• Increased wellbeing and resilience
• Access to information and services
• Reduce isolation

• Connected, engaged and inclusive communities, which encourage participation and resilience.
• Collaborative, responsive, locally-focused organisations that meet community needs.
• Kaimahi/workers in community organisations are well supported.
• Mental health and wellbeing is strengthened, particularly for rangatahi/youth.
• Vulnerable and disadvantaged whānau are supported and empowered to respond to increasing costs of living.

• Taha Tinana and Taha Hinengaro – enhancing physical wellbeing and mental wellbeing.
  • Enable accessible, inclusive and sustainable projects.
  • Enable positive health and hauora outcomes.
• Taha Wairua – encouraging self-worth, belonging and connections.
  • Enable opportunities for connection and collaboration – e.g. moving, doing, sharing and teaching.
• Taha Whānau- building Family and community etc.
  • Enable community-led initiatives, in response to a community need or aspiration.

• People in our communities are able to access services and activities that meet their needs contributing to safe, healthy and connected communities.
• Vulnerable, socially and physically isolated members of our community have adequate support.
• Community organisations are collaborating and working together for the benefit of our people.
• Community volunteers are well managed, supported, resourced and valued.

• Projects that contribute to community hauora.
• Projects that connect youth, and elderly.
• Projects that support local events and operational costs for community facilities.
• The Chatham Islands community is connected, isolation reduced, and people have access to the services they need.
• Unique culture and identity of the people are respected and valued.

• Safe, healthy, thriving communities where everyone is respected, valued and heard.
• Local grass-roots activities and programmes which are accessible and affordable.
• Cultural diversity is celebrated.
• Local initiatives that connect people, reduce isolation and empower community.

• Our community is well resourced to support the health and well-being needs of our people.
• Volunteers and community organisation staff are valued, resourced and well trained.
• Initiatives that respond to the aspirations of mana whenua for this rohe.
• Projects that contribute to resilient communities in the face of economic uncertainty.
• Families, youth and elderly are more engaged in their community, have increased support and resources that increase independence, improve health and well-being, and reduce social and geographical isolation.
• Organisations with a clear local footprint, who may actively collaborate with others to provide resources.

• People, groups and whānau in our communities can access services and activities that meet their needs.
• Community organisations are well resourced and highly visible, with well trained staff and volunteers.
• Support will be given to grassroots organisations with a clear local Far North footprint who are effectively providing services to their communities.
• Community organisations promote oranga/wellbeing and resilience, to ensure whānau have access to holistic practices and services for their mental, physical, cultural and social wellbeing.

• Local people, particularly those who are vulnerable, lonely or isolated, are able to access services and activities that meet their needs.
• Volunteers and community organisation staff are valued, resourced and well trained.
• Local community organisations are well resourced and highly visible.

• Strengthening tāngata, whānau, whenua, families and community wellbeing through locally grown strategies and activities.

• Higher priority will be given to grassroots organisations that demonstrate a clear local footprint and/or
• Support whanau (pepe to kaumatua) with mental, physical, emotional and/or social wellbeing in the Hutt Valley coomunity and/ or
• Promote community leadership and/or capability in the Hutt Valley community
• Promote cultural identity and/or equity in the Hutt Valley community
• Lower priority will be given to national organisations with limited benefit in the Hutt Valley

• Increased independence.
• Improved quality of health and wellbeing.
• Improved access to appropriate services.
• Improved and better informed and educated communities.
• Improved opportunities for networking and working collaboratively.

• Community organisations/groups building resilient families and thriving connected communities.

• Communities are empowered to build their resilience and effectively manage their circumstances.
• Families, youth and older persons are engaged in their community and have increased support and resources. 
• Māori, Pasifika and Ethnic community aspirations are enhanced and supported.
• Volunteers are leading local initiatives they helped to design and maintain.
• Culture, arts and heritage are accessible to everyone.
• High priority will be given to grassroots organisations who demonstrate active collaboration and clear local impact.
• Lower priority will be given to:
  • requests where there is perceived duplication
  • requests from organisations that currently receive government funding and are unable to show community need and benefit over and above their contracts

• People, particularly those who are vulnerable, lonely, isolated or living in poverty can access local services and activities that meet their wellbeing needs.
• Migrants and newcomers are well supported and integrated into the community.
• People with disabilities are empowered and well supported by accessible local services.
• Senior citizens are supported, engaged, empowered and actively participate in community activities.
• Youth and children are valued and mentored towards positive community engagement, innovation or resilience.
• Māori and Pasifika aspirations are enhanced and supported.
• Emergency response relief and recovery efforts are supported.

Marlborough

• Actively encouraging participation in communities.
• Promoting community leadership.
• Attempting to reduce downshtream social and ecomomic costs to the community and government.
• Promoting social, enconomic and cultural equity with regards, but not limited to, Māori, women, Pacifc communities, other ethnic communities, older people, the rurally isolated, people with disabilities, families, youth, children, and unemployed people.
• Responding to locally identified community needs and priorities.

• Tuakiri where culture, heritage and identity initiatives are supported and enhanced.
• Ringa Hapai where community organisation staff and volunteers are recognised and valued.
• Whanaungatanga where rural and urban communities are connected and engaged.
• Whanau where children, young people, their parents and families are supported to improve their wellbeing and reach their potential.
• Kotahitanga where diverse communities are celebrated, validated and supported.

• Actively encouraging participation in communities.
• Promoting community leadership.
• Attempting to reduce downstream social and ecomomic costs to the community and government.
• Promoting social, enconomic and cultural equity with regards, but not limited to, Māori, women, Pacifc communities, other ethnic communities, older people, the rurally isolated, people with disabilities, families, youth, children, and unemployed people.
• Responding to locally identified community needs and priorities.

• Community resilience and capacity building.
• Health and wellbeing.
• Support for Rainbow communities.
• Effective collaboration and networking.
• Recruitment and support of volunteers.

• Our diverse communities are connected, strengthened, safer and have reduced crime.
• Children, young people, their parents, grandparents and families are reaching their potential and building their resilience.
• Local care and support is available for physical, chronic and mental health, including addictions, suicide prevention.
• People experiencing poverty and isolation are well supported and have access to development opportunities.
• Inequalities are addressed, particularly through kaupapa Māori services, or those that directly empower the voices of people with disabilities or services which strengthen the effectiveness and/or wellbeing of the community.
• Local volunteers are valued, supported, recognised and resourced. 

• Communities are strengthened, safer, more integrated, less isolated and vulnerable, more people are accessing services and activities to meet their needs.
• Wellbeing for all people is being achieved and people are engaged, connected and encouraged to participate in their communities to foster a sense of belonging.
• Volunteers are valued, well trained, supported, resourced and proactively encouraged.
• Whānau Ora and/or Kaupapa Māori services are well resourced and supported.
• Vulnerable people are empowered and well supported by inclusive services that validate cultural, physical, emotional and intellectual needs.

• Community organisations are connected and/or working collaboratively to deliver social services, providing greater impact and benefits.  Kotahitanga:  E mahi ngātahi ana ngā kōmiti kia piki te kounga ō ngā mahi hai tautoko i te hāpori.
• Volunteers and community workers have opportunities to be well trained and supported to enable the sustainability and quality of services.   Whakapiki Pūkenga:  Inā ngā ara, ngā  huarahi hai whakapiki i ngā  pūkenga ō ngā tūao, kia pai ngā  mahi mō te hāpori.
• People in insecure housing are supported to achieve wellbeing. Ngā tāngata e noho kore whare ana kei te tautokohia, kia eke ki tōna oranga angitu.
• Families in our community experience increased wellbeing through services, activities and events which respond to their dreams, needs and aspirations. E harikoa ana ngā whānau ā hāpori i te āwhina a ngā rātonga i āna mahi e orite ana ki a rātou moemoeā, hiahia, tirohanga tōmua hoki.
• People are able to be connected to their communities through support and services that address isolation and especially to services that support their mental, physical, emotional and social needs to improve their overall wellbeing. Isolation could be the result of location, disability, age, ethnicity or circumstances e.g. lack of digital access. Ma te kaha tautoko a ngā rātonga e tuhono ai te marea ki ngā hāpori, te ropu āwhina i te hunga nohowehe, mate hinengaro, mate tinana, mate kare-a-roto, hoa kore hoki hei whakapai ake i tona oranga katoa. Tera pea, nā tōna wāhi noho, tōna hauatonga,ōna tau āna tikanga, āna āhua katoa, e noho wehe ana ia.

• Families, youth and elderly are more engaged in their community and have increased support and resources that will increase independence, improve health, well-being and reduce social and geographical isolation.
• Community collaboration and partnerships, working together to build stronger communities for all.
• Volunteers are valued, trained and resourced.
• Te āo Māori/Māori aspirations are enhanced and supported in our rohe/region.

• Whānau/families/people in our community experience increased wellbeing through services, activities and events which respond to their moemoeā/dreams, needs and aspirations.

• Community organisations are accessible, supported and encouraged to respond to local needs.

• Te āo Maori is strengthened and promoted in our rohe.

• Our tamariki/children and taiohi/youth are supported to reach their potential.

• Elderly people have access to the services they need and feel safer, supported and valued.
• Volunteers are recognised, resourced and valued.
• Social and rural isolation is addressed effectively.
• Organisations' volunteers and staff are valued, resourced and well trained.
• Families / Whānau, youth and children have access to the services they need and feel safer, supported and valued.

• In addition to supporting the national priorities, the local priorities for COGS Tauranga Moana are:
  • Volunteers are utilised, valued, supported and resourced.
  • Support that enables, positive environmental outcomes.
  • Promoting the health and wellbeing of community and families/whanau.

• People are resourced and supported to learn, lead and share skills in health, wellness and all areas of life.
• All people, especially those in vulnerable situations are supported, safe and valued.
• Rural and social isolation barriers are acknowledged and/or reduced to enable participation in community activities and services. 
• Communities are collaborative in responding to local needs and aspirations.
• Volunteers are valued, trained and celebrated.

• Community organisations, groups and volunteers are supported to invest in their communities.
• Thriving communities that support everyone to feel secure, valued, connected, and benefiting from grassroots collaborative, accessible community initiatives.

• Empowering community wellbeing through building strong whānau/families and resilient communities with a focus on social connectedness and social inclusion.
• Community organisations/groups are working collaboratively, valuing volunteers and delivering accessible services and activities.

• Organisations that honour te Tiriti o Waitangi.
• Geographically and socially isolated people.
• Connected and collaborative organisations.
• Empowering youth leadership.
• Volunteering that is sustainably supported.
• Local mental health and wellbeing.
• Lower priority will be given to:
  • Organisations that don’t have a physical presence / local footprint in the Wairarapa community.
  • Large, well-resourced organisations (may have large government contracts) being services.

• People have access to programmes and/or services to support their wellbeing.
• Our communities are strengthened and safer, less isolated and less vulnerable.
• Volunteers and community organisation staff are valued, well-trained and resourced.
• Inequities are addressed, which strengthen the effectiveness and/or wellbeing of the community.

• Priority will be given to organisations with a clear local footprint.
• Lower priority will be given to organisations with large government contracts.

• Reduce social isolation.
• Children, youth and our most vulnerable people are supported.
• Increased wellbeing, inclusion and resilience.
• Te Ao Māori is strengthened and promoted in our rohe.

• Community-led initiatives, in response to a community need or aspiration, are resourced and strengthened.
• Local communities are connected, resilient, vibrant and thriving.
• Communities have equitable opportunities to engage.
• Community volunteers are recognised, supported and valued.
• Priority will be given to locally based organisations.

• Older people and those with disabilities are connected, involved in the community and have access to the services they need.
• The wellbeing and aspirations of Māori are supported and valued.
• Families, children, and young people can access services increasing their physical and mental wellbeing and ability to build better futures.
• All communities are enabled to celebrate their diversity, which encourages community wellbeing, resilience, and inclusiveness.
• Community needs are met by organisations with a clear local footprint who are building community resilience.
• Volunteers and community organisation staff are valued, resourced and well trained.

• Our communities benefit from grassroots organisations with a clear local footprint who provide visible and accessible services that meet community needs.
• Priority communities (see national priorities) have access to holistic practices and services that address their physical, emotional, psychological, social or educational needs.
• Communities are strong, connected and resilient.
• Organisations and services that are responding to emerging issues.
• Organisations have trained and well-resourced staff and volunteers that enable the delivery of quality services.
• Geographically and socially isolated members of our community are connected and have access to services.
• Communities are responsive to and inclusive of diverse cultural needs.