Wahine

Te Niwha researchers working alongside Māori and Pasifika to boost childhood immunisation rates for the most vulnerable

MEDIA RELEASE FROM TE NIWHA Tuesday 18 June, 2024 Te Niwha researchers working alongside Māori and Pasifika to boost childhood immunisation rates for the most vulnerable Te Niwha researchers are working alongside Māori and Pasifika communities and health organisations to boost childhood immunisation rates for the most vulnerable. Te Niwha’s ‘Lifting Immunisation Rates in Vulnerable …

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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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Tiakina Te Āhuru Mōwai Programme

Whakahokia mai te mana o te wahine ki te ūkaipō i Kurawaka Tiakina Te Āhuru Mōwai | Sheltered havens, sacred souls Facilitated by Karina Cootes (Ngāti Raukawa ki Te Tonga, Ngāti Toa Rangatira) and Kirimātao Paipa (Ngāti Porou, Te Arawa, Ngāti Raukawa ki Tonga) This programme utilises the concepts of ‘wānanga’ and cultural narratives to …

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Te Ira Tangata Programme

Whakahokia mai te mana o te wahine ki te ūkaipō i Kurawaka As a frontline Health Service Provider always working tirelessly and constantly dedicated to caring for others’ needs  –  you can lose sight of your own needs and the stability to endure! Weaving tikanga wāhine strands from the storehouse of Te Ira Tangata is …

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Tiakina te Āhuru Mōwai Wānanga

Tiakina te Āhuru Mōwai wānanga aims to develop strong reflective practitioners who place Wahine and their whānau at the centre of their practice. Tiakina te Āhuru Mōwai is a programme led by Wahine Māori developed to enhance frontline workforce capability to work effectively with Wahine Māori and their whānau, in contexts where there are vulnerabilities …

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Celebrating 20 Years: He Whare Wahine

He Whare Wahine is newly established to deliberately focus on Wahine and Kotiro Māori, and to restore their status through a workforce that honours and values Oranga wahine, Mana wahine and Rangatira wahine. The team of Wahine Māori are committed to restoring the status and mana of Wahine Māori as endowed at Kurawaka. The goal …

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