History of the area and events of significance
- Location: Northeastern coast of Manukau Harbor, northwest of Manukau City Centre and 15 kilometers south fromAuckland city centre.
- Area Type: Suburban
- Communities: Maori, non-Maori, Pacific islanders, European and Asian.
- Stats: Usual Residential Population- 5991(2013); men- 49.12%, women- 50.88%(2013)
History:
The Maori discovered the lands of M?ngere to be very fertile soils along with good fishing created which had a potential to provide comfort and easy living conditions. They named the area “M?ngere”, which means ‘lazy’ in their language. The Europeans practised family and animal husbandry in the area with time. M?ngere became the hot-spot for market gardening since the middle of 20th century. The growth of civilization suburbanised the area and is currently one of the largest suburban areas of South Auckland. The area is divided into two region by the M?ngere bridge into M?ngere East and Favona.
Ethnic groups: European (21.4%), Maori (14.4%), Pacific People ( 46.2%), Asian (32.5%), Middle Eastern, Latin American, African(0.6%) and other ethnicity (0.5%)
Cultural Groups: Polynesian and European
Family types: 49.7% of all families are Couples with Children. 25.3% are one parent with children.
Transport : Public: Railway, bus and motors
Private: 26.3% of local civilians have access to 2 or 3 motor vehicles
Type of dwelling:
Renting: About a hundred houses in total
Own home: 46.6%
Living with extended family: 58.2% with two or more generations
Household overcrowding: 12.9% households contain 180 people instead of approximately 4.
Employment: 15.5% are unemployed over the age of 15 years.
Occupations: Professionals and labourers.
Parental Education: 74.7% of above 15 years have formal qualification. 12.1% have bachelor’s degree or higher.
Income: 45% of people aged above 15 have annual income less of equal to $20,000. 16.5% have more than $50,000 annually.
Characteristics of the environment/community are identified and described e.g. Major services and employers and other recreational/community/cultural facilities.
Iwi and hap? in the area
Pacific and other ethnic groups present
Cultural groups e.g. Maori Women’s Welfare league….
Age & gender distribution
Recreational facilities
M?ori, Pacific and/or Mainstream service providers
Spiritual centres / marae / cultural centres / Pacific churches
Employment rates
Ante natal programmes
Health services or resources particularly for parents and tamariki / children
List of early childhood education services, e.g. Te Kohanga Reo, Pacific Language Nests
Preschools, Playcentre, Kindergarten
Ministry of Education, Special Education Services (SES)
Availability of resources, e.g. local library services
Toy library
Parenting courses
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Service/organisation and address or website of service |
Description of the role of the service/Organisation |
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1. Active+ Physio & Rehab – South & East Auckland (https://www.activeplus.co.nz/about-active-plus/contracted-services/) 2. Mangere Health Centre PHONE-(09) 255 0600 FAX-(09) 255 0619 HEALTHLINK EDI-manghc2 WEBSITE-www.mangerehealthcentre.co.nz 3. Community Alcohol and Drug Services (CADS) Auckland (https://www.cads.org.nz/) PHONE-(09) 263 2000 FAX-(09) 263 2011 4. CLEVEDON ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE South Auckland PHONE-(09) 298 3110 https://www.healthpoint.co.nz/maternity/midwife-practice/midwives-for-you/at/clevedon-road-medical-centre/ 5. Cancer Society Auckland PHONE-0800 CANCER (226 237) WEBSITE-www.cancernz.org.nz 6. Breast Cancer Support PHONE 0800 BreaCanSupport (0800 273 222) WEBSITE www.breastcancersupport.co.nz/ POSTAL ADDRESS PO Box 10 150
7. Mangere East Family Service Centre Inc Address: 16-18 Ferguson St, Mangere East, Auckland 2024, New Zealand Phone: +64 9-256 0810 Website- (https://www.mefsc.org.nz/) E-Mail:[email protected] |
1. Rehabilitation service 2. Emergency care, surgical care, anatenatal care et cetra. 3. Free treatment for alcohol and drug addiction. 4. Urgent Care Services 5. Any Cancer treatment services 6. Breast cancer treatment and support by doctors and community workers. 7. Overall family and child support to develop skills and grow as a community |
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- Identify the service gaps in your community
- State the impact the service gaps have on families in your community.
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Service Gaps in the Community e.g. No after hours Doctors
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Impact on the child and the family (e.g. Having to travel half an hour or more to the nearest GP Service may mean Parents make the decision not to go, running the risk of health complications for the child)
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1. Obesity
2. Substance abuse
3. Substandard dwelling
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1. Obesity is a major problem in this area. This affects the health and well being of the entire family and also decreases the fertility in obese people. Cardiac diseases lead to expensive treatments and hamper family life. 2. Addiction for substance hampers family life, and addicts tend to be violent towards other family members. 3. These areas are generally overcrowded dwellings that leads to unsanitary conditions and discomfort in standard of living. |
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- Identify the service strengths that enhance your community
- State the impact the service strengths have on families in your community.
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Strengths in the Community provided by services e.g. School Dental Services and Mobile Dental services: 0800TALKTEETH (0800 825583)
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Impact on the child and the family e.g. Enrol preschooler early giving opportunity for education to parents; early intervention and referral where there are concerns noted
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1. Good Mother child Care
2. Alcohol and drug control
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1. Providing good midwife and nursing care to pregnant women is important to ensure health of the community. 2. Many organizations have helped form a community service of controlling addiction which facilitates healthy family life and lowers domestic violence |
The community I am working for has a rich heritage and culturally and socially. They were oppressed by foreign rulers for a long time, but in time they proved themselves as a strong community when they slowly turned around their economy, health in the past several years. Although, a few problems remain and more urban developments are required to improve the motility of the community, I think with the youth taking the wheel of progression in the recent years, and establishing themselves as successful professionals who work for the community and family is a good turn for them. The financial stability of the people has improved but there is room for more improvement. If the problem of substance addiction can be handled, then there will be better brighter future.
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