Mai i nga Kuri a Wharei ki Tihirau

The Māori health services team across the Bay of Plenty region are called Mai i nga Kuri a Wharei ki Tihirau. The team consists of Te Puna Hauora based at Tauranga Hospital and Māori Health services, Te Pou Kokiri, based at Whakatane Hospital.

Te Puna Hauora

Tēnā Koe, greetings,

Welcome to Te Puna Hauora Kaupapa Māori Health Services.

Our service is based at Tauranga Hospital, Tauranga, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand

Tauranga Hospital is one of the main providers of health services in the secondary sector.

Tauranga and the region is an attractive place for many people wanting a coastal lifestyle.

The Bay of Plenty is the name for the wider provincial region.

Māori are the Indigenous people of this country and make up 15% of the regions population. Māori health development is a key area for the continued good health and well being of our people within the environs of the region.

He whiringa takitahi, Ka hunahuna

He whiringa ngātahi, Ka raranga, Ka mau

“If you plait one at a time, the ends will fragment

If you weave together, it will hold”

This whakataukī or visionary statement represents unity and a collaborative approach of addressing Māori health using the principles of whanaungatanga, manaakitanga and aroha which is reflected in our core values.

For more information on the services we offer click here.

 

Te Pou Kokiri

Naumai Haere Mai ki te Whatumauri Hauora me Ki te Hohipera o Whakatane

Vision Statement

Takahia te ara poutama o Tawhaki kia u te waka whakairo o Te Kupenga a Irakewa ki te Tihi o nga Rangituhaha

To journey the ascending pathway of Tawhaki so the intricately carved waka belonging to the descendants of Irakewa may strive towards the highest peaks within the heavens.

Our focus

• Strengthening iwi and hapu relationships across the region through effective hui.
• Reaffirming community provider linkages to ensure continuity of care for patients/urihaumate and their families /whanau.
• Strengthening infrastructures by working effectively with the executive to enable an increase in Māori Health Services participation at all levels.
• Ensuring the cultural safety of the organisation.
• Providing appropriate training opportunities for all levels of the organisation in the integration of Tangata Whenua Realities Nga Pou Mana O Io.
• To be leaders in the delivery of traditional Māori philosophy of health.
• To actively promote positive selection within the recruitment process of Māori.

How we work

The Māori health specialist work alongside health professionals to ensure effective delivery of services through:

• Mana Tupuna (Ancestral)
• Mana Atua (Spiritual)
• Mana Whenua (Land)
• Mana Tangata (Physical)