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PORIRUA 
"the capacity audience was hardly breathing..." WHO and WHERE AIM
To motivate young people to a point where they are more work-ready and employment focused. To help the young participants in the project take ownership of the consequences of their actions, understand how the past impacts on the present and become drug and alcohol free during the process. PROGRAMME
There were 80 participants aged 13-17 who were located through direct referral by Ngati Toa Rangitira or by referral from Work and Income, the police, the Courts,CYFS, social service organisations,, and other community/marae based groups and from Kura/Secondary and Intermediate schools. It is a demanding but supportive 12 week programme directed by Jim Moriarty and 15 facilitators, and utilising tikanga Maori philosophies and protocols together with group therapy and modern theatre techniques to create a rehabilitative process. Within this programme the young people share their stories - of past hurts and future dreams and these stories form the base of the script and the performance. They learn to write their own songs and music and are involved in choreography, set and costume design and advertising/promotion. They also learned acting techniques, Kapa Haka and some Te Reo Maori.. The project culminated in performances in front of their school peers, relatives, on the marae etc. WHAT WE GAVE MONEY FOR
PROGRESS
When the project finished, 100% of participants had increased confidence. They had worked with facilitators to create an aftercare/work plan and 20% continued with Te Rakau. Of these, 9 young people remained with Te Rakau and are now at trainee facilitator level and have undertaken a ten week tour of the South Island. “As this large group of “at risk” youth told their stories of what had gone wrong in their short lives, the capacity audience was hardly breathing - the aroha of the audience tells the young performers that they believe their stories…Moriarty’s vision instils a confidence in the tellers of these dreadful
tales that they CAN move out of the dark into a better life.”
A small crew filmed the whole course - it may become a documentary!! PARTNERS and SUPPORTERS
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Fledgling Trust
The "G" Trust
Porirua Licensing Trust
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