Pegasus Post: August 21, 2018

8 Tuesday August 21 2018
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Bromley
Community
Centre
programme
support
worker Emma
Shaw writes
about the busy facility’s
role and campaign against
Environment Canterbury’s
plan which will no longer
see the 145 bus go into the
suburb
NESTLED ON a spacious field
bordered by mature trees with
horses and chickens living
just down the road, Bromley
Community Centre takes on
a rural vibe in spite of being
located just 5km from the central
business district.
The centre was established in
1980 in a historic former school
hall and has been a strong hub
for the suburb ever since.
During the week, the centre
is home to regular groups and
classes, such as fitness, computer
tuition, kapa haka and an afterschool
programme.
In the weekends, the hall is
used for community events and
private functions.
My job is to work alongside
Hana Kakoi, our manager and
community development worker,
to help with the day-to-day running
of the centre, support the
regular programmes that run at
the centre, and organise a bunch
of great events.
We have a lot of fun
brainstorming fun ways of
getting our community together.
Seeing an idea for an event go
from a scribbled brainstorm on
a bit of paper to a spreadsheet
on a computer, and then come
to fruition as a successful event
with families laughing and playing
together is such a rewarding
feeling.
One of our projects at the moment
is campaigning against the
proposed bus changes that will
SUPPORT: The Bromley Community Centre hosts fitness,
computer tuition and kapa haka groups, as well as an afterschool
programme.
see the 145 bus no longer servicing
Bromley.
At the moment, the 145 comes
through Bromley and down to
Eastgate Shopping Centre. The
bus links our community to
shops, doctors, the library, social
opportunities, support services,
work and school.
We have put together a
petition and are trying to save
this vital service. The petition
can be signed at https://
our.actionstation.org.nz/p/
bromleybus
Among a myriad of other
events so far this year, we
recently hosted a big Matariki
celebration.
Our next event will be a Repair
Café on September 15, when
people can bring their bicycles,
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Bromley centre workers take on bus changes
Fire rages, homes at risk
clothes, tools and other broken
bits and pieces along to the
centre and our team of menders
and up-cyclers will help fix
them.
Before taking on this role, I
have held a wide range of jobs in
event co-ordination, theatre and
performing arts, human services,
administration, hospitality and
tourism sectors, most recently
working as an assistant stage
manager at The Court Theatre.
My role at Bromley Community
Centre manages to somehow
perfectly combine all my skill
sets, interests and passion into
one fun, versatile and rewarding
job.
EMPOWERING: Members of the Aranui Neighbourhood
Policing Team have been working with Haeata Community
Campus students to build positive connections between
police and students.
Police build on relationship
with Haeata students
ARANUI’S neighbourhood
policing team is always out and
about in the community, whether
on push bikes, by foot or in their
“ice cream truck”.
But it has been a busy year
for the team as it works with
Haeata Community Campus to
help build positive connections
between police and students.
The team has been stationed in
Aranui for nearly two years with
the objective of reducing crime
and victimisation, while also
strengthening connections with
the community and supporting
existing initiatives, organisations
and educational providers.
The team’s involvement at the
school takes on several roles
throughout the week.
Senior Constable Barry Campbell
said boxing is one of the
consistent ways of connecting
with younger students.
He said police support boxing
coach Jamie Roberts’ weekly
programme, A Town Boxing.
“His programme is bringing
about positive change in our
young people,” he said.
The team sees the value of
connecting with young people
through sport, such as early
morning basketball, waka ama,
and boxing. Sausage sizzles and
having fun are also key methods
of breaking down barriers and
building rapport.
Connections are also being
built through the police mentoring
programme, which has been
developed this year within the
Haeata Services Programme. It
allows students the opportunity
to meet, interact with and learn
from police officers from a variety
of roles and backgrounds.
“The students get to see that
it is possible for them to achieve
and to learn about the different
areas of policing that they might
be interested in,” Senior Constable
Campbell said.
He has worked in Aranui for
the past eight years and describes
the community as being incredibly
tight-knit and resilient.
He credits the team for taking
every opportunity to be involved
in connecting with students at
Haeata and the wider community.
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