Kawakawa Community Link
Our location
Street address:
62 Gillies Street
Kawakawa 0210
Postal address:
PO Box 247, Kawakawa 0210
Fax: 09 404 1691
Directions: Next to the famous Hundertwasser toilets and opposite the Coalminer Burger Bar.
Our services
Kawakawa Community link provides services to individuals and families from Pakaraka across to Russell, and Opua to Motatau communities.
The main local employer is AFFCO at Moerewa (meat processing) and the labour market is mainly seasonal, dominated by the Bay of Islands' hospitality industry in the winter and orchard work in the summer.
Kawakawa Community Link offers a range of social and community services and also hosts a one day agency in the Community Link which is available to the New Zealand Superannuitant community.
A local management group will be established for the mid north area made up of government and non-government agency representatives. These groups will form the governance structure to support the established Community Links in Kawakawa and Kaikohe and the Kerikeri service centre moving forward.
The mandate of this cross-sector group is to ensure that the community are involved in determining the range of programmes and services the Community link will provide. The overall intent is to provide services to our community that will be accessible to everyone.
Our partners
Kawakawa Community Link partners include:
- Age Concern - provides elder support and co-ordination for our Kuia and Kaumatua including elder abuse prevention and early intervention activities across Taitokerau
- Bay of Islands Budgeting Service - provides budgeting advice and support
- Child, Youth and Family - provides support and protection for children, young people and their families
- Community Probation Service - manages and supports community- sentenced offenders
- Family and Community Services - co-ordinates government and non-government activity to support families and communities to be safe and successful
- He Iwi Kotahi Tatou Trust - provides alternate education and youth services
- Housing New Zealand Corporation - provides housing, home ownership loans and education for those on lower incomes
- Inland Revenue Department - provides information about Working for Families Tax Credit and Child Support
- Nga Puhi Iwi Social Services - provides social service support working with whanau
- Ngati Hine Iwi Health & Youth services - provides services to young people
- Nu Flo Youth Centre - provides OSCAR and youth programmes
- Senior Services - supports older people through provision of financial assistance and connection to services, support and opportunities
- Westpac Bank - provides financial planning and money management including information seminars for communities
- Work and Income - provides help to get a job and income support
- Workbridge - provides a professional employment service for people with disabilities, injury or illness
