We are a group of people that recognise that each of us has a role to play in supporting a thriving Otara. A thriving community is one where whanau are healthy, vibrant and successful. Its one that enjoys a strong family focus, values children and supports parents in their role. A small collective of Otara Non-Government Organisations got together previously in 2015 to look at how Otara was going
on that score. There are called the Thriving Otara Collective made up of Otara Health, Otara Network Action Committee (ONAC), Accelerating Aotearoa, The Root Entrepreneurs and Crosspower NZ. As part of this work, they invited over 80 Otara stakeholders and residents to a hui held on Thursday 29 September 2016, to do the same. They didn't like what they saw either. And so those attending agreed without argument the future state desired by and for all in Otara, is one where "All people in Otara are Thriving". They agreed on 10 indicators to measure at the population level which should tell us if what everyone is doing is working or not. But there is so much work to do....and it is achievable.
