Our Mahi
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Māori Wardens offer a range of support to local and national events. We are able to support your event with car parking, traffic control and STMS support.
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Peace keeping including regular patrols is a service that our Māori Wardens do in their day to day work. We are able to provide this service with experience to de-escalate situations, deter crime and call emergency services when needed, with a direct line to the Police.
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With a bunch of our Māori Wardens trained in security we offer this service to provide extra reliability to our clients at their events, functions and hui.
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Our wardens are trained in circumstances to which we are able to provide the best crowd control support that we can at local and national events.
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Our Māori Wardens are trained in Controlled Incident Management, supporting emergency services carry out the important work to ensure people are safe in a time of distress, need, and uncertainty.
Waiariki District is solely governed by the National Māori Wardens Authority which operates under the legislation of the Māori Community Development Act 1962 which gives our warranted Māori Wardens the powers of which they carry out of care and protection, peace keeping and other powers which the act allows them to enforce.
The Waiariki District is a cohesive collective of Māori Wardens groups from Kawerau, Whakatane, Rotorua, Taneatua, Opotiki, Murupara, and Taupo coming together to support each other when and where needed coordinated by a strong leadership team currently run from the Rotorua office.
We are always looking for people to join us who are wanting to give back to their community. Nau mai!
COME AND VOLUNTEER WITH US!
Want to volunteer your time to our community? Join our team and give back to those who have looked after us the most.
Aroha Ki Te Tangata, For the Love of all People.
Terms:
By filling out this online form you accept that you are applying to become a Māori Warden that serves in Rotorua and other areas of the Waiariki District when needed.
You understand that you need to be over 18yrs old to become a warranted warden.
Those between 16-17yrs are able to volunteer their time with parental consent.
You understand that Māori Wardens are volunteers that serve their community.
You understand that you will abide by the Policies, Constitution, and the Code of Conduct of Rotorua Community Māori Wardens.
You understand that all volunteers are Police vetted during their induction process.
Make a donation.
You can set up automatic payments using online banking for how long you choose to support your volunteers. Regular koha is a way to support our small voluntary organisation to help cover costs like overheads, resources or to keep our website going.
Account Name: Rotorua Maori Wardens
Account Number: 03-0415-0053980-00
Reference: KOHA or DONATION
You can choose to keep anonymous or you can get in touch with us to let us know. Either way, your koha will be greatly received and appreciated!
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