Nāku te rourou nau te rourou ka ora ai te iwi

With your basket and my basket, we will sustain everyone

This whakataukī acknowledges that shared accountability within communities is important because through working together, we can achieve more than we would alone.

The Bays in Action Think Tank was established as a community-led Collective to explore strength-based solutions to youth violence and bullying.

A partnership project between ANCAD and Heart of the Bays evolved towards fostering a community owned Collective of community members, community agencies, local businesses and local government. What has emerged is a group focussed on promoting greater wellbeing for all, with an intentional focus on youth development.