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  As you wake this morning, to the aftermath of this heinous experience, you will be stunned, disbelieving, sad, devastated.   Love is our answer. Darkness is broken by the light. Please hold strong to hope; to wrap loving arms…

  “There are two basic motivating forces: fear and love. When we are afraid, we pull back from life. When we are in love, we open to all that life has to offer with passion, excitement, and acceptance. We need…

  There is a Vietnamese proverb, “when biting into an apple, think about the person who planted it”.  For me, a simple apple has the ability to transport me back in time to the turn of the twentieth century, when…

The recent national review of Whānau Ora, Tipu Matoro ki te Ao, reported that Whānau Ora Navigators are seen as crucial, in helping whānau to heal the past, deal with the now and plan for sustainable change.   The report reflected…

  The name, Te Matatini, was gifted from Professor Wharehuia Milroy and represents the many faces of kapa haka. “They include the thousands of kapa haka performers, tutors and composers, young and old, who bring kapa haka to life every…

Co-Chairs of Te Taumata (the iwi partnership of Te Pūtahitanga o Te Waipounamu), Amoroa (Molly) Luke and Dr Taku Parai, have today expressed their pleasure in receiving a copy of the report, Tipu Matoro ki te Ao, Final Report to…

The Whānau Ora Review Panel has today issued its report on the accountability, transparency and sustainability of the Whānau Ora commissioning approach. The report provides the Government and policy-makers with a strong basis for increasing investment in Whānau Ora, as…

     I have been thinking a lot about courage.   The ability to dare to dream; the strength required to bring unpleasant truths to the surface; the bold presence of mind to name injustices; to claim a position; to portray…

  The prospect of fire devouring all within its path is frightening.  Having lived through the Port Hills experience a couple of years back, I think many of us have felt the terror, understood the anxiety that our whānau in…

  An exciting milestone for Whānau Ora Initiative ‘Koha Kai’ has been realised, as their dream of opening their own purpose-built kai trailer came to fruition. The trailer is designed to enable Koha Kai trainees, who live with disabilities to…