5th Floor News and Updates.

We would like to thank: 

Graeme Knowles for all his hard work (editing and Creative Direction)

with the following New Zealand Short Film.

5th Floor Presents:

2020 5^th Floor consultants released the free online resource, “Mana enhancing, Visionary Thinking”

free download PDF here:https://www.academia.edu/42495063/Mana_Enhancing_Visionary_thinking

 interwoven into group training workshops and lectures, designed to encourage people to reach their full potential, Due to COVID-19 we had to re think how we do things.

So on the 24^th of November 2020, We launched the “Changing Faces Art Exhibition” to showcase future business innovation, inspired by the 1980s New York Galleries, where young people brought graffiti modern Art the upstate New York.

Merch is now available by emailing:

yahulives@gmail.com

Community Focus and Strategic Planning:

We are:

an office without walls.

Focused on Advocacy, Mental Health, Homelessness, Poverty, Prison reintegration,  Group Programming and Support.

Research.

Facilitating Group Programs 

AOD support.

and Telling Peoples Stories in there Journey to wellness, determined by them.

November 2018:

 Our Training Resource called #TheStreetIsMyMarae will be available.  

The Street is my Marae book has been 3 years of hard work, researching the lived experiences of New Zealanders such as:

                                         Dead or in Prison: Youth labeled as at risk and Effective practice Models.
                                         What the Poor Eat: an external inquiry into MSD policy and its affects.
                                         Every Body wants to Die: a Conversation about Suicide.

We can speak at your event:
                                              [opening for Owen Pomana 2017 in Auckland]

              Innovative Ideas and strategy, to Move people to the "5th Floor" its about:
                                                                         Success.
                                                                         Future Thinking.
                                                                         Not "Risk based"
                                                                         Whanau, Hapu and Iwi Lead.
                                                       

2015:

5th floor launched a Training Resource  "Dead or in Prison" The Real life gripping stories  Youth in Aotearoa New Zealand, it has been written to link into one day workshops.

The printed version of my Book "Dead or in prison" has also arrived at 2/893 Fergusson Drive, upper Hutt "Writers Plot Book store"

Youth worker and Social work development Group training:

Email deadorinprisonbook@gmail.com for further information.

what they told us:

In 2015 5th Floor presented "Mana Mauri" at Whitireia polytechnic Mental Health Certificate class was awesome with this great feedback:

                   "Kia ora, Once again thank you so much for coming and talking to the class,                                                                   they really loved your presentation and found it a great learning experience"  

Police college visit:

 5th floor consultant Yahu also facilitated workshops

with future police recruits at Porirua, it was a great day to meet and challenge 

future officers in engaging at risk youth.

Book us directly, we will challenge and motivate you.

deadorinprisonbook@gmail.com

We are Value.

Who are 5th floor consultants?

                                                                            

On the 30th of Jan 2015 5th floor Consultants was launched.

So who are we?

A group of experienced Professionals.

We are proud to remain not funded by any Government Contracts,
This makes us truely Independant.

Privacy is kept because we do not have a duty to report your private information
to ANY GOVERNMENT AGENT.

This is why many Kiwis now Come to us.

We are Advocates Focused on you and your Families rights

The vision:


Training and Education.
Support and Consultation through:

External Advisory.

Group  Sessions.

Motivational speaking at Conferences, Schools and University, Polytechnic and Whananga.


please feel free to contact directly at:

deadorinprisonbook@gmail.com

or

0210642172

Mauri Ora

Yahu.

Director and Group Facilitator.

5th Floor.

Training  available Currently: How to support people more effectively.

                          Assessment and treatment.

Our Foundation.

Voluntary Community projects that 5th floor  has been involved in.

Disability Sector:

Lower Hutt City Council

2012
"2Y2G Youth Collective"
Due to the High amount of Youth Deaths, in Lower hutt at the time yahu  and some fellow youth workers are Collaborating on a new Harm Minimization strategics in schools.

Pomare Youth Group

In 2009  a Team of youth Workers Recognized that there was a real need in Pomare,
 for some Youth support. The Formula was a Whanau Ora Concept.
 Young people from 0 to 13 meet  in the local hall, have Games, Sports activitie
  Group programs, Music and of course.... "Free Food"

This was really well  Received and within 2 months there was 45 attending.
 Mainly Primary age kids.

Moko Idol

In Wainuiomata Yahu  was asked to be a part of the "Moko Idol" Program which Mentored Young people with singing and performing Arts one of the students (Kayla Randall)  went on to make it to the finals of "MaoriOke" on Maori Television, Yahu wrote Lyrics and also Coached two of the "Rappers".

 who performed at Te Ra O Te Raukura.

                                                                         

World Kidney Day

2009 was a busy year, Yahu  performed at world kidney Day with Former All Black Michael Jones.

 He later flew to Auckland to observe how Michael and his wife ran Youth programs,

 Similar to what was set up in Pomare.

Prison Concerts

As  Musician, Yahu  has been blessed to share stages with high level Performers such as Steve Apirana.

 Part of a team that has been into Rimutaka, Mangaroa (Hastings) Maori Focus unit and Youth unit to Perform and talk with Prisoners, offenders and share Stories of Hope.

Hastings: Outcast Ministies.

Yahu  teamed up with Two Ex Presidents of Gangs to reach out to the Community of Hastings. putting on Two days of Concerts and free food, we also played touch rugby with the local kids,

Had Hui with Gang members  and went into the Prisons.

Community involvement:

Yahu  and a group of film makers made a short film called "No Doubt" To communicate that "violence towards Women is Never ok"

The Film was well received both in New Zealand and Overseas,  full credit to the Team
 of people that worked for free. Especially Ace Beats  who was the Director.

the film featured a Song that Yahu wrote and Recorded.

Yahu  acted in the short film, "No Doubt"

"Rangatahi Remix Project"

                                         Yahu set up the "Rangatahi Remix Music Program"

This was Designed to do "Music Therapy"

One of the Young Artists performed at youth concerts

 and wrote over 20 songs!

 This young person was only ten years old when he recorded  Waiata:

Risk education Program

 Facilitator of the "Risk education" Programs,

            successfully in Various Marae, Alternative Education Schools across the Hutt Valley, Wainuiomata and Upper Hutt.