Whānau Ora
What is Whānau Ora
Whanau Ora is an inclusive interagency approach to providing health and social services to build the capacity of all New Zealand families.
If you or your whānau need additional support or want to further understand what options you have that help your whānau create a better future, get in touch now.
Our Kaupapa
What we do
Driving the whānau-centric approach are our long-term ambitions for the role of family. It empowers whānau as a whole rather than focusing separately on individual family members and their problems.
Whānau come up with their own ways of improving their lives and work on this with a hapū or iwi with our assistance.
As a whānau Ora provider we offer wrap-around services tailored to whānau needs. Whānau will have a practitioner or ‘navigator’ to work with them to identify their needs, develop a plan to address those needs and broker their access to a range of health, education or social services.
It begins with you
Whānau Ora begins with you. Whānau is the heart of our people, it is the foundation on which our country thrives. It is about reaffirming a sense of self-belief.
“Whānau-ora: restoring the essence of who we are; putting the vibrant traditions from our people at the heart of our whānau”
Referral Process
Accessing our services here at Te Rūnanga o Ngā Maata Waka is simple.
Individuals can self-refer by filling out our online form below
or calling 03 382 6628 for more information.