Our History
Creating Te Whiri Ora
Right Service Right Time is a collaboration of over 40 non-government social service providers in the Canterbury area. This collaboration has been operating since 2010 and has provided a recognised point of entry for tamariki, rangatahi and their whānau and professionals requesting support for tamariki and parents presenting with a wide range of issues or concerns.
Right Service Right Time was awarded the contract for the co-ordination of services for whānau as part of the Oranga Tamariki transition of the ‘Children’s Team’ to local community-based providers. This transition occurred on 1st April 2021. Since then, RSRT has undertaken a co-design process to develop completely new principles of operating, service pathway and practice framework. This co-design process involved input from whānau and multiple-sector agencies and multiple-disciplinary professionals from across the Canterbury region including those from Ashburton and North Canterbury.
Right Service Right Time has named the new coordination service Te Whiri Ora: Weaving Wellbeing. The Right Service Right Time partnership which is responsible for governing the Te Whiri Ora co-ordination services is comprised of seven agencies, including Barnardos, Christchurch Methodist Mission, Presbyterian Support Upper South Island, Purapura Whetu, He Waka Tapu, Early Start and St John of God Waipuna. All of these agencies have experience in collaborating with one another and providing services to tamariki, rangatahi and whānau.
The agencies hosting the Kaiwhiri/Coordinators employed to implement Te Whiri Ora are Baranardos, Presbyterian Support Upper South Island, Purapura Whetu Trust and St John of God Waipuna. Presbyterian Support Upper South Island has employed a Kaiwhiri to work in the Ashburton and Selwyn districts and St John of God Waipuna has employed a dedicated Kaiwhiri to work in the North Canterbury district.
Right Service Right Time was awarded the contract for the co-ordination of services for whānau as part of the Oranga Tamariki transition of the ‘Children’s Team’ to local community-based providers. This transition occurred on 1st April 2021. Since then, RSRT has undertaken a co-design process to develop completely new principles of operating, service pathway and practice framework. This co-design process involved input from whānau and multiple-sector agencies and multiple-disciplinary professionals from across the Canterbury region including those from Ashburton and North Canterbury.
Right Service Right Time has named the new coordination service Te Whiri Ora: Weaving Wellbeing. The Right Service Right Time partnership which is responsible for governing the Te Whiri Ora co-ordination services is comprised of seven agencies, including Barnardos, Christchurch Methodist Mission, Presbyterian Support Upper South Island, Purapura Whetu, He Waka Tapu, Early Start and St John of God Waipuna. All of these agencies have experience in collaborating with one another and providing services to tamariki, rangatahi and whānau.
The agencies hosting the Kaiwhiri/Coordinators employed to implement Te Whiri Ora are Baranardos, Presbyterian Support Upper South Island, Purapura Whetu Trust and St John of God Waipuna. Presbyterian Support Upper South Island has employed a Kaiwhiri to work in the Ashburton and Selwyn districts and St John of God Waipuna has employed a dedicated Kaiwhiri to work in the North Canterbury district.