Ō Tātou Kaimahi

Ngā Kaimahi  Te Rau Ora (TRO) kaimahi are passionate and committed to making a tangible difference for Māori health and wellbeing outcomes. With a diverse range of skills and life experiences kaimahi work alongside whānau, hapū, iwi, NGOs, Government, education, and communities across Aotearoa.  Executive Leadership Team Our Kaimahi

Kēmu – Māori Health Quiz

Looking for an activity to increase your organisation’s knowledge of Māori Health? Then the Kēmu – Māori Health Quiz could be for you. Kēmu is a daily Māori Health Quiz designed to test people’s knowledge of “All Things Māori Health – including Māori Health Leaders, Māori Frameworks, Māori Strategies, Mātauranga Māori and Te Reo Māori …

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Celebrating Frontline Workforces: Ngā Mihi Campaign

Ngā Mihi is an online campaign to demonstrate our gratitude, appreciation and love to our essential workforces responding to COVID-19. Launched in December 2021, the campaign has reached a combined audience of 336,000 people through partnerships with Māori Media, Māori Radio Stations, and Social Media. The programme has also curated and shared over 1,500 stories …

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Pulse Survey: Māori Provider Wellbeing COVID-19

Over the past two years, it has become increasingly clear how vital our Māori Organisations are to the communities they serve. They have been unwavering in their commitment, ingenuity, and innovation – often going above and beyond to ensure the health and wellbeing of whānau. As a national workforce centre, we work closely with Māori …

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Celebrating 20 Years: Journal of Indigenous Wellbeing

The Journal of Indigenous Wellbeing is a peer-reviewed, open-access, scholarly online journal that shares multi-disciplinary indigenous knowledge and research experience amongst indigenous health professionals, leaders, researchers, and community members. In 2003, under the leadership of Dr Nancy Gibson and her team at the Edmonton ACADRE Centre the inaugural issue of Pimatisiwin: A Journal of Aboriginal …

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Celebrating 20 Years: Centre of Māori Suicide Prevention

The Centre of Māori Suicide Prevention offers a range of kaupapa to promote wellbeing for Māori whānau to address the issue of suicide within communities throughout Aotearoa. The Centre fosters local leadership, building our young people, communities and whānau capacity to enhance their own wellbeing. For Māori, the reasons for suicide are many and varied. …

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Celebrating 20 Years: Manaaki Ora Wellbeing App

The Manaaki Ora app is designed to provide guidance and tips on how to self-help or support others who might be going through hard times or distress. Individuals and whānau can find creative, simple, and innovative activities to build wellbeing and resilience. This includes helping whānau identify their feelings and when they feel overwhelmed, where …

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Celebrating 20 Years: Tiaki Whānau, Tiaki Ora

Building the capacity and capability of Māori whānau and Māori communities, to prevent suicide is a core goal of Te Rau Ora and the Centre of Māori Suicide Prevention. Launched in 2018, the Tiaki Whānau – Tiaki Ora programme is designed to build healthy whānau by fostering awareness of protective factors and strategies that will …

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Celebrating 20 Years:  He Puna Whakaata  – Therapeutic Approaches

He Puna Whakaata was developed by Dr Andre McLachlan and tested with whānau in the Rangitīkei and Whanganui, as well as the Māori psychologists who attended He Paiaka Totara, Māori psychologist wānanga at Tokorangi Marae in June 2016. This resulted in the development of the workforce resource He Puna Whakaata: Therapeutic Activities to Guide Change. …

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