Korowai Tamariki* Music Group

For Wāhine and their preschoolers

In partnership with Te Whare Tiaki Wāhine Refuge

Te Whare Tiaki Wāhine Refuge is a non-profit organisation based in Porirua, providing services for Māori wāhine and their tamariki who are impacted by family violence. They offer a variety of options to support and encourage wāhine to understand, recognise and eliminate beliefs and attitudes inherent in patriarchal structures which maintain and perpetuate violence against wāhine and their tamariki.

With funding support from Music Helps, the Little Musical Caravan has partnered with Te Whare Tiaki to offer therapeutic music groups to wāhine and their pre-schoolers. The focus of the group is to offer opportunities for connection, and to resource wāhine to use music in a soothing way with their tamariki.

This is a pilot programme, running for 10 weeks on Friday mornings during term time, starting on 28 March 2025. The group is open to all women and their pre-schoolers who may benefit from learning more about using music to soothe themselves and their little ones, and particularly to those experiencing hard times.

Our Music Therapist

Registered Music Therapist Liz Langham will be co-faciliating the Korowai Tamariki Music Group, along with a social worker from Te Whare Tiaki Wāhine Refuge.

Liz has combined her passion for people, expressive arts and community building in different ways through her career as a social worker, AOD (Alcohol and Other Drugs) practitioner, community worker, parent, educator, supervisor and music therapist.

Korowai Tamariki Music Group

Our group is open to all women and their preschoolers.

10.30-12.00 on Friday mornings during term time in Central Porirua
Come along to one session or more

Cost: FREE. Includes a break for kai and kōrero.

Register your interest now!

Our pilot group starts 28 March and runs initially for 10 weeks.

BOOKINGS ARE ESSENTIAL!

Please fill out this form to register your interest in our Korowai Tamariki Music Group, held in partnership with Te Whare Tiaki Wāhine Refuge on Friday mornings.

Mother's Name *

First

Last

Mother's email address *

This will only be used to contact you regarding the music group.

Mother's contact number *

This will only be used to contact you regarding the music group.

Ethnicity:

Iwi:

Child(ren) attending: *

Please provide names and date of birth.

Siblings or other tamariki at home:

Please provide names and current ages.

Do you and/your tamariki have a favourite song or instrument?

The intention of this group is to resource Mums to use music in a soothing way to calm and connect with their pre-schoolers. Is there anything else you are hoping to get out of the group?

If your referral is through Te Whare Tiaki or another agency, please provide your caseworker's name and brief information about your involvement with that agency:

If there is any further information you would like to share with us, please use this space:

The venue has flat access and privacy for feeding. We will be providing baking, but please let us know if you have any allergies. Do you have any additional access needs that we can help with?

If Yes, please contact us directly: admin@littlemusicalcaravan.co.nz

At the end of each session, you will be invited to reflect on skills learned, or tools you might like to try at home. All information will be anonymous and by participating in sessions you consent for us to use the information gathered in to help us evaluate the project. This will be used to write a report about the project, as well as for inclusion in any future funding applications for the group. It may also be used to write a 'case study' article for inclusion in a music therapy journal. Do you understand that information will be gathered and used in this way? *

Where did you hear about us? *