Hawke’s Bay is getting closer!
Vanessa Gillespie will be our Raise Up Coordinator and went to Auckland early June for training and observed the Auckland Raise Up crews in action. She's now excited to start the recruitment process to cr...
Kia Ora e te whānauKo Tukituki te awaKo Takitimu te wakaKo Kauhehei te maungaKo Ngāti Kahungunu te iwiKo Ngai-te-whatu-i-apiti te hapuKo Pukehou te maraeKo Vanessa Gillespie toku ingoa(most people call me Ness and I’m cool with that!)No Ahuriri ahau I acknowledge my...
Stacey Tito: Boomeranging back to the Y
June 9, 2022
Kia Ora KoutouKo Tāwhirirangi rāua ko Hiko O Te Rangi nga MaungaKo Mōhaka rāua ko Wairua nga AwaKo Takitimu rāua ko Ngātokimatawhaorua nga WakaKo Korokota rāua ko Waipapa-a-iwi Mōhaka rāua ko Pōtahi nga MaraeKo Ngāti Pāhauwera rāua Te Parawhau rāua Ngatiwhatua ...
Y – have a go! First-time experiences for tamariki
June 9, 2022
Thanks to Sport Hawke’s Bay and the Tu Manawa funding we received from them, we have offered some of our tamariki opportunities they would not have otherwise received.
We recognise that when tamariki are attending after school care each day, the chance for them to ta...
Y Education provides alternative to school education
June 9, 2022
For various reasons, some students just don’t do well at school. Some have already dropped out of formal education and others are struggling. We know that all schools are doing their best to help these students but many schools face resource issues that limit what help the...
New! 4pm pickup
June 7, 2022
We have introduced a new 4pm pickup time at our afterschool programmes. This recognises that many people have changed the way they work during the last couple of years of Covid, and some families just need their tamariki to be safe for a short period after school. Chec...
‘Amplify The Y' is a series of five ambitious and inspiring projects that will strengthen the YMCA movement across Aotearoa over the next three years. The ATY programme will cover strategic development, building governance and cultural capability and developing o...
Need for speed for Adelle
December 1, 2021
When she’s not creating fun filled programmes for children in YMCA Hawke’s Bay care, Adelle Singer can be found at the speedway track or riding her motorcycle around rural Hawke’s Bay.
Adelle started as Oscar Manager about three and a half years ago. She says it’s a ...
Check our trees
December 1, 2021
In October, we went back to check out the trees we planted on Te Mata Peak and got to explore the new tracks before enjoying lunch under the Redwoods.
We also had a river day planned for October. The seniors got very wet when we tried to head to the river to cook our s...
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