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The Southern Initiative

Auckland, Manukau, N/A • 20 - 49 Employees
City Government/Municipal Government

The Southern Initiative team champions and enables social innovation. In practice this calls for experimenting, learning and delivering what it takes to assist real socio-economic transformation. TSI is dedicated to supporting South Auckland to be a prosperous, resilient place where children and whānau thrive.The Southern Initiative is focussed on key projects which will produce high-quality results and have the most impact for enduring change - employment and skills, entrepreneurship and enterprise and families and whānau.Its three pronged vision statement for South Auckland is:• Children and young people in South Auckland have the best start in life• South Aucklanders have access to meaningful, high value jobs and are expertly equipped with the work skills needed for the future • South Auckland is recognised as the social enterprise capital of New Zealand and a highly successful leader in community-led economic development.Our workShared ProsperityDemonstrating inclusive, just, circular and regenerative economic development where prosperity is shared.Tamariki WellbeingEnabling whānau centred approaches to counter prolonged cumulative stress and partner with whānau, for whānau led local initiativesInnovation and TechnologyConnecting Māori and Pacific rangatahi to innovation pathways that are future-focussed. Healthy Infrastructure and EnvironmentsReinvestment in environment, home and community infrastructure that helps grow and restore mauri, safety, security, health and wellbeing. Auckland Co-design LabBased in TSI, the Co-design Lab is a joint initiative between eight central government agencies and Auckland Council and has four years of experience and expertise exploring and applying co-design principles and practices to complex issues. "Ki te kōtahi te kākaho ka whati, ki te kāpuia, e kore e whati.""If there is but one stem of a reed it will break, but if they are in a bundle they will never break."— Kingi Tāwhiao