Auckland Regional Public Health Service (ARPHS) provides public health services, to the people and communities in the greater Auckland region, for the district health boards of Counties Manukau, Auckland and Waitemata. Whether you work, live, visit or play in the greater Auckland region ARPHS’s specialised and skilled team aims to deliver services that will improve and protect your health and wellbeing.

For many people ‘public health’ means publicly funded health systems and conjures images of hospitals and sickness. However, public health is actually quite different from that - at its heart it aims to improve wellbeing, promote positive health and prevent illness.
To do this ARPHS is committed to working collaboratively to ensure that our resources are used to achieve the best possible public health outcomes, and the service is proud to support the goal of improved health and wellbeing for the people and communities of Tomorrow’s Manukau - Manukau Āpōpō 

ARPHS already works alongside many organisations that have responsibilities and interests in public health and wellbeing and that share this goal for Tomorrow’s Manukau.  For example, the Healthy Kai programme in Mangere and Otara supports the primary prevention of obesity, Type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease by promoting, to the community, ready-to-eat Healthy Kai choices that people can buy in their local town centre. 

Kai Lelei for Pacific, pre-school children is another collaborative healthy eating programme, run mainly in South Auckland with the Counties Manukau District Health Board -‘Let’s Beat Diabetes’ campaign and the Ministry of Health.

Success of such programmes comes when partners share a vision and values and link together to take action. At Auckland Regional Public Health Service, our workforce is clearly focused on our vision for Auckland’s people and communities: Tamaki Makaurau - protecting population health, promoting future wellbeing.

The primary role of New Zealand Police is to enhance public safety and maintain law and order. Working in partnership with citizens and the community to prevent crime and road trauma best achieves this outcome.

Counties Manukau Police want confident, safe and secure communities and less actual crime and road trauma, resulting in fewer victims. Many of the New Zealand Police Outcomes as stated in the Statement of Intent 2008/09 - 2010/11 and Strategic Plan to 2010 align closely with Tomorrow's Manukau Community Outcomes and can best be resolved through successful partnerships with residents, community groups, stakeholders and other key organisations.

Tomorrow’s Manukau provides opportunity for community priorities on issues of crime and road trauma to be considered by Counties Manukau Police. In the development of initiatives and operations, both police driven and community led, Tomorrow's Manukau augments current consultation processes. Tomorrow's Manukau enhances the ability of Counties Manukau Police to direct response and preventative actions in support of community outcomes that fall within the sphere of policing and community safety.

Website: www.police.govt.nz

Mana Whenua are intrinsically tied to the land that is known as Manukau City. Their relationship to the whenua and moana have transpired over many centuries. The pa sites, maara and waahi tapu are testimony to this historical and cultural connection to our diverse landscape that is Manukau.

The Mana Whenua Forum of Manukau City Council represented by Ngati Te Ata, Ngati Paoa, Akitai, Ngai Tai and members of Te Ahi Waru are involved through consultation on a number of city-wide issues, interacting with many different organisations.  The role Mana Whenua play in decision making and the future development of the city is becoming increasingly important and is strongly based on the preservation and conservation of our natural and cultural taonga or treasures.

As Kaitiaki the contribution Mana Whenua makes towards the principles of manaaki and aroha for both the environment and also the people of Manukau City, is in strong alignment with the Tomorrow’s Manukau long term vision of achieving improved community outcomes. 

The values underpinning Tomorrow’s Manukau - Manukau Āpōpō affirm a collaborative approach Mana Whenua support and encourage, in achieving positive outcomes for all people in Manukau City. Tomorrow’s Manukau provides a forum for Mana Whenua to participate and assist its partners to shape the future of the City, taking into account Te Tiriti/Treaty obligations and the aspirations of Māori.

This is an excellent opportunity for Mana Whenua to define future beneficial outcomes for its people living in Manukau City and develop strategies to reach those outcomes. 

Tomorrow’s Manukau supports the robust and transparent contribution of the Mana Whenua Forum’s participation at the governance and operational levels, thereby playing an important role in taking local Hapu, Iwi and Māori forward toward the future overall well-being of Manukau City.

Manukau City Council has a dual role in Tomorrow’s Manukau - identifying and helping to achieve the community outcomes.

The council co-ordinates the process of identifying community outcomes with residents, community groups, stakeholders and other key organisations. Because the council cannot by itself deliver on all of the community outcomes, it takes a leadership role in working with partner organisations  to make progress towards their achievement.

For Manukau City Council, Tomorrow’s Manukau is a cornerstone in the development of its work programmes. The council considers to which outcomes it can contribute and what actions it will undertake in response. These are captured in the Long Term Council Community Plan and in the Annual Plan. Manukau residents have the opportunity to make submissions on both these plans before they are approved by Council.

The Ministry of Social Development is a key partner in Tomorrow’s Manukau - Manukau Āpōpō. Tomorrow’s Manukau - Manukau Āpōpō directly supports our staff and partners in the work we do everyday with Manukau City’s individuals, families and communities contributing to and supporting the vision of a progressive, proud and prosperous city.

The Ministry of Social Development, Te Manatu Whakahiato Ora, provides strategic social policy advice to the New Zealand Government and provides social services to more than one million New Zealanders including:

• income support, employment services and New Zealand Superannuation through Work and Income
• care and protection of children and young people, youth justice co-ordination, adoption information and community organisation funding through Child, Youth and Family
• leadership and co-ordination of services and programmes that support families through Family and Community Services
• student allowances and loans through StudyLink
• services to rural clients through Heartland Services

The Ministry works in partnership with communities to help maximise regional development and employment opportunities. 

The Ministry is also responsible for the

• Ministry of Youth Development
• Office for Disability Issues
• Office for Senior Citizens
• Office for the Community and Voluntary Sector

Talofa, Malo e lelei, Fakaalofa lahi atu, Taloha ni, Bula Vinaka, Kia Orana and Warm Pacific greetings!

Manukau is the largest Polynesian City in the world and is home to approximately 86, 000 Pacific Peoples who make up 27% of Manukau’s total population of 330,000.

PIAC was established in October 1991 to serve as a formal link between Council and the Pacific communities of Manukau. Members are elected by their respective communities every 3 years and the nations represented on PIAC reflect the diversity of Manukau’s Pacific cultures. They include - Tonga, Samoa, Cook Islands, Niue, Fiji, Tokelau with a seat allocated for a representative for small Pacific Nations such as Tuvalu, French Polynesia, Solomon Islands, New Caledonia and Vanuatu.

In addition to keeping the Pacific communities informed about the work and role of Council, PIAC also provides feedback to Council on policies and services affecting Manukau’s Pacific Peoples in key areas such as -
Health, Education, Economic Development, Social Services, Community Safety, Arts & Culture and Youth Development.

The Pacific Peoples Policy and Action Plan was adopted by Council in 2007
and consists of a vision; set of values and principles; roles for Council and presents a three-year action plan for specific actions by Council. The Policy is aligned to ‘Tomorrows Manukau – Manukau Āpopo’ and acknowledges the Tiriti o Waitangi/Treaty and the close historical links that Pacific people share with Tangata Whenua.

Pacific people form a major part of Manukau’s diverse ethnic landscape. PIAC’s involvement in the Tomorrow’s Manukau Steering Group provides a welcomed opportunity for a Pacific perspective on key issues and strategies that positively contribute towards the shaping and development of Manukau’s future.

The Salvation Army is building a better, safer community in Manukau by caring for people in need.

People turn to us looking for the basic necessities of life, such as food, but this is just a part of the care and support we offer.

Every person who comes to us for welfare assistance completes a needs based assessment to identify any other areas where we can help.

Our professional and supportive staff regularly refer clients to other “on site” Salvation Army services including; Budgeting, Family Mentoring, Social Work, Addiction Services (drug and alcohol), support for problem gambling, crisis accommodation, employment training, life skills and goal setting.

We work with families and individuals to make positive changes in people’s lives, strengthening our local community.

Manuaku Community Ministries
16B Bakerfield Place, Manukau
Phone: 262-2332
Centre Hours: 9am - 4pm, Monday - Friday
Sunday Service weekly at 10.30
Thursday Children’s Programmes

Counties Manukau Pacific Trust developed, owns and operates TelstraClear Pacific Events Centre on behalf of the community. The centre consists of a 700-seat performing arts theatre and a 3000-seat arena with various smaller function rooms; all within one contemporary themed structure. TelstraClear Pacific is a well utilised community asset. It is very important to come together as a whole community to celebrate our successes and move forward together. Manukau has many such successes to share; TelstraClear Pacific gives us the heart needed to achieve this on one of the highest profile sites in New Zealand. The Trust is committed to the outcomes of Tomorrow's Manukau and focuses within the Strong and Vibrant outcome  theme . Being part of Tomorrow's Manukau helps the Trust and the TelstraClear Pacific Events Centre engage with a wider range of stakeholders within our community for the betterment of all.