Tāiki e Next Gen

Youth business products in production by rangatahi team, Coastie Coasters 😎

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Our rangatahi are making great use of the laser cutter for all their $50 challenges! Team Coastie Coasters are underway and they’re also creating more that just their products…they’ve gone into making their Coaster display racks too…they’re in full swing!

Thank you for all the feedback! The design continues and more features added 😎
Keep ‘em coming, your input is helping to kick our product off on the right path.
Rather than a “phone jail” our korero and wananga has made us lean towards more of a “waea whare” a retreat for our phones instead.
Then it’s somewhere we want to put our phones rather than the separation feel like a punishment 🤩🤳

Taiki e! Next Gen’s $50 Challenge – Solving Problems, Creating Solutions!

Rangatahi are stepping up to the challenge! As part of the $50 Challenge, our young innovators have been tasked with identifying real-world problems and creating market-ready solutions for the upcoming rangatahi market.

One issue we’ve noticed during our Next Gen sessions is the constant distraction of cell phones—rangatahi (and even some pakeke!) find it hard to disconnect. So, our young entrepreneurs designed a laser-cut wharenui (or iti) to “Tiaki” phones during wananga mode, keeping the focus on korero, learning, and connection.

Some are calling it a “Phone Jail”, but we like to think of it as a “Phone Retreat”—a place where your device can rest while you’re present in the moment.

Would you buy one?

We’re seeking validation—is this something that you, your whānau, kura, or workplace could use? What other uses can you think of?

Drop your whakaaro in the comments! And if you’re keen, come support our rangatahi at the Next Gen Rangatahi Market where these will be available. Let’s see where this idea can go!

Amazing to see this post from the Whānau at Te Ora Hou Te Tairāwhiti 💛 There are some great offerings for our Rangatagi and great opportunities ahead!
Encourage and support our Rangatahi to build, grow and activate their community. Te Ora Hou is a great space for our youth…some of our Next Gen have been going and attending some sessions and thoroughly enjoying it 😉

Great chance for growth and advancement Rangatahi mā!

Come along to Taiki e! Next Gen - Monday at 3.30pm - 7 Peel St. Come along and take the $50 challenge. Come up with an idea - do up a simple business plan for costings - make products to sell at a market - you get to keep the profit! Come along

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Want to be part of the $50 Challenge? Join Next Gen on Mondays from 3:30 to 5 PM and get involved!

This Next gen session was full of creativity and hustle! The challenge: 10 minutes to create something from craft supplies and pitch it like a pro. From innovative designs to hilarious sale pitches!

Kicking off the year with Next Gen! So good to see both fresh and familiar faces.
let’s make this year a good one!

✨Enjoy the break, we'll be back in the new year! ✨

🎄✨Last day of the shop today✨🎄 Open until 3:30!

🌟🌟Couple more of our products here in the shop!🌟🌟

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✨Come check out what's in our shop right now! ✨
Great time to grab a gift for a loved one this Christmas. Fill up your bookshelf with pukapuka from local authors, a new chopping board for kitchen lovers, a family photo card to remember this year, and more cutesy little things! All were created by locals and many by our rangatahi in the

✨NEW CHRISTMAS SHOP HOURS✨
Closing off the school year and kicking off the holidays with new shop hours from now til Dec 19th. Open 10am til 3:30pm on weekdays and occasionally on Saturdays!✨

Big shoutout to Next Gen for an epic year of hard mahi and dedication! Your energy, commitment, and vision have been nothing short of inspiring. Here’s to celebrating all we’ve achieved together and gearing up for an even bigger year ahead. Ngā mihi nui 🤍