Study Culturally Grounded Social Work Practice

Travel Dates: May 13 - May 31, 2024

Study Abroad in New Zealand Program Overview:

Culturally Grounded Social Work Practice: New Zealand is a three-credit spring course for Social Work students. This elective course will focus on the social, political, and cultural issues related to social work practice and human rights in both local and global contexts. While this course is not explicitly about Indigenous human rights, this will be the lens through which we look at human rights issues in our region and around the world (human trafficking, poverty, addictions, education, suicide, health, and welfare). Students will examine how the history of colonization has affected indigenous populations in relation to health and wellness, the current challenges facing these communities and the practices that are being used to work toward restoration, wellness, and resilience.

• Course Information: SW 490 New Zealand Study Abroad
• Dates of Travel: May 13, 2024 - May 31, 2024
• Estimated Cost: $5200
• Applications: 

Sample New Zealand Abroad Itinerary

• Day 1: Auckland
  Arrive in Auckland
  Check in to accommodation
  Welcome group dinner at Joy Bong Thai
  Accommodation: Kiwi International Hotel, 411 Queen Street, Auckland. Phone: 09 379 6487
• Day 2: Auckland
  Welcome and Orientation
  Auckland War Memorial Museum self-guided visit
  Visit to He Toanga Māori (Māori Treasures)
  Visit to Te Ao Tūroa (Māori Natural History Gallery)
  Guest Lecture - Professor Paul Moon - Treaty of Waitangi: Rights Gained and Rights Lost
  Guest Lecture – Hinematau McNeill - Māori Development
• Day 3: Auckland
  Salvation Army Bridge Programme visit
  Sandringham Food and Spice Tour with Eat Auckland
• Day 4: Auckland to Rotorua
  Otara Market visit
  Breakfast on your own at the market
  Hobbiton Movie Set
  Marquee Festive Feast at the Green Dragon Inn
  Social work site visit in Rotorua
  Dinner on your own. You may enjoy checking out Rotorua’s Eat Street
  Accommodation:YHA Rotorua, 1278 Haupapa St, Rotorua, Phone: 07 349 4088
• Day 5: Rotorua
  Waimangu - Guided walk
  Waimangu - Boat Cruise with audio commentary
  Picnic lunch
  Waimangu - Service-learning project
  Te Pā Tū cultural evening
  Interactive/cultural exchange
  Te Pā Tū Village Experience
  Dinner and dessert
  Poroporoaki (farewell songs)
  Storytelling and discussion around the campfire
  Karakia (sacred song)
  Accommodation: Te Pā Tū, Highlands Loop Road, Ngakuru, Rotorua, Phone: 07 349 2999
• Day 6: Rotorua to Wellington
  Te Pā Tū continental breakfast
  Travel by coach to Huka Falls (journey time approximately 1 hour)
  Huka Falls
  Travel by coach to Pukaha Mount Bruce Wildlife Centre (travel time approximately 4 hours)
  Pukaha Mount Bruce Wildlife Centre
  Accommodation: Wellington YHA, 292 Wakefield St, Wellington, Phone: 04 801 7280
• Day 7: Wellington
  Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa visit
  Te Papa: Treaty of Waitangi: Signs of A Nation exhibition
  Te Papa: Te Marae: An Inclusive Marae for the 21st Century
  Free afternoon and evening
  Accommodation: Wellington YHA, 292 Wakefield St, Wellington, Phone: 04 801 7280
• Day 8: Wellington
  How Parliament Works Tour
  National Library of New Zealand
  He Tohu: Signatures that Shaped New Zealand exhibition
  Community Law Wellington presentation
  Te Puni Kōkiri (the Ministry of Maori Development)
• Day 9: Wellington to Christchurch
  Panel presentation with University of Canterbury social work students and faculty
  Lunch with University of Canterbury social work students and faculty (TBC)
  Free evening
  Accommodation: Hotel Give, 12 Hereford St, Christchurch, Phone: 03 366 0689
• Day 10: Christchurch
  Kilmarnock Factory visit
  Lunch on your own in New Brighton
  Workshop and new centre visit with Tanith Petersen
  Presentation on Special Friends Sports Trust
  Pegasus Arms group dinner
• Day 11: Christchurch
  Special Friends Sports Trust – activity visit(s)
  Free afternoon
  Lunch and dinner on your own
• Day 12: Christchurch
  Waka on Avon cultural activity
  Watch this Space Urban Art Tour
  Free afternoon and evening
  Dinner on your own
• Day 13: Christchurch to Tekapo
  Presentation and sample interactive activity by All Right?
  Travel Christchurch to Tekapo (approximately 3 hours plus stops)
  Dark Sky Experience
  Group dinner (location TBC)
  Accommodation: YHA Lake Tekapo, 5 Motuariki Lane, Lake Tekapo, 7999, Phone: 021 221 7085
• Day 14: Tekapo to Aoraki/Mt Cook and Queenstown
  Depart accommodation for Aoraki/Mt Cook (travel time approximately 1 hour 15 minutes)
  Aoraki/Mt Cook National Park Visitor Centre visit
  Hooker Valley hike – self-guided
  Travel Aoraki/Mt Cook to Queenstown by coach (approximately 3 hours 30 minutes)
  Check in to accommodation
  Dinner on your own
  Accommodation: Pinewood Lodge, 48 Hamilton Road, Queenstown, Phone: 03 442 8273
• Day 15: Queenstown
  Free day
  Lunch and dinner on your own
  Accommodation: Pinewood Lodge, 48 Hamilton Road, Queenstown, Phone: 03 442 8273
• Day 16: Queenstown
  Group breakfast
  Group 1 (10 pax) - depart accommodation on foot for Ziptrek
  Skyline gondola ride
  Moa 4-line tour
  Free time
  Depart for Walter Peak Gourmet BBQ Dining farewell activity
  Depart for airport by coach

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