Tīmatangia Te Puea: Building the future Māori health workforce Wednesday 16 September 2026 | The Pā, Te Whare Wānanga o Waikato Te Rau Ora joined iwi, hauora leaders, medical professionals and Te Whare Wānanga o Waikato for Tīmatangia Te Puea: Service, Excellence and Collective Responsibility, a hui focused on the future of the Māori medical workforce. …
Whakatupu Mana brought Māori lived experience leaders together in Tāmaki Makaurau to confront institutional racism, prejudice and discrimination, and to demand action that whānau can see and feel.
Ten years on from the Tūramarama Declaration, the World Indigenous Suicide Prevention Conference returns to Aotearoa MEDIA RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 20 July 2026 Ten years on from the Tūramarama Declaration, the World Indigenous Suicide Prevention Conference returns to Aotearoa Hosted by Te Rau Ora at Tuurangawaewae Marae, Ngaaruawaahia, 4–6 November 2026. WISPC 2026 will bring together …
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 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 …
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. …
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 …
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 …
Te Rau Ora Strategic Plan 2025–2035 The Te Rau Ora Strategic Plan sets our direction for the next decade. It builds on more than 20 years of leadership in hauora Māori and strengthens our commitment to serving whānau, hapū, iwi, hapori Māori and kaupapa partners. DOWNLOAD THE PDF Our direction for the next decade Guided …