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Regional Sourcing Plan for Community Resilience and
Whānau Support (CRWS) Fund
CONTRACT DETAILS
Procurement Title:
Provision of Community Resilience and Whānau Support in Northland
✓ Outcome Agreement (Individual contracts >$35,000 each)
Proposed Contract Types:
✓ Conditional Grant (<$35,000 each)
Budget 2022
Resilience to Organised Crime in Communities (ROCC) is a cross-
agency programme of work of which MSD is a partner. A successful
Justice Cluster 2022 Budget Bid saw ROCC receive $34.12 million over
three years to support ROCC regions to implement local responses to
organised crime.
In October 2022, $32 million of that funding was transferred to MSD who
agreed to develop and administer the funding mechanism for the
distribution of that funding (called the Community Resilience and Whānau
Support (CRWS) Fund) for the ROCC regions.
The main purpose of the CRWS Fund is to support the development and
implementation of community-led responses to the harms and drivers of
organised crime. In particular, the CRWS Fund is for initiatives that:
• create community resilience to organised crime, and/or
• expand services to address methamphetamine harm, and/or
Background / Context
• provide support to whānau impacted by methamphetamine, and/or
• provide support to rangatahi at risk of being impacted by, or involved
in, organised crime.
Rationale for selection
Each provider has been assessed on how it supports one or more of the
ROCC focus cohorts and community aspirations identified in the
Northland ROCC Regional Action Plan using the following criteria:
ROCC cohort or
Description
community
aspiration
Taitamariki
Provider offers services targeted at taitamariki to
ensure they are engaged in education, training
or employment and pro-social activities.
Provider improves/offers access to walk-
alongside services and support for taitamariki
and their whānau to address the complex social
issues they face.
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Methamphetamine Provider offers services/pathways to individuals
harm
(and their whānau) to address
methamphetamine addiction and its harms.
Provider undertakes activities aimed at
educating and/or raising awareness about
methamphetamine and its harms.
Vulnerable
Provider improves/offers access to walk-
whānau
alongside services and support for vulnerable
whānau to address the complex social issues
they face.
Re-integration
Provider works to increase and/or improve
support
access to services for those who have recently
left prison to address the complex social issues
they face and support re-integration.
Comprehensive
Provider’s services are accessible, equitable and
support
culturally appropriate.
Provider’s services offer a whole whānau model
of support.
Cultural
Provider offers kaupapa Māori services thereby
competence
contributing to individuals and whānau
understanding their whakapapa and how this
contributes to their identity.
Provider recognises that a significant component
of a journey to recovery is an individual’s sense
of place, identity and whānau.
Holistic approach
Provider recognises the need for a multi-layered
intervention to address the needs of those
experiencing the harms caused or exacerbated
by organised crime.
Provider recognises that an individual’s needs
are often complex and extend through to
whānau.
Provider recognises that some
individuals/whānau require extensive support
and from multiple agencies and/or providers.
Collaboration and
Provider has worked with partner agencies on
partnership
initiatives to address the needs of those
experiencing the harms caused or exacerbated
by organised crime.
Provider has demonstrated a willingness to work
with other service providers and/or local partner
agencies to address the needs of those
experiencing the harms caused or exacerbated
by organised crime.
CONTRACT TERM
Start Date: TBC
Contract Term
End Date: TBC
Number of and Length of
Nil
Additional Terms
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Maximum Contract Term
18 Months
PROCUREMENT STRATEGY
What procurement
method/s are you planning
to use?
Invitation to Participate
Note: refer Appendix 1
Direct Sourcing
Please provide details on who was involved in deciding to direct source with the named provider/s, the
outcomes and/or deliverables that you are looking to purchase from the provider/s, and the reasons and/or
analysis on why they are the only provider/s available to deliver on the services you are wanting to
purchase.
Estimated Value of services to be funded via Direct Sourcing: N/A
Who are the prospective
Suppliers and why have
they been selected?
Note: For-profit
N/A
organisations and
individuals / families are
illegible
Invitation to Apply
NOTE: Invitation to Apply is a closed RFP process. This means that only selected providers are invited
into the process to apply for potential funding, and it is not open to every single provider in the country.
Please provide details on the reason/s why the named providers have been selected to apply for funding,
e.g. reasons could be: delivering the types of services you are seeking, known performer who’s
approach/outcomes match the ROCC regional plan outcomes
Estimated Value of services to be funded via Invitation to Apply: Up to $2.5m
Provider Name
Rationale for selection
Hope House Ltd
Hope House is a long-standing drug and alcohol
treatment centre based in Ngataki (Far North). While
Who are the prospective
it is not Kaikohe-based it provides support to people
Suppliers and why have
who live in and whakapapa to the wider Northland
they been selected?
region, predominantly supporting prisoner
reintegration, individuals and their whānau from
Note: For-profit
Kaikohe and surrounding areas.
organisations and
individuals / families are
Hope House is not iwi-affiliated, however offers a
illegible
unique kaupapa Māori, whānau-run facility that takes
a holistic approach to addiction recovery. Its open-
door policy and remote location result in higher rates
of success at rehabilitation as it ensures that
residents are removed from the people, places and
things which enable their addiction(s). This approach
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does not extend to residents’ whānau and taitamariki
who are encouraged to undertake visits in a safe and
controlled environment. This provides opportunities
for those suffering from addiction to repair and
maintain familial relationships, another important
factor in the journey to recovery.
Hope House also supports residents to undertake
further education, build their capability and become
qualified addiction counsellors. This creates further
employment opportunities, within and outside of Hope
House, a sense of self-worth and the ability to give
back to others as a pathway to recovery.
The holistic approach to recovery includes group
therapy, physical well-being, and adherence to a
structured routine with the principles of the 12-step
recovery process. The approach emphasises
individuals’ identity within Te Ao Māori, community,
and overall health as the cornerstones of sobriety.
The facility offers both a residential rehabilitation
programme ranging from 6-12 months for men,
women, and couples as well as twice weekly 12-step
recovery meetings for outpatients or those waiting to
be admitted as a resident.
In addition, Hope House runs a Pathways
Programme that is open for anyone to attend. It
explores themes of anger, violence, alcohol, and
drugs, while navigating the complexities of
relationships, power, and control. Through the Māori
concept of whakawhanaungatanga (making
connections), the programme fosters positive change
and empowers individuals towards self-management
and whānau wellbeing.
Alignment to ROCC cohort or
community aspiration
Taitamariki
✓
Methamphetamine harm
✓
Vulnerable whānau
✓
Re-integration support
✓
Comprehensive support
✓
Cultural competence
✓
Holistic approach
✓
Collaboration and partnership
✓
Te Hau O Ora
Te Hau O Ora Ngāpuhi (THOON) is Kaikohe based
Ngāpuhi
and charged with leading the hauora strategy for
Ngāpuhi iwi. THOON offer a range of support and
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advisory services for whānau of Ngāpuhi descent and
those living in the wider Kaikohe area including:
•
Whānau Resilience: This service focuses on the
prevention and reduction in vulnerability and
harm for individuals, families and communities
and aims to reduce the number of families that
experience hardship and adverse life outcomes.
It pre-dominantly works with whānau
experiencing high levels of family harm to
address their issues and provide them with
access to appropriate services.
•
Services for taitamariki: THOON provide a
range of services to support taitamariki including:
▪
Transitioning to Adulthood: The purpose of
this service is to provide a gradual and
supported transition for young people from
care, to help them get a good start to their
adult lives.
▪
Break-away Holiday Programme (BHP): BHP
helps taitamariki aged 11-17 years to build
their social, interpersonal and communication
skills so they can manage and respond better
to challenges and make positive choices
about their lives. It is delivered during school
holidays and provides a structured activity
that promotes personal development and
physical activity.
▪
Education and awareness raising: THOON
works with local education providers to
implement school-wide programmes focusing
on mental health, building resilience and
methamphetamine harm education.
•
Paiheretia Te Muka Tangata: This kaupapa is
jointly led by Te Puni Kōkiri, Ara Poutama
Aotearoa and MSD and delivered by THOON. It
aims to support täne and their whānau who are
engaged in the Corrections system to develop
their own pathways through improving outcomes
and to support intergenerational wellbeing thus
reducing reoffending, victimisation, and
imprisonment. THOON engage with participants
prior to them being bailed and work with them to
provide them with the required tools and
resources when they are eventually released.
This includes helping participants to secure
employment and working with them and their
whānau over a 12-week period to assist with
reintegration. This engagement also provides
opportunities to assess the needs of the wider
whānau and where possible, refer them to the
appropriate service providers.
Alignment to ROCC cohort or
community aspiration
Taitamariki
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Methamphetamine harm
Vulnerable whānau
✓
Re-integration support
✓
Comprehensive support
Cultural competence
✓
Holistic approach
✓
Collaboration and partnership
✓
Ngāpuhi Iwi
Ngāpuhi Iwi Social Services (NISS) is a Kaikohe
Social Services
based iwi social services provider working to support
the wellbeing of taitamariki and whānau through
range of services which include:
•
Youth-focused activities and community
events: These aim to provide opportunities for
engagement and growth and encourage a strong
sense of identity for taitamariki and foster healthy
connections with whānau and the wider Kaikohe
community.
•
Oranga Whānau: This service facilitates support
for whānau who are impacted by harm with
suitable interventions. It aims to provide whānau
with the tools and resources they require to
address their needs and achieve sustainable
long-term change.
•
Te Tira Taitamariki: This youth work and
mentoring service guide taitamariki through a
cultural journey to celebrate their Ngāpuhi
whakapapa and provide them with life skills that
will contribute to their and their whānau’s
wellbeing.
•
Mahuru Remand: This service uses the same
approach as Te Tira Taitamariki but works
specifically with taitamariki on remand to provide
an alternative approach to institutionalisation. An
individualised plan is developed for each young
person, and they are provided with wrap-around
support for the 6–8-week duration of the
programme.
Alignment to ROCC cohort or
community aspiration
Taitamariki
✓
Methamphetamine harm
Vulnerable whānau
✓
Re-integration support
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Comprehensive support
Cultural competence
✓
Holistic approach
✓
Collaboration and partnership
✓
Ara Whakamaua
Ara Whakamaua, under the Work Ready NZ Ltd
Attendance
umbrella, provide a range of services to support
Services
taitamariki on their pathway forward and provide a
programme to build their capacity and transition back
into education or a vocation. They service Kaikohe
and the wider Northland region.
Attendance Services is one of the programmes
offered by Ara Whakamaua and aims to reintegrate
truant ākonga into the education system. This service
extends beyond returning the ākonga back to school
and instead focuses on all the factors which may
contribute to the unjustifiable absence or non-
enrolment. The service works with the ākonga’s
school, whānau and wider community to identify what
social service supports are required to address their
needs.
Alignment to ROCC cohort or
community aspiration
Taitamariki
✓
Methamphetamine harm
Vulnerable whānau
Re-integration support
Comprehensive support
✓
Cultural competence
Holistic approach
✓
Collaboration and partnership
✓
Whakaoranga
Whakaoranga Whānau Recovery Hub (WOW Hub) is
Whānau
based in Kaikohe, accept clients from the wider
Recovery Hub
Northland area and work closely with Hokianga
Health. WOW Hub provide tikanga-based, clinical,
bespoke addiction services to enhance the mana of
participants. The services incorporate cultural
modalities and Māori models of practice and include
anger management classes, community service
initiatives, regular wananga and organising and
undertaking pro-social activities as part of a person’s
journey to sobriety. These services are available to
members of the public as well as those recently
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released from prison and wishing to re-integrate back
into the community.
Until recently WOW Hub managed Freedom Whare,
an 11-bed boarding house which accommodated
people with mental health and addiction issues
undertaking a residential rehabilitation programme.
Freedom Whare was ordered to close by the Far
North District Council in June 2023 as it had not met
the required safety codes. Contractors had been
hired to undertake necessary repairs and upgrades,
but this has taken longer than expected due to
financial constraints.
Note: WOW Hub has been
advised that ROCC funding cannot be used to
purchase capital/assets.
Alignment to ROCC cohort or
community aspiration
Taitamariki
Methamphetamine harm
✓
Vulnerable whānau
Re-integration support
✓
Comprehensive support
Cultural competence
✓
Holistic approach
✓
Collaboration and partnership
✓
Te Kapehu I Te
Te Kapehu i te Kainga (TKITK) is a community led
Kainga
initiative that supports whānau on their journey to
recovery from addiction with a larger community goal
of dismantling the supply of methamphetamine in the
Hokianga.
It employs a kaupapa Māori approach and takes
participants on a Tikanga journey using a cultural
compass to return home. The programme was
developed in response to the growing
methamphetamine harms being experienced by
whānau in the Hokianga. TKITK supports whānau to
improve their wellbeing by facilitating access to
treatment and workshops, such as ‘Whakapapa Te
Oranga’; and traditional healing practices such as
Mirimiri and Rongoa. It operates in collaboration with
Hokianga Health and has signalled an opportunity for
future collaboration with other providers including
those based in Kaikohe to maximise each provider’s
strengths and share knowledge, skills and resources.
The idea for collaboration with Kaikohe based
providers seeks to fill a void being experienced by
many individuals, being the lack of access to and/or
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availability of short-term accommodation as they
commence their journey to recovery.
TKITK shared its vision for this collaborative
approach with ROCC Advisors at a provider visit in
July 2024. TKITK have identified that whānau are
presently faced with long wait times for entry into
rehabilitation (up to 5 months) and they need a safe
place to stay as they commence their recovery
journey and wait for entry into rehabilitation. In
addition to the summary below on how TKITK
supports the ROCC focus cohorts and community
aspirations, it should also be noted that one of the
pre-determined evaluation criteria that the ROCC
Funding Panel will consider when assessing
applications, is whether the proposal/initiative takes
an innovative and/or creative approach to addressing
the harms of organised crime. TKITK’s proposal for a
collaborative approach with Kaikohe based providers
would certainly score highly against this requirement.
Alignment to ROCC cohort or
community aspiration
Taitamariki
Methamphetamine harm
✓
Vulnerable whānau
✓
Re-integration support
✓
Comprehensive support
✓
Cultural competence
✓
Holistic approach
✓
Collaboration and partnership
✓
Mauri Tui Tuia
Mauri Tui Tuia (MTT) provide arts therapy, dance
movement therapy and music therapy services in the
wider Northland region. MTT work within schools,
early childhood centres, iwi, and community
organisations and offer a range of therapy services to
meet the needs of the community, from individual to
small group or community, whānau or kaimahi
sessions.
In 2022, the Aotearoa Crisis Intervention Group,
funded a pilot project that was based in two early
learning centres situated in severely disadvantaged
Northland communities which at the time were
dealing with a methamphetamine crisis. In addition to
early childhood care, the centres also provided a
wide range of support to whānau including
comprehensive meals, basic medical support, setting
up appointments with service providers and private
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transport to and from the centre for those requiring it.
Eighty percent of the taitamariki who engaged in the
initiative had significant communication delays, and
many experienced challenges with impulse control
and attention, executive functions, communication,
and motor development. The programme supported
kaiako working in the centres to assist taitamariki to
develop foundational skills that those in a different
community would learn within their whānau
environment. The programme is delivered over a
three-month period with 12 in-centre sessions.
Independent evaluations of the services offered by
MTT have noted the positive impact of arts, dance
movement and music therapy on taitamariki who
have experienced methamphetamine harm and/or
trauma.
MTT has indicated that further funding would allow it
to expand the project to more than just the two
centres involved in the pilot, including learning
centres in Kaikohe.
Alignment to ROCC cohort or
community aspiration
Taitamariki
✓
Methamphetamine harm
✓
Vulnerable whānau
✓
Re-integration support
Comprehensive support
Cultural competence
✓
Holistic approach
Collaboration and partnership
✓
The Mill Gym
The Mill Gym is located in Kaikohe and operates as a
strength, fitness, and boxing centre, however, also
provides a place for local taitamariki to spend their
time productively.
The gym provides free membership for 10–18-year-
olds and aims to boost young people’s fitness, reduce
health related issues such as obesity, improve
engagement with education providers and provide
alternative pathways. This aligns with the community
aspiration identified in the ROCC Regional Plan in
relation to taitamariki being engaged in pro-social
activities and having access to gyms, physical
activities, and support in lifestyle improvement.
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Alignment to ROCC cohort or
community aspiration
Taitamariki
✓
Methamphetamine harm
Vulnerable whānau
Re-integration support
Comprehensive support
Cultural competence
Holistic approach
Collaboration and partnership
✓
EXEMPTION DETAILS – a programme opt out has been approved under Rule 12.3k – Public Services
REGIONAL CONTACTS
Name
Title
Group
Northland Regional
Regional Co-Lead
Graham MacPherson
Public Service
MSD
Commissioner
District Commander –
Regional Co-Lead
Matthew Srhoj
Police
Northland
ESTIMATED VALUE
Procurement Value:
$2.5 million for 2 years
USERS/ STAKEHOLDERS
Please list all business groups and/or external parties who will be a user of and have an interest in this service
Group Names/ Stakeholders
Individual Names + Interest (where applicable)
All ROCC partners, key stakeholders from local,
regional, and national government bodies particularly
Government agencies
those with interests in Kaikohe/Northland community
wellbeing, public safety, and organised crime and
harm prevention
Ngāpuhi
Iwi / Mana whenua
Ngāti Hine
Other iwi who have an interest in Kaikohe/Northland
Any service, community, iwi providers or NGOs, in
Providers/NGOs
addition to those identified in this plan, that are
ROCC aligned.
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Evaluation planning – for Invitation to Apply process only
Team member
Role
Job title
TBC
Evaluator
Community Representative
Matthew Srhoj
Evaluator
Police District Commander
Assessment Panel
TBC
Evaluator
Iwi Representative
Graham
Regional Public Service
Chair
MacPherson
Commissioner
Evaluation method:
Weighted attribute
1. Proposed service, programme or initiative’s alignment with ROCC
objectives and approach (25% weighting); including consideration
of:
• For community members living in the specified ROCC location;
aiming to achieve positive outcomes in at least one of the four
ROCC focus areas; aiming to support at least one of the three
ROCC focus cohorts; demonstrated understanding of the
principles of ROCC; alignment to ROCC regional plan.
2. Organisation or group’s ability to deliver the proposed service,
programme or initiative (20% weighting); including consideration of:
• The feasibility of the proposal; ability to gain accreditation or
obtain qualifications if applicable; experience working with ROCC
focus cohorts; evidence of currently achieving outcomes (for
currently active services).
3. The proposed service, programme or initiative itself (25% weighting);
Evaluation criteria:
including consideration of:
• Whether the proposal takes an innovative and/or creative
approach to addressing harms of organised crime; development
of the proposal in consultation with, or supported by,
representatives of the community; the extent to which Te Ao
Māori worldview and tikanga values are expressed in the
proposal.
4. The outcomes the proposed service, programme or initiative is
aiming to achieve (15% weighting); including consideration of:
• Whether outcomes are clearly articulated; the appropriateness of
the way outcomes will be measured and reported on;
demonstrated achievement of outcomes (for currently active
services).
5. Proposed service is based in and/or specifically available to support
those who live in the ROCC focus location/Kaikohe (15% weighting)
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Document
Endorsement /
Responsible /
review
Signatory
Preferred Provider
Regional
National ROCC
Endorsement following
Assessment
Leadership Group
Document Owners
Invitation to Apply
Panel
Contract (Grant/Outcome
MSD National
Budget Holder
Agreement)
Office – ROCC-
CRWS Fund
Team
OUR TIMELINE
Process commences:
November 2024
Contract award date:
February 2025 – Contract development to commence
PROCUREMENT PLAN APPROVAL
Procurement Endorsement National Office ROCC-CRWS Team, MSD
Northland Regional Public Service Commissioner – Graham MacPherson
Regional Endorsement
Police District Commander – Matthew Srhoj
National office approval
Serena Curtis, Group Manager, Pacific and Community Capability
(Budget)
Programmes, MSD
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Appendix 1: Sourcing Strategy
1. RPS team in ROCC Regions develop ROCC support and delivery plan
2. RPS team ROCC Regions complete regional sourcing plan. Sourcing plans
will identify most appropriate procurement approach/es:
Direct Sourcing
Invitation to Apply
3. Regional RPS team with ROCC and key
3. Notice of Invitations to Apply to
partners identifies provider/s
identified potential providers
4. RPS team engages provider/s
4. Applications received from those who
accept the invitation to apply
5. National ROCC Leadership Group
5. Assessment of applications by regional
endorse preferred provider/s / Regional
assessment panels
allocation of Fund
6. National ROCC Leadership Group
6. Endorsed providers contracted via an
endorse preferred applications / Regional
outcome agreement or grant
allocation of Fund
7. Endorsed providers contracted via an
outcome agreement or grant
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