Care for your team, and the people they care for
The Manaaki Backpack equips your kaimahi to keep themselves and the people they support safe, on an ordinary day or in a civil emergency.
When your kaimahi is on their own, so is the client
Outreach staff visit homes and rural areas on their own, carrying responsibility for someone vulnerable. When a power cut, an injury or a road closure happens, what they have with them is what they have.
The Manaaki Backpack means the person doing the caring is looked after too, ready to stay calm, stay safe and keep going.
Built for the people on the front line
Earns its keep every day, not just in a disaster
The same pack covers the ordinary and the extraordinary.
A power cut at a client's home. A fall during a visit. A breakdown on a rural road. First aid, light, power and water already on hand.
Roads cut, sheltering with a client, welfare checks after the event. The same kit steps up when it matters most.
One pack, or your whole team
Trial a single pack, or roll it out across every kaimahi and vehicle.
The Manaaki Backpack
One pack per kaimahi or vehicle. Everyday safety and disaster ready.
Equip your team
Bulk pricing, purchase orders, branded handbooks and funding support.
What's in the Manaaki Backpack
Everything a kaimahi needs for everyday safety and disaster response, organised by category.
- 1 x Waterproof 40L roll top backpack
- 2 x A4 zipper storage cases
- 1 x Torch with batteries
- Set of spare batteries
- 1 x Light stick
- 1 x Hi vis vest
- 1 x Comprehensive first aid kit
- 4 x KN95 face masks
- 1 x Hand sanitiser
- 1 x Pack of wet wipes
- 12 x Packs of tissues / toilet paper
- 4 x Thick plastic bags
- 1 x Pair of work gloves
- 4 x Mylar emergency blankets
- 3 x Long shelf life food rations
- 2 x 500ml bottled water
- 10L water container
- 100L of water purification tablets
- 1 x Powerbank
- 1 x Multitool with knife
- 1 x Whistle
- 1 x Permanent marker
- 1 x Pen
- 1 x Notepad
- 1 x Handbook, customisable with your organisation logo and emergency plan (MOQ applies)
Make it yours
Add your organisation's logo and emergency plan to the handbook, so the kit your team carries matches the plan they already know. Minimum order quantities apply.
How to equip your team
Tell us your numbers
Your organisation, a contact, and how many kaimahi or vehicles you want covered.
We assess the fit
We talk through the right setup for your team and how you will store and check the packs.
Quote, funding or PO
We provide a quote and documentation, and can support funding applications where it helps.
Delivery and briefing
We coordinate supply and run your team through what is in the pack and how to use it.
Protecting more than one kaimahi?
Whether you need one pack or one for every kaimahi and vehicle, we can help. We handle bulk orders, purchase orders and invoicing, and we can support funding applications where it makes the difference.
Equip your teamBuilt with the people who do the caring
The Manaaki Backpack was shaped with input from hauora, disability and social service teams, so it carries what frontline kaimahi actually reach for. Manaaki means to care for and uplift others, and the pack is built so the people doing that mahi are looked after too.
Common questions
Most teams work to one pack per kaimahi or per vehicle. Tell us your team or fleet size and we will help you land on the right number.
Yes. Most organisations order this way. Get in touch and we will sort the paperwork.
It helps. The pack is designed to support your duty of care to lone and mobile workers by putting practical safety and emergency supplies within reach. It is one part of your wider health and safety approach, not a replacement for it.
Yes. The handbook can carry your organisation's logo and your own emergency plan. Minimum order quantities apply.
The household packs are built for families at home. The Manaaki Backpack is built for staff out in the community, balancing everyday safety on visits with readiness for a civil emergency.
Equip your team
Bulk pricing, branded handbooks and funding support. Tell us what you need and our team will be in touch.
