WE ARE CREATING TINO RANGATIRATANGA
providing opportunity and choice where there hasn’t been any
The RAW reintegration support model involves the provision of safe accommodation, mentoring and community partnerships that enable each parolee to gain an education, find meaningful employment, rebuild relationships with children and family, and ultimately achieve emotional and financial and prosperity.
OUR MISSION
# RAW Women
Since 2014 more than 80 women have joined the RAW programme.
Million in Donations
Contributed by RAW supporters and organisational partners.
Latest Raw News
March 2026
Catch up on the latest RAW initiatives, success stories, and community updates with the latest RAW Newsletter
2025 Chair Report
As we reflect on 2025, RAW’s Kaupapa has moved beyond vision into evidence a year where lived experience became embedded as regular practice, and where the voices once silenced inside the wire now lead the way in shaping change
Let’s Talk – A podcast with Annah Stretton & Shannon on RAW
Annah and Shannon present a talk on the importance of dialogue in the incarceration landscape, a presentation for the 2025 EPEA (European Prison Education Association) held in Northern Macedonia
October 2025
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A WORD FROM A PARTNER
“The relationship between Ara Poutama and RAW has been built on a strong foundation of mutual respect, collaboration, and shared purpose of supporting women through providing reintegration pathways and connections through lived experience.”Tayla Yandall
General Manager - Auckland Region Womens Corrections Facility | Department of Corrections, Ara Poutama Aotearoa“I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for the contribution RAW makes towards reintegrating women back into the community and commend the programme’s objective to help prevent intergenerational patterns of offending. We value this service as it provides wrap around support for women… To reduce reoffending is a big challenge and we welcome the opportunity to take that journey with you, to continuously improve our collective efforts and make a difference for women who need it.”
Stephen Cunningham
Director Offender Employment and Reintegration | Department of Corrections
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