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Whānau Ora Battalion Joins Up With South Seas Healthcare

Monday, 13 December 2021, 6:57 am | Whanau Ora Commissioning Agency

The West Auckland Whānau Ora Battalion is joining forces with the South Seas Healthcare, Manukau Urban Māori Authority and the Turuiki Healthcare Vaccination Fleets to push vaccination rates among Māori and Pasifika in the Otara-Mangere areas before the ... More >>

Whānau Ora Takes “Bitter Sweet” High Court Victory Decision

Tuesday, 7 December 2021, 7:00 am | Whanau Ora Commissioning Agency

Whānau Ora Commissioning Agency Chair Merepeka Raukawa-Tait has described the high court decision over the release of Māori data as a bitter sweet victory because “while we won the case, we won’t have time to use the data before the Auckland ... More >>

Huakina Ready And Waiting For Whānau Ora Support Teams

Wednesday, 1 December 2021, 7:23 am | Whanau Ora Commissioning Agency

Huakina Development Trust Tumuaki Maria Clarke can’t wait for the arrival of the Whānau Ora Vaccination Battalion support crew to Pukekohe. The mobile teams from west Auckland have been supporting vaccinations in Manurewa and Papakura, and are ... More >>

Celebrating Vaccinations In Papakura One By One

Tuesday, 30 November 2021, 7:27 am | Whanau Ora Commissioning Agency

Papakura will today welcome the Whānau Ora Vaccination Battalion support team before setting them onto the south Auckland streets to help lift the Māori vaccination rate “one by one.” Papakura Marae CEO Tony Kake said he was looking forward to ... More >>

Whānau Ora Battalion Heads South To Support Māori Vaccination Drive

Monday, 29 November 2021, 6:43 am | Whanau Ora Commissioning Agency

One hundred and twenty staff and volunteers from West Auckland will head to south Auckland today to help with uptake of vaccinations. Led by Waipareira CEO John Tamihere, the group – four mobile vax teams, will travel as a Car-koi from the Waipareira ... More >>

Māori Gather To Discuss Collective Approach To Māori Health Authority

Friday, 7 May 2021, 5:34 am | Whanau Ora Commissioning Agency

May 6, 2021 Te Pae Herenga Hikoi. All Aboard the north bound hikoi. Photo: Supplied Whānau Ora partners from Tamaki Makaurau and Te Tai Tokerau will come together tomorrow with Northland Iwi to work out a collective approach to the government’s proposed ... More >>

Whānau Ora To Be Rewarded

Thursday, 15 April 2021, 4:56 pm | Whanau Ora Commissioning Agency

John Tamihere says it is logical that a major funding boost to Whānau Ora in the May 2021 Budget must follow if the glowing references Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has regularly espoused is anything to go by. The Prime Minister has held up Whānau ... More >>

Whānau Ora Commissioning Acknowledges Support Package For Whānau As A Good Start

Sunday, 22 March 2020, 1:04 pm | Whanau Ora Commissioning Agency

Merepeka Raukawa-Tait says the just released targeted financial package for Māori is a good start and looks forward to the government releasing more funding and support to vulnerable communities. Today the government announced a range of initiatives ... More >>

Māori Inquiry into Oranga Tamariki Calls for Feedback

Wednesday, 7 August 2019, 2:37 pm | Whanau Ora Commissioning Agency

The next phase of the national Māori Inquiry into Oranga Tamariki is a hui on Monday, 19th August at the Novotel Hotel, Hamilton, to confirm the scope and purpose of the inquiry. More >>

Historic hui gives overwhelming agreement for Māori Inquiry

Sunday, 14 July 2019, 3:11 pm | Whanau Ora Commissioning Agency

Historic hui gives overwhelming agreement for a Māori Inquiry The inquiry into state run Oranga Tamariki will be led by whanau, kaimahi and Māori leaders. More >>

Call for Māori Inquiry into Oranga Tamariki

Wednesday, 26 June 2019, 8:35 am | Whanau Ora Commissioning Agency

A call for a Māori inquiry into child protection agency Oranga Tamariki has been heeded by the North Island’s Whānau Ora Commissioning Agency. A national hui on 13th July 2019 at Ngā Whare Waatea Marae, Māngere will launch the Māori-led inquiry ... More >>

 
 
 
 
 

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