Community Connect - Pūmanawa Āwhina Supporting Community

15/06/2026

Raurimu Avenue School we’re so excited to see all the fun, active, and memorable experiences your students will create with their new sports gear. We can’t wait to hear about the games, activities, and achievements that come from putting it to good use!
Ngā mihi Rebel Sport NZ Silver Fern Sport

Shoutout to Silver Fern Sport and Rebel Sport for providing our kura with some awesome Pass It Forward balls! It’s fantastic that our tamariki can access this equipment to stay active. Big thanks to our friends at Community Connect – Pūmanawa Āwhina for making this happen, and to our very good friend Whaea Erin for intentionally brightening our day! You all rock!
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11/06/2026

Wednesday Nights just got better with our Moving Manurewa IPIR Youth Leaders 🙌

Make sure to head down to Five Star Eats Night Markets at Clendon Rec Centre on a Wednesday evening 5pm till late! Grab some kai, then join in the fun with Moving Manurewa

10/06/2026

A day dedicated to sport, connection and giving tamariki the opportunity to get active, try something new and have fun 💛

More than 200 tamariki from schools across South Auckland joined us for an awesome day of touch, league, netball, wheelchair league and other activities. It was incredible to see so many young people getting involved, backing themselves and having a go ✨

To keep the momentum going, each school received Pass It Forward balls so tamariki can take their new skills and confidence back to school, continue playing, and encourage others to get involved. A huge thank you to our friends at Silver Fern Sport and Rebel Sport NZ for helping make this possible 🏉💙

Ngā mihi to the Warriors Community Foundation Stars Netball, our schools, kaiako and everyone who helped bring this kaupapa to life.

Together, we're creating opportunities for tamariki to connect, grow in confidence and experience the joy of sport 🙌

04/06/2026

Sport has the power to change lives 💙

Yesterday, PA proudly hosted the Hon. Mark Mitchell, Minister of Sport & Rec, at Manurewa to showcase how sport and recreation can help reduce child and youth offending (RCYO) and create positive pathways for our rangatahi. PA, using IPIR (Igniting Potential in Rangatahi), is one of the first organisations to be part of the first wave of the Sport NZ run RCYO project.

Thanks to our amazing partners and supporters who stand alongside this kaupapa: Fanau Latu NZ Local Board New Zealand and Zealand Police.

📖 Read more here:
https://auckland.scoop.co.nz/2026/06/reducing-child-and-youth-offending-through-sport-and-recreation/

04/06/2026

Based in Takānini, South Auckland, Wana is doing incredible mahi supporting tāne across Aotearoa with lived experiences of violence. Through their kaupapa, Wana is helping reconnect tāne, strengthen whānau, and create pathways of healing, growth, and transformation.
We are honoured that sport can be used as a vehicle to support this amazing kaupapa, bringing people together, creating connection, and helping empower positive change within our communities.

25/05/2026

A massive thankyou to Rebel Sport NZ and Silverfern Sport Pass It Forward for donating sports balls to Tū Auau Marae Reporua in Gisbourne!

Together, we’re helping our whānau stay active, connected, and shining bright through sport 🌟

Ngā mihi nui Rebel Sport NZ and Silverfern Sport for your awesome mahi and support in our communities! 💛

07/05/2026

Congratulations To one of our IPiR youth leaders who got his Learners Lic.

Awesome Emery proud of you

Thank you Sarah Leaf your mahi is amazing and we appreciate all the mahi you do for our Rangatahi here in manurewa

07/05/2026

16/03/2026

We love seeing our whanau thrive outside of mahi. Congratulations Rangatira & Komene 🔥👌🏆

🌟 MNCC Acknowledgement Post 🌟
Celebrating Rangatira Tito‑Brown & Komene Marino! 🏉🔥
Mid North Community Connect would like to proudly acknowledge our very own:
✨ Rangatira Tito‑Brown – MNCC Coordinator
✨ Komene Marino – MNCC Coordinator Support
Both represented Te Taitokerau in the Open Mixed Team at the 2026 Bunnings Opens Touch Nationals in Upper Hutt — an incredible achievement and a true reflection of their dedication to the sport of Touch.
Their commitment on and off the field shows our rangatahi and our community that anything is possible when you put in the mahi, stay focused, and lead with heart.
Rangatira and Komene embody what it means to be leaders in the Mid North:
✔️ Champions in our communities
✔️ Champions for the next generation
✔️ Champions on the national stage
We are extremely proud of both of you. Your achievements reflect the strength, pride, and potential of Te Tai Tokerau.
Congratulations Rangatira & Komene — you are true role models and true champions!

16/03/2026

🏉 Free Touch Balls Available!

We’ve got a number of leftover touch balls from the summer season and would love to see them put to good use!

If your team, school, or club could use some touch balls, get in touch with us at [email protected]

🎒 Priority will be given to schools first, and any remaining balls will then be available to other teams and groups.

📍 Balls must be picked up from our offices

If you’re interested, send us a message and let us know who the balls are for and how many you’re after

First in, first served once schools have been allocated! 🙌