Manawatū Big Brothers Big Sisters

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We believe potential lives within every young person.  Big Brothers Big Sisters mentors help form strong positive relationships that express care, challenge growth, share power, and expand possibilities.

Our mentors help ignite youth potential.

OUR PROGRAMMES

Community-Based Mentoring


Our community-based programme involves mentors going to their Little Brother’s or Little Sister’s homes to collect them then taking them out for between 1-4 hours to do fun activities together in the community.


The possibilities are endless – all you need is willingness and imagination. Finding activities that both you and your Little Brother or Little Sister enjoy is key, and many of our matches spend their time together fishing, exploring new walks in the region, watching films, playing at the park, doing arts and crafts at the library, and attending community events.


Our Community-based matches typically spend between 1-4 hours a week together at a time suitable to both parties. The Big Brother or Big Sister will liaise with the caregivers of their Little counterpart to find a time each week that works for everybody.


School-Based Mentoring


Our school-based programme involves mentors travelling to a local school, removing their Little Brother or Little Sister from class, and doing activities with them on the school grounds.


This usually happens on the same day and time each week for one hour, pre-agreed between the mentor and the school. However there’s flexibility if things crop up at work or visits need to be changed. The key thing is to be consistent and to turn up when you say you’ll turn up.


After collecting your Little counterpart from class, there are many fun activities to do for 60 minutes on the school grounds, including sports, crafts, baking, colouring, learning a new skill, playing board games or hanging out on the playground.


A one-year commitment is required for all BBBS programmes.



Become a Mentor

Know someone who needs a Tuakana (Mentor)?

For parents & caregivers, agencies & individuals that know a young person who would benefit from caring and committed one-to-one mentoring

Read more about referring a young person for mentoring

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manawatū BIG BROTHERs BIG SISTERs TEAM

The Big Brothers Big Sisters team work together to ensure our Mentors and Mentees feel supported and enjoy their mentoring journey.

We pride ourselves in our experience in making great matches that are long lasting and that significantly impact young lives.

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Quality youth mentoring, that works

Through quality training, Big Brothers Big Sisters equips Mentors with the ability to ignite potential and build resilience in young people all over Aotearoa New Zealand. 


Big Brothers Big Sisters of New Zealand is part of the world’s largest volunteer mentoring network. We make professionally supervised mentoring matches between adults and young people (aged approx. six to twelve) throughout Aotearoa New Zealand.

Big Brothers Big Sisters of New Zealand is part of the world’s largest volunteer mentoring network

As a national not-for-profit organisation, Big Brothers, Big Sisters of New Zealand relies entirely on community grants, business sponsorship and donations to provide their quality mentor training.

Studies show that 98% of the youth we mentor believe they now make better life choices as a result of the relationship with their ‘Tuakana’ (mentor)

THE manawatū Board members

Our governance board is here to support the team on the ground.

They volunteer their time and skills to ensure the programme meets national standards and regulations.

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OUR MANAWATŪ DEFENDERS OF POTENTIAL

Tuakana - Teina

Mā te tuakana te teina e tōtika, mā te teina te tuakana e tōtika


From the older the younger will learn, from the younger the older will learn.

Where the older has responsibilities to the younger, so does the younger to the older.


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