Funding

Funding Opportunities Te Rau Ora Scholarships & Bursaries provide financial assistance to students who are undertaking or completing a New Zealand Qualifications Authority (NZQA) accredited qualification in health and wellbeing.  OPEN Applications CLOSED Applications 2025/2026 Workforce Resilience Professional Development Grant – Kaimahi Māori in Mental Health and Addictions – Round 2 Tēnā koutou katoa,   …

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Evidence

About Kaupapa Māori insights and evidence validate and affirm Māori solutions and Māori ways of knowing, doing, and understanding the world. High-quality health information is also pivotal to the delivery of effective health and disability services across the continuum. The health and disability sector needs to make good use of the knowledge available to ensure …

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$1.6 Million Māori Suicide Prevention Fund Now Open

Te Rau Ora and the Centre of Māori Suicide Prevention are pleased to announce the launch of the 2022 Māori Community Suicide Prevention Fund.  The Māori Community Suicide Prevention Fund is aimed at whānau and community driven approaches to prevent suicide, or to offer support to those bereaved by suicide. Since 2014, Te Rau Ora …

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Rangatahi Resources

“Ka Pu te Ruha – Ka Hao te Rangatahi” When the old net is cast aside, the new net goes fishing. This proverbial saying refers to the younger generation taking up the reigns left by their elders. Rauemi Hauora Explore our rauemi hauora created by our rangatahi and health professionals at Te Rau Ora.  See …

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Lived Experience

Te Kete Pounamu Te Kete Pounamu is a specialist unit within Te Rau Ora to help foster, grow, and support Māori living with experiences of mental health or addiction-related issues. Te Kete Pounamu was formed in 2015 following a social movement to address the increasing concern about the use of harmful restrictive practices on Māori …

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Mauri Ora Social Innovation – Schizophrenia

“Kia tū kotahi tātou kia purea ai tātou e ngā hau o Tāwhirimātea” We stand in unity for our future wellbeing and health solutions Mauri Ora Social Innovation – Schizophrenia A unique social innovation model was implemented during COVID 19 Pandemic in New Zealand, with eight Māori who live with Schizophrenia and health and social …

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Peer Support Apprenticeships 

“Kia tū kotahi tātou kia purea ai tātou e ngā hau o Tāwhirimātea” We stand in unity for our future wellbeing and health solutions Peer Support Apprenticeships  The Apprenticeship in Peer Support is designed to provide specific skills, knowledge and attributes for the peer support workforce. The underpinning philosophy of the programme is to build …

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Nōku Te Ao – Education for Social Change

“Kia tū kotahi tātou kia purea ai tātou e ngā hau o Tāwhirimātea” We stand in unity for our future wellbeing and health solutions Nōku Te Ao – Education for Social Change Nōku te Ao is a social movement to end prejudice and discrimination and increase inclusion for people with experience of mental distress.  It …

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Tūmanako Creatives Network

“Kia tū kotahi tātou kia purea ai tātou e ngā hau o Tāwhirimātea” We stand in unity for our future wellbeing and health solutions Tūmanako Creatives Network Tūmunako is a space to ignite the voices and experiences of whaiora Māori.   The programme provides a vehicle for whaiora Māori to share their own personal journey to …

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