Following the extreme weather events of early 2023, many areas in Tāmaki Makaurau were impacted, including the Sunnynook catchment (Sunnynook, Tōtara Vale, Forrest Hill). A community working group was established to support coordinated recovery efforts in the catchment. A key part of this work is community-led recovery planning, which supports local people to prioritise actions, identify needs, and support one another.
This plan is based on feedback from local residents and community members gathered during workshops and conversations. We’re calling it the Sunnynook PACT as it outlines ideas under: People, Action, and Communication, all with the hope of generating increased Trust in the Sunnynook Catchment.
Community Think (a community development collective) partnered with the local community working group to run the community engagement process from March 2025 to August 2025.
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Community Think is a collective of creative people, committed to social change and making a positive difference to the society we live in. The Community Think team is led by Cissy Rock, an experienced practitioner with local government and community experience spanning over 20 years.
We specialise in engaging communities in truly community-led ways, assisting central and local government, nonprofits and community organisations to gain a deeper understanding of their community, their mahi and the way they work as an organisation, including their principles, methods and relationships.
Cissy and her team at Community Think are versatile, sensitive, and nimble in their approach, able to think outside the square and create practical solutions, by drawing on their diverse range of skills and resources. Community Think delivers a unified and effective approach to getting things done, in ways that are appropriate, relevant, and uniquely tailored to each individual client or project.