History
"Every person has the right to be loved and respected,
to learn to love and
respect others and to reach their full potential."
In 1981 Fred and Ces Cooper set up a charitable trust called " Te Pou Here Taonga" who ran a youth group named "Impact". The main philosophy of the trust was to work with local at risk Maori youth.
This involved running programmes to help some of the youth change unsociable behaviour mainly caused through
dysfunctional families.
In 1986 a creative arts branch was established and "Dramatic Impact NZ" was born.
In 1991 an opportunity became available for "Dramatic Impact" to take young Maori on a cultural
tour of Native American Reservations. They have done six tours since then.
2005 saw a merge with Dean and Teresa Paul's work with their group "Influence", and so the charitable trust Dramatic Influence New Zealand was established. It has since grown and continues to grow today.
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