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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 >>