Victory Community Centre

We're pleased to be involved in the TUKU Whakatū 2026 Festival once again and we will be hosting our amazing friends from the Tangata Tiriti Aotearoa Whakatū crew for their event Tangata Tiriti Stories on Sunday the 19th of April.

Come to hear the experience of tangata tiriti and their journey to finding their turangawaewae, their place to stand in Aotearoa. Join others for afternoon tea followed by an informal debrief, an opportunity for people to share casually how the talks may have highlighted similarities for other people’s own life experiences. Check out the rest of the amazing series of TUKU events on the website… https://www.tukuwhakatu.nz/our-events-2026

We love hosting our friends from Nelson Bays Primary Health and English Language Partners Nelson for their free Wellness @ VCC programme. Odette and the crew will be back in term two on Wednesdays. These sessions help improve health, to connect with others, and feel a sense of belonging in a supportive community. The programme will run from the 6th May to the 24th of June. Interpreters will be available. Phone 0800 731 317 for more info. Enrol here: [email protected] Everyone is welcome!

Stoked to officially welcome Jannelle Pene to the team as our new Pou Kaimahi. She is such a superstar! Big thank you to Kim Hippolite for supporting Jannelle and to VCC Board Member Chris Mulholland and Matua Harvey Ruru for their help with the Mihi Whakatau this morning.

Alas, our new Rangatahi Programme Coordinator, Janaya, is unwell so we couldn’t welcome her today. We were able to spontaneously welcome our new NMIT nursing student, Jemimah, though. Welcome to the crew too Jemimah!