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.
In term 1, 2026 our FREE fortnightly after-school RAD Club runs from 5pm - 8pm every Monday starting TBC. Bookings will be made available soon. Subscribe to our mailing list to be notified of upcoming RAD Club opportunities.
Tōnui Collab's after-school RAD Club is based at Tōnui Collab (situated on the Mātai Research campus) 466 Childers Road.
Tōnui Collab have partnered with (Digital Future Aotearoa) and Remojo Tech (co-creators of the RAD kaupapa), to bring the RAD kaupapa to Te Tairāwhiti.
Rangatahi meet regularly to repair, refurbish, and recycle devices for our community in Te Tairāwhiti. During wānanga, 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