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Ka Koroki Te Manu

Ka Koroki Te Manu Presentation on Whānau Ora – Te Pūtahitanga o Te Waipounamu; Nga Hau e Wha marae; Christchurch Helen Leahy, Pouārahi / Chief Executive Wednesday 27 September 2017   Presentation PDF Presentation pptx   It is our honour…

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Media release: Waitangi Tribunal’s landmark report on Oranga Tamariki points to Whānau Ora as a model

PĀNUI PĀPĀHO / MEDIA RELEASE Friday 30 April 2021 Waitangi Tribunal’s landmark report on Oranga Tamariki points to Whānau Ora as a model Te Pūtahitanga o Te Waipounamu has received the findings of He Pā Harakeke, He Rito Whakakīkinga Whāruarua…

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The best dumplings in the world

  Sachiko Shimamoto has a dream. A dream to be the best producer of dumplings in the world. An aspiration that people will come from all over to sample her wares; to bite into the succulent tender package of goodness…

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Waikawa Marae Health and Wellbeing Day

Last week, over 50 kaumātua and whānau attended the Waikawa Marae Health and Wellbeing Day – Te Rā Hauora Waiora ki Waikawa.
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He waka eke noa

  The whakataukī, he waka eke noa, is often used to represent the concept that ‘we are all in this together’.   Waka, in fact, are frequently drawn on to help us focus – where is our waka heading (what…

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Media release: Whānau Ora model provides a blueprint for new Māori Health Authority

PĀNUI PĀPĀHO / MEDIA RELEASE Wednesday 21 April 2021 Whānau Ora model provides a blueprint for new Māori Health Authority Te Pūtahitanga o Te Waipounamu is encouraged by this morning’s announcement of major reforms to the healthcare system, including the…

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Celebrating 11 Years of Whānau Ora

     Potiki Poi Founder, Georgia Latu, taking the stage in the Māori Fashion Extravaganza at the Gala dinner At the opening of the 2021 Whānau Ora Symposium in Otepoti, I referred to the  ageless lyrics of local band, Six-60,…

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Te Arateatea – a different approach to health and wellbeing

It’s been more than 20 years since Ruatau Perez and Hannah Livingston began introducing whānau to the philosophies and practices of traditional Māori healing.
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Ka mua, ka muri – in order to move forward we must look back into our past.

Losing both her father and her sister to Huntington’s Disease more than twenty years ago had a profound effect on Joan Carew.
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2020 Whanau Ora Symposium

2021 WHĀNAU ORA ANNUAL SYMPOSIUM     Thanks to Six60 for the use of their song ‘kia mau ki tō Ūkaipō, don’t forget your roots”.   Register Now   ōTEPOTI DUNEDIN 8 – 10 April   VENUE: Dunedin Centre Glenroy…

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