In a first for the He Poutama Rangatahi initiative, urban rangatahi are benefitting from learning skills they need to be ready for work while supporting them into further training, education, or employment.

He Poutama Rangatahi is an initiative aimed at supporting rangatahi aged 15-24 who aren’t currently in education, employment or training and who are at risk of long-term unemployment. MUMA’s programme, which it delivers with the support of MBIE, is specifically focused on unemployed urban South Auckland youth and delivers an employment programme for rangatahi aged 18 to 24. The programme is tailored to rangatahi Māori and is intensely concentrated on supporting motivational and attitudinal change while also being engaging and flexible.