Pari Kawau App Now Available on all Platforms!

We are thrilled to introduce the newly launched Pari Kawau app—an interactive tool created to support the Pae Tata Pae Tawhiti brief and early intervention model; and practitioners and students seeking to enhance the development of their clinical and cultural practice skills. Developed by Te Rau Ora and KIWA Digital, this App is compatible with …

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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 …

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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 …

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The power of community collaboration to reduce Alcohol and Drug harm.

Manaaki Tairāwhiti is a unique regional-led response Manaaki Tairāwhiti is a unique regional-led response that brings together local iwi and leaders across the whole social sector within Tairāwhiti to collaborate and work together to change the system. Their vision is “E tipu matomato ai ngā whānau o te Tairāwhiti. All Tairāwhiti whānau are flourishing”. Their …

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Whakauru Mai: 2023 Māori Community Suicide Prevention Fund

Te Rau Ora and the Centre of Māori Suicide Prevention are pleased to announce that the Māori Community Suicide Prevention Fund is now open.  We are seeking applications from whānau, hapū,  Māori community groups and Iwi/Māori Providers to organise and run suicide prevention and wellness initiatives in their community. The purpose of the Fund is to …

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