HBC Youth Hauora Network

19/02/2026

You can’t withdraw from an account you’ve never invested in.

But here’s the beautiful thing - in community work, the investment isn’t money.

It’s:
Presence.
Generosity.
Collaboration.
Mana-enhancing referrals.
Celebrating each other publicly.

At our Youth Hauora Network hui yesterday, we explored how we strengthen our “emotional bank account” as a sector - so when funding gets tight, when caseloads are heavy, when burnout creeps in… we’re not alone.

Because good neighbours don’t keep score.
They keep showing up.

18/02/2026

Some recent “deposits” we’ve seen in the HBC Youth Hauora Network 💛

• A last-minute referral that meant a young person didn’t fall through the cracks
• An organisation writing a grant reference for another
• Sharing a venue without charging
• Amplifying each other’s posts and programmes
• Picking up the phone instead of saying “not our scope”

These aren’t transactions.
They’re trust in action.

When we consistently show up for each other, we build something stronger than individual services - we build a safety net.

Let’s talk about how we grow that net together at our upcoming hui.

16/02/2026

What if our community had a shared emotional bank account?
Not the kind where we keep score.
Not the kind where support is transactional.

But the kind where every:
🤝 introduction
📣 social media share
🧠 piece of advice
☕ coffee catch-up
💛 “How are you really doing?”
…is a deposit.

In the youth hauora space, we don’t work in isolation.
When one organisation is strong, our rangatahi are stronger.

Over summer we heard some beautiful stories of organisations referring to each other, collaborating quietly, showing up for each other behind the scenes.

That’s not networking.
That’s community wealth.

This hui, we’re diving into this idea - how we build our collective capacity so when one of us needs support, the answer is “Of course.”

15/02/2026

We cannot wait to welcome you back to our first Youth Hauora Network Hui... This Thursday!

Thursday 19 February
9.30am-11am
Silverdale Community Trust
41a Millwater Parkway, Silverdale

Mark it in your diary now and make sure you invite the team 🤙🧡🌱

14/02/2026

Have you heard about this incredible space for whānau on the Coast?

STEPSforward Family Services & Support Centre alongside Te Herenga Waka o Orewa Marae are hosting a Tūpuna Parenting Whānau Wānanga... starting this Wednesday!

Its a 8 week course run by the wonderful from StepsForward at the Whangaparāoa Library in the evenings.

Get in touch with Holly at holly@stepsforward.co.nz for more information.
Thanks heaps Holly for chatting to and on about this awesome wānanga.

13/02/2026

Our community connector and a bunch of incredible people from our community took part in the Te Pou Mental Health First Aid Training,

Massive shout out to our girl Tammy for running such an awesome event and thanks to for hosting!

For more information on Mental Health First Aid Training, check out Te Pou's website - www.tepou.co.nz🤙

10/02/2026

There is real beauty in catching up with colleague's who have become friends and sharing the wins of working in community.

caught up with and last week at our fav place

07/02/2026

We love collaborating!
Did you check out the Waitangi event yesterday at Ōrewa Beach!?
How fun was it to see some of the beautiful people that make up our beautiful Coast?

Thanks heaps for hosting us all and thanks and for making sure we were all up to date on the epic event.

We love collaborating 🧡

05/02/2026

05/02/2026

Looking for something fun to do this Waitangi Day?
You have to check out Ōrewa Beach from 9am today and be part of Te Herenga Waka o Orewa Marae epic event!

It was so great hearing , and on this week chatting about Waitangi Day Ki Ōrewa.

Make sure you check it out and follow Te Herenga Waka o Orewa for more events

01/01/2026

Happy New Year 2026 from the team at the HBC Youth Hauora Network,
We were just wanting to share with you the proposed dates your our monthly Hui (Meetings) for the upcoming calendar year so that you can lock them in.
I have still to confirm with Silverdale Rugby Club & Te Herenga Waka o Orewa marae for the hui's in Feb & March.
If your organisation would like to host a Hui during the calendar year on any of these dates, please reach out to me at hello@youthhauoranetwork.org.nz

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