RAD (Recycle a Device) is an initiative that has been helping rangatahi to develop the skills to refurbish laptops and also helps address the digital divide as the refurbished laptops are gifted to rangatahi and whānau in the community where they are repaired.
Tōnui Collab have partnered with (Digital Future Aotearoa) and (creators of the RAD kaupapa), to bring the RAD kaupapa to Te Tairāwhiti.
Tōnui Collab's will be holding weekend workshops throughout 2026, inviting rangatahi to learn how to repair laptops that they can take home or koha to someone in need.
The first RAD workshop of the year will be Saturday 23 May, 10am - 4pm at Tōnui Collab. Numbers limited.
During the weekend workshops, rangatahi are introduced to the key parts of a device, experiment with pulling apart laptops, and learning how to use some necessary tools; they also learn about diagnostic testing to identify what is wrong with the laptops and start repairing them. Once laptops have been repaired and restored, they are gifted to those in the community that need a laptop.
Having a laptop is critical to accessing education, services and participate in daily life, and RAD does this by encouraging kaitiakitanga. RAD sources unwanted laptops and diverts them frome-waste, rangatahi refurbish them, and then these fit-for-purpose laptops are gifted to whānau who need them most.
Organisations that have outgrown their needs from a laptop, can donate them to the RAD kaupapa.
In 2026, the RAD kaupapa is being supported by Gisborne District Council and Mangatawa Beale Williams Trust.
If you are interested in supporting or taking part in the RAD Club, please contact us at admin@tonuicollab.com