Restorative Practice
Restorative practices can transform deeply held, often negative feelings, into positive and respectful relationships.
We provide facilitated restorative practice processes to help resolve disputes, workshops to help make your workplace or organisation more resilient by embedding restorative practices, as well as coaching to help individuals use restorative approaches in their everyday lives.
Respectful relationships are at the heart of our restorative practice mahi. We work with people to help them repair harm to their relationships at home, at work, at school, or in the community.
Our facilitators use a range of tools to help parties restore relationships where harm has been experienced. We help the people involved to participate in honest conversations, sharing and listening to each other to understand and repair their relationship.
A restorative practice process is flexible and tailored to the needs of the people we work with. Costs will vary depending on your needs, there is no cost to getting a quote, and we will work with you to design a process suitable for you.
Restorative practices can be beneficial in restoring relationships at home, at work, at school and within voluntary groups.
We can work one on one, with small groups, and large teams. We have experience working with families, volunteers, with NGOs, public and private sector businesses, with Boards, senior leadership teams, through to tamariki and rangatahi at school.
The process is voluntary, all participants must choose to be involved and may change their minds at any time.
The inaugural Citizens’ Assembly in Whanganui was a milestone moment for our community, and the role of Restorative City Whanganui Trust was central to its success. The Trust’s facilitation team created an atmosphere where every voice was valued, helping a representative group of 40 community members engage in constructive, respectful dialogue over several workshop sessions.
The outcome gave Whanganui District Council the clarity and confidence to make decisions on the future of Whanganui’s aquatic facilities. Participants and Council alike spoke with high praise for the integrity and professionalism of the facilitation, which ensured the process remained inclusive, balanced, and community driven.
Should Council convene citizens’ assemblies in the future, we would wholeheartedly welcome the facilitation and support of Restorative City Whanganui Trust.
- Whanganui District Council
I was really pleased to hear two of my staff wanted to have a restorative meeting. I met with them both separately to hear their stories and to let them know what would happen when they came together. The actual meeting only took half an hour and was very positive. Afterwards, the staff member who had been harmed felt as if a load had come off her shoulders and she could concentrate on work again. The staff member who had caused harm was so grateful for being able to express her remorse and explain what was going on for her. This could have grown into something much larger and more difficult to resolve, however it didn’t take long with a restorative approach and even more important the staff relationships are much improved.
It was a good way to clear the air before I leave. It’s a great way of solving conflicts. I’m glad I did it. Thank you.
