Our purpose is to
walk alongside our Rangitahi

At TOA NZ, every journey begins with connection — to self, culture, and community. We do this through the facilitation of four core pathways over a 10–20 week period (equivalent to two school terms).

Our pathways are grounded in Māori knowledge systems and the creative practice of the Double Diamond model, guiding rangatahi through exploration, expression, and empowerment. Each pathway aligns with Te Whare Tapa Whā and Te Mauri Ora, supporting balance across mind, body, spirit, and whānau.
Together, these pathways empower rangatahi to explore who they are, express what they love, and step confidently into their future — grounded, creative, and connected.

Discover Identity Pathway --- Whakapapa, Whakairo, Goals & Manifesting, Connection

Discover Identity Pathway --- Whakapapa, Whakairo, Goals & Manifesting, Connection
Define Creative Pathway --- Music Production & Performance, Art in Practice, Creative Design

Define Creative Pathway --- Music Production & Performance, Art in Practice, Creative Design
Develop Careers Pathway --- Communication Skills, Personal Brand, CVs, Work Experience

Develop Careers Pathway --- Communication Skills, Personal Brand, CVs, Work Experience
Deliver Reconnect Pathway --- Mentoring, Pastoral Care Triage, Whanau Support, Future Pathways

Deliver Reconnect Pathway --- Mentoring, Pastoral Care Triage, Whanau Support, Future Pathways

We envision a world where every rangatahi stands strong in their identity and connection to community

TOA NZ Youth Program is designed to encourage youth who face barriers due to personal, social, or educational challenges. Through our approach, we help rangatahi reconnect with their whakapapa, strengthen their cultural and personal wellbeing, and ignite their creative potential — enabling them to move confidently toward future opportunities in employment, education, and training.

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TOA NZ Framework

  • Along with the Maori foundations and the Te Whare Tapa Wha, Toa.NZ operates through the double diamond framework that acts as an overarching guide into everything that we do.

    This provides the structure of the year, each 10x week pathway or term and how the weeks schedule is run.

  • Our session planning allows for clear identifiable goals in creation, delivery and tracking the engagement of the sessions.

    TOA NZ sessions are planned out to start with a challenge and include the 4 D’s - Discover, Define, Develop, Deliver ending with an Outcome.

    TOA NZ creates a multi-faceted learning environments for different types of communicators and neuro/ spectrum teenagers.

  • Toa NZ framework is shared with the students to guide them in tracking their own progress through each category in each session allowing them to better understand their own process and progress.

    We ask questions like - What was the challenge? What did they discover, define, develop and deliver? Was there anything that made you stuck? What did you do to overcome this?

  • Learning happens before, during and after the activity when we see what we did and how we did it.

    Toa NZ encourages students to be active in their own learning journey allowing them self-develop and build self-awareness.

  • Toa NZ operates through engaging modules that are interconnected with a larger or big picture goal, project or event.

    This way of working keeps our rangatahi engaged and working both individually and together to progress towards a goal with intention and purpose.

    We celebrate achievements that are big and small. We learn from all that goes into each part of the project or goal and collect evidence of learning along the way.

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TOA NZ Site and Enrolment

  • We are open to students Tues-Thurs for pathway sessions and on Friday for habits and evidence of learning. We also provide evening youth hub on occasion.

  • We run our TOA program right in the heart of Northcote, Auckland in Onepoto Awhina Community House.

  • TOA NZ youth program is designed for Rangatahi aged 15-21.

      • Multi-purpose indoor learning spaces for smaller and large groups and quiet learning spaced

      • Full Music Studio with podcasting, DJ and recording studio facilities

      • Computers and digital Space including learning with AI

      • Fale for outdoor space for activities

      • Aquaponics area for sustainable environment practice

      • Garden and outdoor area for events and outdoor learning

  • Full or part-time students, and those supported by their school.

    Those who may need support through learning difficulties and behavioral issues.

    We working to provide offsite sessions in connection to some schools.

    Those who are working with a case worker to find other pathways

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