What we do
Te Hau Ora Ō Ngāpuhi is an organisation with a mission to provide health and wellbeing to the people of Te Tai Tokerau (covering Kaikohe and surrounding communities including Hokianga and Whangaroa, with a focus on Māori in particular). Our services are whanau centred and we aim to make a difference in improving the social and wellbeing outcomes for whanau.
Focusing on raising healthy, happy pēpi, Te Hau Ora ō Ngāpuhi offer several services including our targeted hauora programme for pēpi – Family Start.
Champion Story
Our Safe Sleeping Space Educator Shamwari Civil reckons she has one of the best jobs in the team. She gets out to hang out with beautiful pēpi and teach their mamas how a Pēpi Pod can keep Baby safe while sleeping.
Services
Family Start is a home visiting programme that focuses on improving children’s growth and health, learning and relationships, family circumstances, environment and safety.
Our community outreach services make healthcare more accessible for people with chronic disease who live in rural areas.
We offer a range of services that provide for the health, social, developmental and educational needs of tamariki and taitamariki.
Champion Story
Through our Toki Rau (Quit Smoking) programme Te Hau Ora Ō Ngāpuhi work with whānau to help them make one of the biggest changes they can make in their lives.
Services
iMoko and MaiHealth provide innovative models of free and/or affordable, accessible healthcare to whānau.
This programme is designed for taitamariki between 12-17 years of age and is delivered during the school holiday period.
We have kaimahi who go into our local schools three times per week checking any child who has a sore throat. Throat swabbing helps to identify the problem before it gets worse.
This service provides taitamariki with a gradual and supported transition from care to help prepare them for a good start to their adult lives.
Te Hau Ora Ō Ngāpuhi has a range of services for every member of every age group of the whanau.
Champion Story
Christmas is a difficult and sad time for a lot of whānau who struggle to afford Christmas kai. We feel it’s a privilege to help these whānau whenever we can and especially at Christmas, so this story salutes our Christmas volunteer champions who helped our kaimahi spread a little festive cheer.
Services
Increasing financial literacy is one of Te Hau Ora Ō Ngāpuhi’s key strategic objectives in supporting whānau towards better futures.
Rongoā Māori traditional healing and wellness has at its very core the enhancement of Māori wellbeing.
Last year Te Hau Ora Ō Ngāpuhi supported almost 150 Māori in Kaikohe, Moerewa and Kawakawa to stop smoking.
Our team promotes safe roads in our community with a specific focus on young drivers and safe drinking education.
Manawa Ora Housing Assessments is a FREE service that supports whānau with tamariki to create warmer, drier, healthier homes.
In partnership with Cancer Society Northland, Te Hau Ora Ō Ngāpuhi provides the services of a cancer support nurse specialist and community support worker in Kaikohe and the Mid North.
This is a collaborative action programme where we work with other agencies to promote health and wellbeing of whānau in our community.
