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MARAENUI SCHOOL
MAKES POWERFUL PLEA
The presentation from a group of tamariki from Maraenui Bilingual School created for the
Pilot City Trust forum in 2019, made for a very powerful series of events. Called Napier — A Child
Friendly City this document was a heartfelt plea from some of Ahuriri’s young citizens to live in a
kinder, fairer place and for gangs to call a truce. This document has been reprinted here.
NAPIER — A CHILD FRIENDLY CITY
MARAENUI MANA, MARAENUI PRIDE, MARAENUI HARD
OUR YOUNG PEOPLE
• SAY adults
DO NOT LISTEN
• They are not being heard
• They see what’s happening, and are the essence
to the solutions of their own needs
Ko ahau Te Putake o Te Ao
Ko Ahau Rangatira mo apopo
He Taonga Ahau
STOP ALCOHOL, VIOLENCE,
FIGHTING, DRAMA AND
DRUGS!
Gangs should have a peace treaty,
so we can feel safe, so we can have
a better life.
MAYBE WE NEED
• Our shops need to stop selling alcohol and smokes
• Our young people and parents generation have
employment and hands-on learning opportunities
• Education on alcohol, drugs, health and safety
awareness and prevention as well as everyday skills
for a healthy lifestyle
IF KIDS CAN IN Schools
FAMILIES CAN in Homes
HOMELESS —
POVERTY
Limiting
our young
people to reach
their full potential is
like closing them in a
box and in that box
they will remain.
ECO-FRIENDLY APARTMENTS
• That people who are not well and
are mamae have the proper support and
help they need
• People with drug and alcohol addiction go to rehab
• They live in a rehab enviroment
• No drugs or alcohol
• Families CAN
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Napier Pilot City Trust – for a kinder, fairer city