On 30 November 2021, Te Rau Ora launched their Ngā Mihi digital campaign as an expression of gratitude and Aroha for our frontline health and essential workforces. The COVID 19 pandemic has changed the lives of many people in Aotearoa. Throughout this time, individuals, whānau and communities have demonstrated care and resilience in navigating the …
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This is Donna’s Story I was born in Tuatapere in Western Southland, one of the first babies born in the newly opened Maternity Home in the late 1950s. I was what was termed back then a ‘blue baby’, my mother was told to take me home and keep an eye on me. Not many blue …
For over 40 years Sir Mason Durie has been at the forefront of a transformational approach to Māori health and has played major roles in building the Māori health workforce. In 1982 he developed the seminal Te Whare Tapa Whā model for health and wellbeing. He helped develop the Whānau Ora approach and was the …
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 …
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 …
