Empowering Tomorrow: Canterbury Polyfest 2024

In March, the Set Tiko team travelled to the South Island to connect with our wider Pacific community. This involved attending the Canterbury Polyfest 2024 in Christchurch.

The Canterbury schools put up such a solid performance. We took clips of these amazing moments and posted them to our Tiktok where lots of our youth engaged with our content. Meanwhile, Instagram is still an echo chamber for our posts *laughs in cringe* but feel free to follow us here 😉

We also talked with students from Shirley Boys and Burnside Highschool about what we've been up to and connected with important health services like Moana Va, Vaka Tautua, Te Tahi Youth, and Practice Plus. Ōtautahi was a success and we loved learning about what's available for Pacific youth.

If you want to connect with us next time we're in Christchurch feel free to reach us at: admin@settiko.co.nz

To find out more about what each service provides and how it is relevant to you as young Pasifika living in Ōtautahi read the table below:

	What do they do?	What services exactly?	Contact info
Moana Va	The team at Moana Va provide support, advocacy and mentorship of our Pacific Rainbow+ communities	(1) Advice, (2) Workshops, (3) Regular talanoa sessions, (4) Parental and aiga support for family seeking advice or information	moanava2022@gmail.com
Te Tahi Youth	The team is made up of doctors, nurses, counsellors, youth workers and social workers	(1) Medical support, (2) Mental health support, (3) Mentoring support, (4) Employment support, (5) Youth health in schools	admin@tetahiyouth.org.nz
Practice plus	Same day virtual clinician appointments that suit you and your whanau	Virtual GP appointment are $19.50 for CSC holders	help@practiceplus.nz