Open the doors at Te Tai Ohinga and you’re most likely to be greeted by Dylan’s friendly face. Their role is to provide manaakitanga to young people by welcoming them, being supportive, and just generally hanging out. Dylan comes to Te Tai Ohinga with heaps of experience working with young people, including as a teacher aide and as a leader at The Bubble, Te Herenga Waka Victoria University’s wellbeing space.
What’s unique about Te Tai Ohinga?
The space is free-flowing, we base it around what youth like to do and what their input is. We can come up with all the ideas but if they don’t work for young people, there is no point.
What would you say to rangatahi thinking about coming to the youth hub?
In this space, I hope to be a role model and be the go-to person for rangatahi if they need some support.
What’s your favourite thing to do when you’re not at work?
I love music! I like singing and just making up songs.
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