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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Review of the Ministry’s equity response to COVID-19
Te Kāika: Empowering whānau on their journey to recovery
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 […]
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 […]
Te Mana o te Kupu – Māori Alcohol & Other Drug
New Alcohol and Other Drug Resource for Mātua and Concerned Whānau
Whare Tukutuku and Te Rau Ora are excited to share Te Aka Mātua – Basic Drug Information for Mātua and Concerned Whānau. The booklet and video have been designed with Mātua, Taua, Poua, Kuia, and Koro in mind, to awhi whānau understanding of basic drugs. Te Aka Mātua refers to the parent vine that Tāwhaki […]
Tauaki Te Tū – Whānau-led AOD solutions in Te Teko
In 2021, Sandralee Harata-Chase and her whānau were concerned about the growing negative impact of methamphetamine on whānau, hapū and iwi in Te Teko. Determined to bring about oranga, they sought ways to heal, educate and support their whānau who were directly and indirectly affected by methamphetamine. Connecting to Te Ao Māori In April that […]