Raukatauri Music Therapy Trust

We work with over 800 clients per week, ranging in age from infants to those over 100 years old. Our clients have a range of special needs, including cerebral palsy, autism spectrum and other developmental disorders, genetic disorders such as Down syndrome, complex medical conditions, acquired brain injuries, mental health diagnoses, bereavement, dementia, Parkinson’s disease and exposure to family violence and neglect.

Auckland, Auckland – North Shore, Auckland – South, Hawke’s Bay, Northland

The Raukatauri Music Therapy Trust, established in 2004 by singer Dame Hinewehi Mohi, enables wellbeing, empowerment and joy through music therapy, using music to promote the healing and personal growth of people with identified intellectual, physical, social or mental health challenges. Raukatauri’s Registered Music Therapists root their clinical practice in the humanistic model of music therapy, which recognizes each individual’s uniqueness and worth. Our mission is to offer a quality, accessible music therapy service to all people, whatever their needs. Our vision is to enrich and develop lives through music.

Phone: +6493600889

Email: info@rmtc.org.nz

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“Music therapy is a place where my son can explore and be creative and these aspects enable him to express himself, his thoughts, his sense of humour and have a lot of fun. When you join Raukatauri you feel like you have joined part of a family who really cares for your child and their wellbeing.”

Langlois Hunt, E. (2020). Developing a sense of belonging: A case study on the use of peer inclusion to support a child with selective mutism. New Zealand Journal of Music Therapy 18, 141-158
Hunt, E. J. (2019). What strategies did I use, as a music therapy student, to promote child-led cooperative play in an inclusive education setting? (Unpublished thesis). Victoria University of Wellington. http://hdl.handle.net/10063/8246

Collaborative Article: Shaw, C. et al. (2022). Lived Experience Perspectives on Ableism Within and Beyond Music Therapists’ Professional Identities, Music Therapy Perspectives 40(2), 143–151. https://doi.org/10.1093/mtp/miac001
Collaborative Article: Talmage, A. et al. (2020). Music Therapy in a time of pandemic: Experiences of musicking, telehealth, and resource-oriented practice during COVID-19 in Aotearoa New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Music Therapy 18, 7-66

NZ Registered Music Therapist Master of Music Therapy, NZSM, Victoria University of Wellington, 2019 Certificate in Teaching, Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music (ABRSM), UK, 2005 PhD in Theology, University of Birmingham, UK, 2000 Certificate in Counselling Skills, Counselling and Psychotherapy Awarding Body (CPCAB), UK, 1999 BA (Hons) in Theology, University of Birmingham, UK, 1995