Raukatauri Music Therapy Centre 3.12

Music therapy assists and supports the growth and development of children and young adults with special needs. It provides a vehicle for communication, participation and interaction and reduces their sense of isolation within their immediate and wider communities

The Raukatauri Music Therapy Centre bases its practice on the internationally-acclaimed Nordoff-Robbins approach emphasising improvisation and other creative techniques. Located in the inner Auckland suburb of Grey Lynn, the Centre is the brainchild of a dedicated group of local music industry people, including Hinewehi Mohi and Boh Runga. The Raukatauri Music Therapy Trust receives no statutory funding and needs to raise $750,000 each year to keep the Centre running and continue to provide music therapy to more than 200 children and young adults every month.