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 This programme re-imagines an approach utilising concepts of ‘wānanga’ based on tikanga to deliver a family violence training framework for the Māori health workforce. The purpose is to keep women and children alive and at the core of any response. For more information …

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Executive Sector Leadership Workshops

Whakahokia mai te mana o te wahine ki te ūkaipō i Kurawaka A series of wānanga aimed at executives, managers and leaders which inform, and highlight the importance of whānau-centred practice, and guide the development of an infrastructure that supports whānau centred practice. Currently being developed in partnership with Whānau Resilience – Waikato Māori Collective, …

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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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Te Tuakiri o te Tangata

Whakahokia mai te mana o te wahine ki te ūkaipō i Kurawaka As a Frontline Health worker you are always working tirelessly and, in constant service of others – we forget about ourselves! Take this opportunity to enhance and revitalise your “Mana Wahine” through a tikanga Māori facilitated wānanga exploring the relevance, vitalities and sanctity …

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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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