Māori Innovation
Whare Tukutuku Addictions Our vision: Our mission: About Whare Tukutuku Whare Tukutuku is the National Addiction Centre that sits within the korowai of Te Rau Ora. Our approach is to elevate an alcohol and other drug (AOD) workforce that is whānau-centred and community-focused. We āwhi whānau who mahi in the alcohol and other drug space […]
Education and Training
Te Rau Matatau Private Training Enterprise Our vision: Have a transformative impact in Māori Health through Education Our mission: Strengthen Māori Health through nationally navigated and locally led solutions. About Te Rau Matatau Te Rau Matatau is a centre of excellence in Māori education and training that offers a range of Hauora (health and social […]
Te Niwha researchers working alongside Māori and Pasifika to boost childhood immunisation rates for the most vulnerable
MEDIA RELEASE FROM TE NIWHA Tuesday 18 June, 2024 Te Niwha researchers working alongside Māori and Pasifika to boost childhood immunisation rates for the most vulnerable Te Niwha researchers are working alongside Māori and Pasifika communities and health organisations to boost childhood immunisation rates for the most vulnerable. Te Niwha’s ‘Lifting Immunisation Rates in Vulnerable […]
Re-establishing the mana of wahine through Mokopapa Wānanga
Tāngia taku mata ki te moko, hei hoa haere, hei hoa matenga mōku.Etch my face with the markings of the ancestors, that they may be my companion in life and death. These are the words that Ange Tuhura (Tahuna) shared with her whānau after she and her two younger sisters, Dani Pihema and Jess Pihema […]
In Rememberance of the 28th Māori Battalion
A brief overview of the 28th Māori Battalion prepared by Ronald Baker, with insights from his father, Adj. Captain John Baker, who served in the Battalion. The 28th Māori Battalion was part of the 2nd New Zealand Division, the fighting arm of the Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force (2NZEF) in the Second World War (1939-45). […]
Te Mana o te Kupu – Māori Alcohol & Other Drug
Kaupapa Māori Peer Support Approach to Addressing AOD Challenges
He aha te me nui o te ao? He tangata, he tangata, he tangata! What is the most important thing in the world? It is the people; it is the people; it is the people! These words are not only found on the walls at Mana o te Tangata Trust but are entrenched in the […]
Te Rau Ora appoints Riki Nia Nia as new Chief Executive Officer
The Board of Te Rau Ora is pleased to announce the appointment of Riki Nia Nia (Ngāti Kahungunu, Ngāi Tūhoe, Tonga) to the role of Chief Executive. Riki will commence his new role in late July 2023. Te Rau Ora Chair Donovan Clarke says, “the appointment follows a robust recruitment process which attracted high calibre […]
Review of the Ministry’s equity response to COVID-19
Mental Health Awareness Week
Mental Health Awareness Week (MHAW) MHAW is run annually by the Mental Health Foundation and has been since 1993. MHAW is endorsed by the World Federation for Mental Health and is marked in over 150 countries at different times of the year. This year’s theme is Reconnect – with the people and places that lift […]