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. …
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 is proud to announce the launch of the Mason Durie Pae Ora Scholarship. This new scholarship acknowledges and recognises the significant leadership and contributions that Mason Durie has given to Māori health, Māori development, indigeneity and Māori futures over many years. Tā Mason Durie (ONZ, KNZM, FRSNZ, FRANZCP) is a rangatira whose …
Looking Ahead Te Rau Ora is committed to deepening its relationship with Te Kaunihera, working together strategically to strengthen pathways for kaimahi Māori and whānau, and ensuring Māori nursing leadership continues to flourish.
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
