Auckland Council Learnings. Disaster Recovery and Community Restoration. Ep.18 Precipice Podcast.

I speak to Helen and Rowan Aish in this episode. Mother and son and long time Muriwai residents, Helen and Rowan work in mental health and provided mental health care and support to the Muriwai community after Cyclone Gabrielle. We talk about meetings set up for the community to give people tools for dealing with this traumatic event, offering counselling support, supporting children through this period by using play therapy and providing a safe place for them to talk Helen discus...

In this episode I speak with Zac Bogdan. Zac talks about his role as the coordinator of Scars On The Land, a project instigated by MCA and the MET after the cyclone, to replant the exposed land of the demolished and removed houses with locally raised native trees. He explains how this project works and the goals for the planting Zac shares his experience and challenges of being ordered to evacuate his house in Domain Crescent that was completely unharmed and not being able to return to ...

In this episode I speak with Maggie Brott. Maggie was involved in the initial communications and organisation for the community after the cyclone through the creation of a Facebook Group, an email contact, a website and spreadsheets coordinating spaces, queries and outside assistance as well as donated food and supplies. Maggie talks about sourcing skills from different people and the power of delegating, connecting with people, the changes and developments she has seen in Muriwai since the c...

Mette Hay joins me in this episode. Mette is an artist/designer and Muriwai resident. Her art practice explores the visualisation of soundscapes, both natural and voice Mette talks about an artistic activation she created for the community after the cyclone at a gathering at the surf club, using voices of the community. Mette talks about the fundraising initiatives that were taken to support the sculpture project. The community voices soundscapes created from this collaborative ac...

Joss Hong has lived in Muriwai for 30 years and was an integral part of the collaborative community initiatives after Cyclone Gabrielle. Joss talks about setting up and managing the food hub set up at the surf club in Muriwai after the cyclone, the organisation and distribution of clothing donations and setting up the ‘locals lounge’ in the surf club to provide a comfortable nurturing place for locals to come together. She explains the goals and management of 3 community workshops she activat...