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Hot on the heels of the latest evaluation providing evidence that Whānau Ora is being recognised as a grassroots movement that has the potential to create widespread social change, Te Pūtahitanga o Te Waipounamu is thrilled to celebrate two magnificent…

    Facebook erupts as the whānau share their shots of a crisp, white lawn; trees dressed in a draping of snow; the first flakes of snowfall being captured to the joy of all.   For children under Koro Ruapehu, the snowfall…

The goals of Whānau Ora are being realised through innovative initiatives supported by Te Pūtahitanga o Te Waipounamu.   The organisation is one of three national commissioning entities contracted by Government to directly invest in flexible and innovative approaches to meet…

Te Pūtahitanga o Te Waipounamu congratulates the remarkable New Zealanders who have been honoured in the Queen’s Birthday awards announced this morning. Trevor Taylor, Board Chair of the Whānau Ora Commissioning Agency is particularly pleased to recognise the talented individuals…

  “There was only one thing to do – and that was the right thing”. So said the American television channel in making the decision to cancel the highly successful comedy series, Roseanne after the comedienne made a racist tweet…

  “Forgiveness is like this: a room can be dark because you have closed the windows, you’ve closed the curtains. But the sun is shining outside, and the air is fresh outside. In order to get that fresh air, you…

Recently week we were invited to share kai with Whānau Ora Resilience Navigator Eileen Eriha and to hear about the awesome work she is involved in with rangatahi in Seddon. The group formed after the earthquakes in the Awatere Valley…

  The legacy of Nga Puna Wai Karikari o Rakaihautu explains the history in which Rakaihautu used his ko (akin to a spade) to carve out the principal lakes of Te Waipounamu.    Takapō was a traditional mahika kai site used…

  In my last year at primary school my world took on a new dimension.  After the humiliation of the teacher realising that I couldn’t read the capital cities written on the board, I was rushed to the optician and…

Te Pūtahitanga o Te Waipounamu welcomes additional funding in the family violence sector but urges the importance of support for whānau-centred responses. “Whānau are desperate to achieve safety in their homes and are looking for support that acknowledges their perspectives…