February 2024

Our first pānui for 2024! This months you will find stories and photos from our time at the Waitangi Festival 2024 and updates regarding our THOON Services, including Cancer Care, our Kaumātua Kuia programme run by the incredible Ruby and our Mate Wareware Workshop. Pānuitia mai e te iwi.
“Kia tū tika ai te whare tapu o Ngāpuhi”

Ka Tika te Kōrero

Tēnā koutou katoa,

This will be a monthly pānui to share with you what we do to serve Ngāpuhi whānau and the wider community within the boundaries of Te Whare Tapu o Ngāpuhi and beyond.

You will find the following in this pānui:

  • Service updates
  • General updates
  • Upcoming kaupapa

We would love to receive your feedback on the future of local hauora services.

Do you have any suggestions on how Te Hau Ora o Ngāpuhi can work alongside other services to better provide for the community?

Whānau voice is important to us! Do you have any feedback you can share?

Please make sure to scroll down to the end, subscribe to this pānui, share your whakaaro, and/or submit feedback.

We look forward to staying connected with you.

Service Updates

Kainga Discussions at Waitangi 2024

Te Hau Ora o Ngāpuhi CEO Tia Ashby on the Iwi/Māori housing panel, sharing reflections on the services we provide and also the housing projects we are involved in.

Tia is also joined by Kaihautū Kris MacDonald from Te Pouahi, Tammy Tauroa Trustee from Ngāti Kuri and Maihi Makiha from Te Rarawa sharing stories about the work they are doing across Te Taitokerau and within their rohe.

Awesome to hear how important it is to support, back and lift up our whānau.

Cancer Care: It’s free!

Our FREE Cancer Care service is here to provide guidance and support tailored to your needs.

Together, create a care plan that empowers you and your whānau, ensuring you feel informed and supported throughout diagnosis and treatment.

Reach out to our dedicated team today!

Phone: 0800 484 006

Email: referrals@thoon.org.nz

Upcoming Kaupapa

Kaumātua Kuia Sessions increase for 2024!

With the success of Ruby Dalton’s Kuia Kaumātua program, we are lucky to see the hugely positive impact this has had on our community. With that, THOON has found access to funding to continue the program and increase it to two sessions per week.

Get in touch with us if you or you know someone who would be interested in coming along.

General Updates

Mate Wareware Workshop

A big mihi to our 3 special guest speakers from Brain Research New Zealand. Sir Professor Richard Faull, Professor Makarena Dudley and Professor Lynette Tippet shared their knowledge about getting access to wrap-around services and increasing awareness of Mate Wareware (Dementia) to our Kaumātua Kuia.

THOON at Waitangi

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