KŌ Kollective Trust

11/04/2026

11/04/2026

Evacuation sites! 📍🌦️

If you're still not sure where to go, here are our confirmed evacuation sites.

For information on Te Whānau-ā-Apanui check out their page.

Kia mātāara. Kia mārie. Kia manaaki tātou i a tātou anō.

Stay aware. Stay calm. Look after one another.

10/04/2026

Stay ready, stay calm, stay connected.
Check out Timi te Weka’s tips and make sure your whānau are prepared for any weather ahead 🌦️
Kia mataara. Kia mārie. Kia manaaki tātou i a tātou anō.

Follow this page Whakatōhea Community Response to stay up to date with tips and updates.

29/03/2026

The first step to accessing help, is aknowledging you are struggling. It’s not about shame, it’s about opening the door to support✨

27/03/2026

Arahia has carried haka with her since she was young, a taonga she continues to honour today 🤎

25/03/2026

A beautiful morning spent together at our Rongoā Māori workshop 🌿
Alongside our Ka p**a Ka ora Emerge Aotearoa whānau, we shared mātauranga, learned the healing properties of our native plants, and created rongoā with our own hands.
Grounded in the whenua and guided by the wisdom of our tīpuna, these spaces remind us that healing is collective, cultural, and deeply connected.

He taonga tuku iho, to learn it, to share it, to keep it alive 💚

23/03/2026

From painting their pots to bringing them to life 🌱 our kaumātua are now planting their own māra.

Today’s herbs: chives, coriander & parsley 🌿
Finding the kupu Māori along the way, koriana, pāhiri, riki iti.

Plenty of laughs, learning, and hands in the soil 🤍
Can you guess which kupu matches each herb? 👀

19/03/2026

Kō Services — Supporting whānau to dream, activate & thrive ✨

Whether you need support with ACC, Oranga Hinengaro, Rongoā Māori, Kaumātua wellbeing, or gambling harm our team is here to walk alongside you.

📲 Scan the QR code to register and one of our team members will be in touch.

📍 Kō Kollective Trust
44A Goring Street, Opotiki
📞 (07) 315 5988
📧 admin@ko-kollective.nz

16/03/2026

Once we were gardeners 🌱
Our tīpuna lived by tikanga and kawa, cultivating the whenua and sustaining our people. When Māori were stripped of their land, reo, and ways of being, disruption and intergenerational harm followed.

Before Once were Warriors we were once Gardeners. 🌿

16/03/2026

ACC Whānau Navigation — Free Support for Whānau
From Ōpōtiki to Potaka✔️

Navigating the ACC system can be confusing and overwhelming, especially when you’re focused on healing and looking after your whānau. Our ACC Whānau Navigation team at KŌ Kollective Trust is here to help, at no cost to you.

Whether it’s an injury, mental health claim, or long-term recovery plan, you don’t have to go through it alone. Our kaimahi are here to walk alongside you and your whānau every step of the way.

📍 44A Goring Street, Ōpōtiki
📞 Call us on 0800 628 222
📱 Contact Shaniah: 027 341 0326