Year: 2026
Ngāti Whakaue Unveils Model of Kaumātua Care
Ngāti Whakaue Unveils World-First Model of Kaumātua Care MEDIA RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 18 June 2026 From the Stage to the Papakāinga: Ngāti Whakaue Unveils World-First Model of Kaumātua Care Rotorua, Aotearoa New Zealand. The iwi that took the stage at Te Matatini is now leading a quiet revolution in how we care for our …
Whiria Te Oranga 2025–2035
Whiria Te Oranga 2025–2035 Kaumātua Workforce Development and Wellbeing Strategy Download the PDF Te Rau Ora has developed Whiria Te Oranga 2025–2035, the refreshed national kaumātua workforce development and wellbeing strategy for Aotearoa. Building on the original Whiria Te Oranga (2008) by Louise Ihimaera, Te Rau Ora has extended the framework beyond workforce capability to …
Rangatahi Development Fund
APPLICATIONS ARE NOW CLOSED The 2026/27 round closed 5pm, Friday 31 July 2026. “Ka pu te ruha, ka hao te rangatahi.” The Rangatahi Development Fund is a one-off grant that builds capacity and capability for rangatahi Maori to lead and influence the design, development, and delivery of rangatahi services. It offers two distinct streams. The …
Te Rau Ora celebrates Turuki Health Care
Three decades of service: Te Rau Ora celebrates Turuki Health Care April 2026 In 1995, a group of Māori midwives in South Auckland set out to change the way wāhine Māori experienced health care. They established Te Putea o Pua Trust with a direct kaupapa: address the inequities affecting Māori mothers, their pēpi and whānau. …
Indigenous health leaders from Taiwan visit Te Rau Ora
Further, faster, together: Indigenous health leaders from Taiwan visit Te Rau Ora Kirikiriroa, Hamilton. On 7 April 2026, Te Rau Ora welcomed three Indigenous health leaders from Taiwan to Kirikiriroa for a learning exchange focused on health workforce development, leadership, governance and Indigenous self-determination. The visit brought together clinical, academic and community health experience from Taiwan …
The World Indigenous Cancer Conference 2026
In just a few weeks, Te Rau Ora will help bring the World Indigenous Cancer Conference (W.I.C.C. 2026) to Aotearoa for the very first time. It is one of the largest kaupapa the organisation has ever been part of. W.I.C.C. 2026 runs from 21 to 23 April at Te Whare Tapere o Manukau, Due Drop …