About Us

The South Seas Healthcare Youth Arm also known as Bubblegum is dedicated to providing safe spaces, opportunities, experiences, academic and wellbeing support for Maori and Pacific rangatahi. It is a Youth Led space and we take a by youth, for youth approach. We prioritize the need and development of our young people. We have a variety of services available and a great team who are ready to support you!

We LISTEN, create TALANOA and TAKE ACTION.

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MYSTORY 🐚 MyStory continue to connect young people together, inspire growth, and foster new relationships. 🤝🏽 It was an absolute honor to work with such a talented and motivated group of Year 12 students from Waitakere College. Their passion and enthusiasm for making a difference was truly inspiring. Together, we explored the art of storytelling, shared our experiences, and engaged in thought-provoking discussions that left us in awe of their incredible potential. We can’t wait to see what the future holds for our upcoming leaders. #LetsStickTogether

MYSTORY 🐚 The marathon continues 🏁 Our team are proud to be delivering the MYSTORY workshop to young leaders across Tamaki Makaurau 🤩 It was awesome having our first Waitakere group at the Bubblegum Youth Hub. Connecting with peers through shared stories and mastering the art of communication. Through storytelling, young leaders can create a shared sense of purpose, motivate each other, and drive positive change. In essence, storytelling serves as a bridge, connecting individuals on a deeper level and empowering them to collaborate towards common goals.🫡🤝 We have some available dates from April 2024 onwards. For available dates, visit the Youth Tab on www.southseas.org.nz or simply flick us as email to bubblegum@southseas.org.nz

MYSTORY 🐚 The marathon continues 🏁 Our team are proud to be delivering the MYSTORY workshop to young leaders across Tamaki Makaurau. It was awesome having our first Waitakere group at the Bubblegum Youth Hub. Connecting with peers through shared stories and mastering the art of communication. Through storytelling, young leaders can create a shared sense of purpose, motivate each other, and drive positive change. In essence, storytelling serves as a bridge, connecting individuals on a deeper level and empowering them to collaborate towards common goals. We have some available dates from April 2024 onwards. For available dates, visit the Youth Tab on www.southseas.org.nz or simply flick us as email to bubblegum@southseas.org.nz

To serve our community effectively and provide the best service, we must be able to work as a team 👏🏽🤝 Team Building kicked off with our usual Check Ins, then we headed straight to the kitchen for the Bubblegum Bake Off where staff were challenged to work as a team to create and sell the best dessert in Otara 🧑‍🍳🧁 Activity 2 was all about embracing teamwork and creativity through a Paint Out Loud activity 🖌️✨ Then we ended the day off with a movie. Strengthening bonds to achieve goals together! 🫡 #LetsStickTogether

🌺📚🗣️TALNOA AKO 🗣️📚🌺 Session 2 for 2024 kicks off tomorrow at 6pm 😊 We have received questions around availability and if parents can still join. The answer is … YES 🥳 It doesn’t matter if you’ve missed previous sessions, our team are prepared to catch you up either online or in person 🤝 Our Bubblegum Family Zone is also available during the session, it is a supervised zone so bring along your children or the whole aiga 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 There are fanau packages that participants can collect along the way to celebrate all the learnings, achievements and connections made but also support your children’s educational journey. If you would like to register or have any questions, please email our team to 📧 bubblegum@southseas.org.nz or check out the Youth Tab on our South Seas Website to access the registration form - www.southseas.org.nz

🌟Southern Cross Campus Year 12 - 13 Wellbeing Day! 🎉 We had the incredible opportunity to be a part of Southern Cross Campus’s Year 12 and 13 Wellbeing Day, and it was an absolute blast! 🌟 🌺 As part of Southseas Healthare, our mission is to support the health, well-being, and development of Maori and Pasifika youth and communities. 🌺 We were able to deliver a Problem Solving and Decision Making workshop which aimed to provide young people with practical tools and strategies to make firm choices that align with their values and goals. 💪 We had a blast interacting with all the talented and motivated students at the Southern Cross Campus. All the best with 2024🌟 #WellbeingDay #SupportingYouth #LetsStickTogether

It’s that time again 🥳 The Bubblegum School Holiday recap 🙌🏽

Day 3 of Bubblegum’s Free Back to School Holiday Programme 🏈⚽️😎🏆🏀🏐 Sports Day Super important that we encourage our rangatahi to stay active and emphasise how physical activity contributes to our overall health and wellbeing 😌 Young people represented their favourite sports teams 💪🏽Everyone’s competitive side came out which is always fun 🥳🤩 and young people also showing great sportsmanship throughout the day 🙌🏽 Bring on Day 4 🤩