Category Archives: Youth Mentoring Programme

“Grateful for the space at Base”

We couldn’t wait to welcome back our students as part of our Island Base mentoring programme with MAINZ. They have loved being back at Base HQ co-hosting Native Tongues with DJ Yannika Tavai. ”’???????? ???????????? ???????????????? ???????????????????????? ???????? ???????????????????????????????????????? ???????????????????? ???????? ???????????????????????? ???????????? ???????????????????????????????????????? ???????????? ???????????????????????????? ???????????????? ???????????????????????????????????????????? ???????????????? ???????????????????? ???????????????? ????????????????????. ???????????????? ???????? ???????????????? […]

WATCH – Aspiring artist and mentee ‘Cyprus-Li’ performs live on air

Check out this live performance by one of our Youth Mentees, ‘Cyprus Li’ performed live on ‘For The Ville Radio’ hosted by Poetik. Big thanks to @nzmusiccommission & @creativecommunitiesakl for the support.

New music video from the ‘Beat Squad’

Check out the music video from the ‘Beat Squad’ for their track titled ‘Family’. Over five weeks, Joseph, Reggae, Amaira and Destiny poured their hearts and souls into live performing on air, interviewing, learning to DJ, and writing and performing their own original track. Once again in collaboration with Rei and Sassy, came a heartfelt […]

Introducing the ‘Beatz Squad’ from Māngere Central School

Round 3 for 2021 of the Youth Mentoring Program with Māngere Central School and the hits just keep on coming! Over five weeks, Joseph, Reggae, Amaira and Destiny poured their hearts and souls into live performing on air, interviewing, learning to DJ, and writing and performing their own original track. Once again in collaboration with Rei and […]

Youth Mentoring Programme – ‘LAWS’ and Rei present ‘Navigators’

Introducing our second group of rangatahi from Mangere Central School ‘LAWS’. Award winning artist Rei jumped on board to lead an inspiring songwriting workshop and create a beat with the students to produce the original track ‘Navigators’. It’s an energetic track that celebrates the diverse backgrounds of all involved and pays tribute to the road […]

NEXT Gen: Series 2 – Highlights

  Under a cloudless sky on the 20th of February at the wonderful Māngere Arts Centre, NEXT Gen brought together rising talents with established local artists to perform for their community, friends, and family. For the fresh talent of Spooky (Sylas through Ngā Rangatahi Toa and representing Mangere 275), LyREC (Rose, Eve and Cyprus of […]