When did you start working for InZone:
August 2017.

What is your role here:
Boarding Manager

Describe your job in a couple of sentences:
I see myself as being here to āwhina and support our boys through their daily lives. Inspire where I can. Encourage them always.

Where are you from:
Pukepoto, Kaitaia. I have lived and worked within South Auckland since the age of nine, however return home whenever I am able.

Tell us something about yourself: 
I am a very proud mum of a wonderful 13 year old son. Our lives have been spent sharing our home with foster children from all walks of life. Sharing both our hearts and our faith has blessed us beyond belief. I am a very positive person. Strong in faith. Loving to the core.

What have you done previously:
​I have worked alongside children in care for the past 15+ years. Having the privilege to help bring understanding and acceptance where needed. As well as supporting and encouraging them through the process of healing. I have also been a Sunday School teacher and Manu Karakia within Te Pihopatanga o Te Tai Tokerau for over 20 years. Having grown up within its fold always encouraged by my kaumatua and kuia to embrace and share who I was born and gifted to be.

What do you enjoy most about working for InZone:
​Quite simply everything. It is for me like a home away from home. Having grown up on and around my marae the InZone kāinga and whānau truly have the essence of all that encompassed. Being able to work where my God and my tikanga is placed at the forefront is amazing. Being able to work alongside such loving and respectful young men – who hold our future in their hands – is a blessing I am truly humbled by.

When did you start working for InZone:
May 2017.

What is your role here:
Boarding Manager.

Describe your job in a couple of sentences:
I have the privilege of being responsible for the day to day care of helping your boys. This can be from fulfilling the simplest of needs like kai, to assisting them during prep and completing their duties. Or quite simply being an ear when needed.

Where are you from:
Te Rerenga Paraoa , Mangonui , Pipiwai.

Tell us something about yourself: 
I have traveled around the world and back exploring what the world has to offer for a country boy who grew up on the marae . Te reo is unimaginably important in my life as well as giving my all into everything i do. I am  currently looking into a Law Degree as it is definitely one of my aspirations.

What have you done previously:
Previously I  lived in Australia  when I finished School doing Intern work for a year and traveled in between that which evidently led me back home.

When did you start working for InZone:
March 2016

What is your role here:
Night Matron

Describe your job in a couple of sentences:
A lot of mana and respect in my job, especially cleaning and preparing for the morning.

Where are you from:
Aitutaki, Cook Islands

Tell us something about yourself: 
Interested in sports, from rugby to netball., I have  a positive attitude in what I believe in, to strive for the best for InZone.
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What have you done previously:  
Have worked for Auckland Council for over 20 years in Sports, Recreation and Leisure. Now working for Amour Guard Security.

What do you enjoy most about working for InZone:
I enjoy interacting with the students and staff, especially focusing on the positive outcomes of what the boys can achieve when believing in themselves.

When did you start working for InZone:
July 2017.

What is your role here:
Casual Boarding Manager

Describe your job in a couple of sentences:
I have the responsibility of taking care of the hostel while everyone is asleep, from laundry to breakfast and the lunch preparation, also general cleaning duties. My role includes making sure the boys present in the hostel and are safe at night.

Where are you from:
A small town called Moerewa in the Bay of Islands but moved to South Auckland in my teens.

Tell us something about yourself: 
I am a mother of two, sharing my life with my amazing husband.
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What have you done previously:  
I started off working in hospitality at Eden Park for about 3 years before moving into childcare.

What do you enjoy most about working for InZone:
I like the atmosphere here at InZone, the feeling of “family”, learning something new every day when interacting with the boys and staff.

When did you start working for InZone:
2017.

What is your role here:
Residential Assistant.