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Tīmata
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The first 30 days home, in the right order.

Tīmata is a step-by-step guide for people leaving prison, their whānau, and the people who support them. Steps come in the order they're needed, so nobody has to work out where to start. No account, and nothing to hand over.

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  • PrivateNo account, no phone number
  • OfflineNo signal needed in the apps
  • CheckedSources linked and checked
Who it's for

One guide, three ways in.

The same carefully checked steps, framed for whoever is holding the phone.

Me

A step-by-step guide for the first 30 days after release. What to do today, and what comes next.

“What do I do first?”

Someone else

For whānau and friends. How to help, what to expect, and support for you too.

“How can I help them?”

People I work with

For case workers, mentors and support services. The full guide, to walk people through it.

“What comes next for them?”
How the app works

Always know what to do next.

Some things have to wait for others. You need a birth certificate before photo ID, and ID before a bank account. Tīmata puts it all in order and shows you what you can do today.

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Release day

First things first

  • Report to Probation
  • Steps to Freedom grant
1

Week 1

Get your ID

  • Birth certificate
  • Photo IDafter your birth certificate
  • RealMe (online ID)after your birth certificate
  • Tax (IRD) number
2

Weeks 1–2

Money

  • Bank accountafter your ID
  • Jobseeker benefit
  • Community Services Cardafter Jobseeker
3

Weeks 1–4

A place to stay

  • Emergency housing
  • Supported housing
  • Public housing listafter Jobseeker
4

Weeks 2–4

Health and work

  • Sign up with a doctor
  • Work and training
  • Phone and internet
Private by design

Nothing to sign up for. Nothing to hand over.

The people using Tīmata have good reasons to be careful with their information. So it's built to need none.

See how every step is checked →
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No account, no phone numberOpen it and start. No password to remember.
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Progress saved under a private linkNot under your name. Delete it whenever you like.
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Works with no signalIn the iPhone and Android apps, your guide, reminders and emergency numbers work with no signal or data, from the first time the app opens. Your progress saves to your private link when you're back online.
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Sources checked, in the openWhere a step has a source, it's linked, and the checks are published on the Transparency page.
For organisations

Recommend it with confidence.

For probation, reintegration services, charities and community groups. Tīmata asks nothing of the people you work with: no account, no phone number.

For care workers →
  1. Point people to the App Store, Google Play, or the web link.
  2. They pick “Me” and get a guide for their region, in the right order.
  3. You open “People I work with” for the full guide, to walk them through it.
Morning light coming through a sheer curtain, with a tree outside the window.

Tīmata

Starting again,
one step at a time.

Tīmata

To begin. A guide for the first 30 days, made in Ōtautahi Christchurch by Jeevan Daniel (opens in a new tab).

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Tīmata
Your guide for the first 30 days.
Who's starting again?
Me
Step-by-step guide for the first 30 days.
Someone else
How to help, what to expect, support for whānau.
People I work with
The full guide to walk people through.
No account, no phone number. Your progress is saved under a private link, not your name.
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