The Māori Health team provides support and advice to our health sector. The team is committed to ensuring strong links and relationships are developed and maintained, within hospital services, primary care providers and in the wider community.
(L-R) Janeen Cross (Māori Health Coordinator), Mihi Keita Naman (Kaumātua/Cultural Adviser), Tina Te Tau-Brightwell (Kaitātaki Whānau Ora) and Jason Kerehi (Executive Leader Māori Health)
Wairarapa Māori Health Plan
What is important to you when it comes to your health?
In planning our health approach for the next five years and beyond, we need to hear your voices. In listening, we learn - and with learning, we grow.
Please participate in our confidential survey, and help us develop the right plan for our community.
Ngā mihi maioha ki a koutou katoa.
Na te Māori Health Directorate
Wairarapa Hospital
Kia piki te ora, piki te kaha, piki te wairua, piki te māramatanga
To uplift our health, our physical, spiritual and mental wellbeing
Wairarapa Māori health providers
Te Hauora Runanga o Wairarapa is a local provider of mental health and addiction services. They also provide rongoā, mirimiri and kaumātua services.
Te Pūmanawa o Whaiora – in pursuit of wellness. Whaiora offers a low-cost access GP medical service. It is also a local provider of Tamariki Ora (Family Start), Smoking Cessation, Paeora, and other whānau advocacy services that cover the wider Wairarapa region.
Other key health sites
Kia Ora Hauora is a Māori Health workforce development programme aimed at students and current health sector workers to promote health careers as a great career choice!
The programme has been developed in response to the national and international shortage of health sector workers - and the demand for more Māori health professionals in the sector.
iMOKO™ is a virtual health programme based in kaupapa Māori that connects schools, Kohanga, kura and early childhood with a GP using digital technology
Te Rau Puawai– is based out of Massey University and offers scholarship for Māori students in health
Te Rau Matatini – is the National Centre for Māori Health and workforce development specialising in Mental Health
Local Iwi
Rangitāne o Wairarapa provides cultural, education, social and environmental services across the Wairarapa
Kahungunu ki Wairarapa is the local branch for Kahungunu iwi services. They provide, advocacy, cultural, environmental services
Treaty settlement
Rangitāne Tu Mai Ra is the post settlement governance entity for the Wairarapa and Tamaki Nui a Rua hapū and whānau of Rangitāne descent.
Ngāti Kahungunu Ki Wairarapa Tāmaki Nui a Rua is the negotiation collective that is responsible for settling the historical claims of Kahungunu iwi, hapū and marae throughout Wairarapa ki Tāmaki Nui a Rua
Karakia Forum
A collective karakia is held every Wednesday morning from 8.30am (half hour) and is open to anyone wanting to share karakia and to network with other agencies. Hosting rotates around the participating agencies and participants include Wairarapa DHB, Te Hauora, Whaiora, Kahungunu ki Wairarapa, Rangitāne o Wairarapa, Pathways, Compass Health, Regional Public Health, Masterton District Council, Corrections, Salvation Army, Community Law Centre, Sports Wellington and many others. For more information contact janeen.cross@wairarapa.dhb.org.nz
Contact:
Janeen Cross, Māori Health Coordinator
Email: janeen.cross@wairarapa.dhb.org.nz
Phone: via hospital switchboard (06) 946 9800
South Wairarapa residents:
Freephone 0800 946 9800
