Te Arawa Whanau Ora is hosting two information evenings this week to share its exciting new "Wai Warriors" project with local rangatahi and their families.
Seventy-five young people living in the Te Arawa rohe, aged 13 to 15, will have the opportunity to learn what it means to be a kaitiaki (guardian) of Rotorua lakes and waterways in the initiative which kicks-off in the New Year.
The information sessions are at Taharangi Marae this Wednesday and Thursday, involving presentations from the project's design and delivery teams.
Te Arawa Whanau Ora collective impact manager, Jenny Kaka-Scott, said the information evening would give young people and their parents or guardians an idea of what they can expect from the programme over the next 18 months, and what being a Wai Warrior was all about.
"The Wai Warriors project enhances rangatahi potential," she said.