Ngāti Whakaue Unveils World-First 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 …

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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 …

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Māori Health Leadership Scholarship & Hoe Tahi Addiction Scholarship 2023 Now Open

Te Rau Ora is pleased to announce the following scholarship opportunities available for 2023. Māori Health Leadership Scholarship The aim of Te Rau Ora Māori Health Leadership Scholarships is to increase and develop the Māori health workforce and to foster confidence in Te Ao Māori, Māori leadership and excellence in health. These scholarships are for …

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Te Rau Ora Annual Report 2022   

Mā ā te huruhuru ka rere te manu: Adorn the bird with feathers so it may soar. Ngā Tuakana ma,  e ngā Hoa, Tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou katoa 2022 has been a year of many celebrations. Our country celebrated Matariki for the first time as a Public Holiday! In addition, the education and health system reforms got underway and …

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Tā Mason Durie, Reflecting on our past

In 2022, Te Rau Ora celebrates their 20-year anniversary and hosts the Toitū Hauora with the theme Titiro ki muri, haere atu ki mua’ – Our past and future are intertwined’. Toitū Hauora 2022 took place online and saw innovation, collaborative Māori leadership, shared knowledge, Mātauranga Māori and Te Ao Māori seamlessly interwoven. The platform …

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