HBC Youth Hauora Network

23/11/2025

YOUTH HAUORA NETWORK – INTRO FROM YOUR NEW COMMUNITY CONNECTOR

Kia ora e te whānau (hello community),

I’m excited and humbled to step into the role of Community Connector for the Youth Hauora Network.

First, a big mihi to Liv (Olivia Huszak oliviahuszak). The mahi she’s done over the last 2 years has been incredible — I definitely have big shoes to fill. She’s helped build a network that’s full of heart, collaboration and real impact for our rangatahi (young people).

For anyone new here, the Youth Hauora Network brings together 125+ local organisations, schools, youth workers, health providers and community legends who all support youth wellbeing across the Hibiscus Coast.

My role is simple:
Connect our people. Celebrate your mahi. Share your stories. Help get your services in front of the right whānau. Be a cheerleader for everything you’re already doing so well.

This network isn’t about one person — it’s about all of us.
And as we know… “It takes a village to raise a child.”
This is our village.

You’ll see me around the community, visiting organisations, helping spread the word about your events, holding space at hui, and keeping the wairua (energy) strong across the network.

If you want to connect, collaborate, share an event, promote an opportunity, or just have a kōrero (chat) — I’m here.

Ngā mihi nui (big thanks) for the warm welcome into this kaupapa, and special aroha to Liv for everything she’s built.
Let’s keep uplifting our rangatahi together. 🌊💛

— W***y Michael Wilson
Community Connector
Youth Hauora Network

19/11/2025

Kia ora koutou,

Bit of a bittersweet one from me today - our last Youth Hauora Network hui was also my last one as your Community Connector.

I’m not leaving because I don’t love this mahi - quite the opposite. I’ll always be the Network’s biggest cheerleader (and you’ll probably still see me commenting “WOOHOO!” under every post).

But I feel like I’ve done what I came here to do. The network is strong, the kaupapa is alive, and it’s ready for its next steps.

This community has taught me so much - about connection, collaboration, and the power of showing up for each other. I’m so proud of how we’ve changed culture this year. You’ve made the Coast feel more connected and more collective than ever before.

Next year I’ll be at Wainui School, working on comms, community engagement, and family support (plus a little sick bay duty for fun 😂). It’s a new season for me - and one that gives me a bit more space to be present with my kids too.

So don’t be surprised if you get an email that starts with:
“Heyyyy, so I was thinking maybe Youth Hauora Network and Wainui School could…”
You’ve been warned 😉

Thank you all for the aroha, the laughter, the teamwork, and the endless coffee runs.
This network will always have my heart. 💛

- Liv

Here are all the pictures I could fit on this post of Nick Rado and I at MoreFM Rodney chatting to amazing people in the Coast 💛

More FM Rodney 88.9
Olivia Huszak

17/11/2025

This year, something pretty special happened.

We didn’t just host hui.
We changed culture.

We’ve seen collaboration like never before - community groups working together, funding applications that reference each other, and projects born out of “hey, let’s just try this.”

It’s what happens when people stop competing and start connecting.
The Coast feels different now - more united, more collaborative, more us.

Here’s to carrying that energy into 2026 🌊

15/11/2025

What. A. Year. 🙌
10 hui across the Coast.
288 people through the doors.
66 new faces.
120+ organisations represented.
…and at least 10 new coffee addictions formed in the process ☕

The real impact? It’s in the connections.
The shared events, the spontaneous “let’s do something together” ideas that became real projects. You’ve built something living, breathing, and collective - and funders are noticing it.

Auckland Council even got a call from the Department of Internal Affairs asking what’s going on up here on the Coast - because our funding applications were too good.
They could literally see the network working. 🤯

We’ve shifted culture this year. We’re collaborating, connecting, and changing how the Coast works together for youth wellbeing.

13/11/2025

Super proud of this incredible kura!

Letter from our Tumuaki Principal, Wiri Warriner

13/11/2025

Big news for the Youth Hauora Network! 🌟
We’re super excited to welcome W***y as our new Community Connector!

W***y’s been part of the network for ages - he’s one of those natural connectors who knows everyone on the Coast and just quietly gets things done.
This role couldn’t be a better fit.

Liv and W***y will be doing a bit of a handover over the next few weeks, so keep an eye out for emails from either of them.

We’re so lucky to have such good humans leading the mahi for youth wellbeing on the Coast 💛

11/11/2025

Massive shout-out to Jenni and the team at HBC AFC - the most picturesque football club in the country - for hosting our final hui of the year.
Follow them to keep up with all their epic community events ⚽💙

Hibiscus Coast AFC

03/11/2025

We all do it - fill in the blanks when we don’t have the full story.
But most of the time, that story isn’t truth - it’s stink thinking. 💭

This week on the Radio, we’re talking about how to interrupt it:
🗣️ Ask the brave questions
🔄 Circle back for clarity
💖 Remember your truth
👯 Surround yourself with truth-tellers

Parents & caregivers - be the truth finders for your rangatahi.
Together, we can break the spiral and find the real story. 🌊

31/10/2025

There’s nothing better than those Coast moments where you just bump into awesome humans doing incredible mahi 💛

Yesterday at Drifter Coffee Liv bumped into Maddi from , Steph from Coast Action Collective, Charlie from , and Gen from too!

It’s such a reminder of the beautiful power of community - people doing good things, connecting over coffee, and working together to make our Coast a better, more supportive place for everyone. 🌊✨

Forest & Bird
Te Herenga Waka o Orewa Marae

29/10/2025

Collaboration is at the heart of everything we do. 🌺
When we share ideas, learn from each other, and lift up local voices - our whole community benefits.
The Youth Hauora Network is all about creating those connections that make the Coast stronger, together. 💙
Can't wait to see you at the next hui.

28/10/2025

We are looking forward to seeing our friends and whanau and the last YHN hui of the year! It's our Christmas celebration + a time to pause and acknowledge all the collective mahi we have done in our community!
RSVP to our November hui via the Facebook event or email Liv at hello@youthhauoranetwork.org.nz - See ya there!

27/10/2025

Could you share your kaupapa in 30 seconds? 👀
That’s what we practised at our Late Night Hui last month - giving everyone a chance to share their story, their “why”, and the impact they’re making in our community.
It’s not easy, but wow - our network showed up and nailed it! 💪