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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

The Henry Rongomau Bennett Memorial Scholarship programme was instrumental in increasing numbers of practicing Māori psychiatrists, supporting 10 psychiatrists in total from 2002-2010. The first Māori Psychiatric Registrars who received…

The development of cultural competency and cultural safety is embedded throughout Te Rau Ora Training Programmes. Cultural competence is the ability to interact respectfully and effectively with persons from a…

As a national workforce centre, Te Rau Ora has had the privilege of enabling and supporting emerging leaders, workforces, networks, community groups and professional organisations. Our 100 Māori Leaders programme…

Nōku te Ao is a social movement to end prejudice and discrimination and increase inclusion for people with experience of mental distress. It is a multi-level programme, based on kaupapa…

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…

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…

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…

In December 2021, Te Rau Ora launched Ngā Mihi – an online campaign focused on Aroha for our front-line and essential workforces. Since its launch, the campaign has reached a…

In 2008, two percent of the registered Occupational Therapy workforce identified as Māori. With the leadership of Jane Hopkirk (Ngati Kahungungu) and her Occupational Therapy colleagues, Te Rau Matatini launched…

A unique social innovation model was implemented during COVID 19 Pandemic in New Zealand, with eight Māori who live with Schizophrenia and health and social challenges. The social innovation was…

The origins of Kaitiaki Ahurea are from our Māori – Public Health Work as Te Rau Matatini. Kaitiaki Ahurea was remastered into an NZQA accredited short course to improve health…