Fa’atauanau: Rangatahi Wellbeing in School Sport

Fa’atauanau was a discovery process run by Healthy Families Waitākere alongside the Avondale College First XV across the 2025 rugby season.

Working with players, whānau, coaches and community partners, the mahi explored what shapes wellbeing for rangatahi in school sport and what conditions enable the people around them to respond. This report shares the insights from that discovery phase and what they point to for grassroots sport settings across the motu.