WHAT WAS “HAERE MAI & WELCOME” ALL ABOUT? Haere Mai & Welcome” was an initiative designed to give new residents of Roskill South community all the information they need to find their feet in their new neighbourhood.

WHY WAS IT IMPORTANT? The Roskill Housing Development added many more people to the Roskill South community, so existing neighbors wanted to do their bit and extend a warm welcome to the newcomers.

HAERE MAI & WELCOME INITIATIVE MILESTONES:

• 6 Co-design Workshops with 85 participants. Conversations informed what went into the goody bag and what was included on the map;

• Publications Three publications were developed and distributed in the community; Guide Map; Community Directory; and Hidden Gems;

• Goody Bags About 400 goody bags prepared and distributed to the new residents. Contents of the bags were based on consultation with the community in the co-design workshops;

• 2 Get Together Events For locals to meet other locals, experience some local talent (and kai!), and to celebrate the culmination of Haere Mai and welcome (about 85 participants);

• Participatory Funding The participatory funding workshops held to ask local people to vote on how to spend public money ($20,0000) for community benefit (about 131 participants).

• Youth Programme based on what local people had voted for a youth programme was developed.