AMTK - Awhina Mai Tatou Katoa
The mission of AMTK is to activate the homeless community through Te Ao Māori, to realise their strength, potential, and to help reclaim their voice in the spirit of protection, partnership, and participation. We do this with partnership to the wider community, creative projects and capacity building.
We have worked on a partner basis with AMTK Trust Board and team to advocate within governance in Auckland for their voices to be heard, and their experience and cultural insight to be respected and adopted in the issues of the street where it relates to Māori.
The mission of AMTK is to activate the homeless community through Te Ao Māori, to realise their strength, potential, and to help reclaim their voice in the spirit of protection, partnership, and participation. We partner with the wider community, through creative projects and capacity building.
We have worked on a partner basis with AMTK Trust and whānau to advocate for Mātauranga Māori in Auckland - for voices to be heard, and experience and cultural insight to be respected and adopted in the issues of the street where it relates to Māori.
Creative encounters in Mauri, systems re-imagined. Future-present.
Foundational principles of AMTK include the caring of:
Te Taha Hinengaro - mental and psychological health
Te Taha Tinana - physical health
Te Taha Whanau - family health
Te Taha Wairua - spiritual health
Please view the 2019 Programme document we co-produced here, and the programme report for 2022 here.
We base all of our activities within the protective korowai of Maramataka (the moon cycle of tangata whenua); and Manakitanga - which means to extend aroha (love and compassion) to others. It is found in acts such as helping a loved one, encouraging one another or even supporting a complete stranger.
********* Kua hinga te totara i te wao nui a Tane. Rest in Power e hoa Tiare Turitahi.
