On the 8th of March 2002, Associate Minister of Health Tariana Turia launched Te Rau Matatini. The first CEO was Kirsty Maxwell Crawford (2002-2011); Clinical Coordinator Paul Hirini, with leadership and guidance, received from Dr Mason Durie. Te Rau Matatini originally based in Palmerston North established into a Trust with significant representation of Māori leaders … Read more
Huarahi Whakatū was born in the early 2000s from a desire to recognise, affirm and support a workforce that was both clinically and culturally competent. A partnership between Te Rau Matatini, Te Ao Māramatanga – Māori Caucus (New Zealand College of Mental Health Nurses), Te Kaunihera o Ngā Neehi Māori (National Council of Māori Nurses) … Read more
Over the last 20 years, Te Rau Ora has played a key role in the development of the Māori Providers and Māori workforces that support healing from substance misuse. Our work is helped to foster Māori Addiction Sector leadership, build the evidence base for kaupapa Māori Addictions practice, support kaupapa Māori informed education and training, … Read more
Over three or more decades, responses to Māori health have increasingly steered away from a ‘one size fits all’ approach to greater recognition of mātauranga Māori and tikanga Māori. We have seen the evolution of kaupapa Māori services in health, social services, and education, as well as extraordinary increases in the Māori health workforce. Not … Read more
Tūmunako is a space to ignite the voices and experiences of whaiora Māori. The programme provides a vehicle for whaiora Māori to share their own personal journey to health and wellbeing through creative expression, culture, and music. Tūmunako was developed by Te Kete Pounamu in partnership with Mana o Te Tangata. It started with the formation … Read more
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 … Read more
Kaupapa Māori services, programmes and approaches will continue to play an essential role in addressing whānau wellbeing, especially when there is a greater prevalence in complex health and social issues that require holistic, culturally led, and ongoing interventions which can only be provided by a skilled Māori multidisciplinary workforce, able to sustain effective long-term relationships … Read more
Te Kete Pounamu is the National Organisation for Māori with lived experience. The movement was formed in 2015 following increasing concern of the use of harmful restrictive practices on Māori and the increasing inequities in Māori Health and Wellbeing. Since their formation, Te Kete Pounamu has established regional networks spanning the length and breadth of … Read more
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 … Read more
Whānau and community-led (health) responses is a way of improving health and wellbeing that starts with what people say is important to them. It supports communities experiencing disadvantage and poor health to identify what they find important, and to take the lead in developing and implementing their solutions. Te Rau Ora has utilised community-led responses … Read more