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Ngāi Tahu make history in formal partnership with Oranga Tamariki under new legislation

Te Pūtahitanga o Te Waipounamu congratulates Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu on becoming the first iwi in the country to sign a strategic partnership with Oranga Tamariki under the new legislation [Children, Young Persons, and Their Families (Oranga Tamariki) Legislation…

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Māori Pūrākau Research Methods to Inform Hauora Strategy for Iwi

Kaikaiawaro Charitable Trust, the charitable arm of Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Kuia, have been announced as one of the successful applicants of the Health Research Council’s (HRC) Ngā Kanohi Kitea Development Grant.  Ngā Kanohi Kitea community grants provide an opportunity…

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Inspiring a new generation

  100 years ago this week, two monumental events occurred. The first was the visitation by the Holy Spirit to the Māngai, Tahu pōtiki Wiremu Rātana on 8 November 1918 as he stood on his own veranda. “I have been…

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Whānau Ora: The WOW Factor

Te Pūtahitanga o Te Waipounamu is pleased to receive advice yesterday from the Minister for Whānau Ora advising that he has received the report from the Whānau Ora Review, and it is clear “that Whānau Ora works”. “This is wonderful…

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Ratana Movement, a significant platform for whānau

Te Pūtahitanga o Te Waipounamu celebrates the centenary of the Ratana Movement as a significant platform for whānau.   Over the next few days it is estimated 25,000 morehu will descend upon Ratana for Te Waru o Noema; the commemoration of…

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Kākano Café joins the mobile Whānau Ora fleet

Kakano Cafe and Cookery school will be moving from their central Christchurch premises to join what is fast becoming a transportable Whānau Ora fleet working in the Canterbury region.  Kakano Café have become nationally known for their delicious menus, their…

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It started by Paying it Forward.

  Pay it forward is an expression for describing the beneficiary of a good deed repaying it to others instead of to the original benefactor. A couple of years ago, Chanel’s Mum, Whaea Daphne, rang her daughter and said that…

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Corstorphine Community Hub celebrated at Trust Power Community Awards in Ōtepoti / Dunedin

Te Pūtahitanga o Te Waipounamu is thrilled to announce that Corstorphine Community Hub has been honoured for their valuable contribution to Whānau Ora at the Trust Power Community Awards on Thursday 25 October in Dunedin. The hub works to strengthen…

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Angels Trio open new café, LoveChi in Nelson

Te Pūtahitanga o Te Waipounamu congratulate LoveChi Café and Catering on their opening in Nelson today. LoVeChi Limited are the founders of the Angels Trio Charity, a Whānau Ora initiative created to care for struggling whānau in their community. Their…

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Face The Risk

  One of my favourite quotes of all time is from early New Zealand writer, Katherine Mansfield, Katherine Mansfield “Risk! Risk anything! Care no more for the opinion of others … Do the hardest thing on earth for you. Act…

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