Waitawa Bush Project
Teteira Ormsby & Mariana Vercoe with Lynmore School deputy principal Lisa Hohepa (centre).
Haere ra Jade
Healthy Families Rotorua and Te Arawa Whānau Ora bid farewell to our cherished rautaki Māori, Jade Kameta, as he heads for the sandy shores of the East Cape. Jade (Ngāti Pikiao, Ngāti Whakaue, Te Whānau a Apanui) was given a send-off at Te Papaiouru Marae today by board, staff, whānau and people he has worked […]
Maramataka shifting mindsets
Te Hekenga-ā-Rongo presenter, Davina Thompson (Ngāti Awa, Te Arawa), is infiltrating her knowledge of maramataka amongst the country’s environmental policymakers. She is currently working on the Environment of Te Arawa 2022 synthesis report for Ministry for the Environment based on Matariki as a framework, in her role as policy analyst and mātauranga Māori expert. Davina […]
Congratulations Ka Pai Kai
Healthy Families Rotorua congratulates Ka Pai Kai Rotorua for its double success in the 2021 Tompkins Wake Rotorua Business Awards this month. Ka Pai Kai Rotorua received the Ministry of Social Development: Not for Profit & Social Enterprise Award and the NZME: People’s Choice Award. Ka Pai Kai Rotorua’s mission is to nourish the minds […]
Moving mountains
Healthy Families Rotorua and Te Arawa Whānau Ora continue to move mountains this year – starting with a trek up Mauao. The Piki Maunga crew began this year’s kaupapa with the Mount Maunganui hīkoi yesterday (20 February) in the spirit of workplace wellness. Last year, our crew completed Mauao, Papamoa Hills, Ngā Tapuwae o Toi, […]
Welcome Teteira
It’s been a few months, but Healthy Families Rotorua is now complete with a team of nine. New systems innovator, Teteira Ormsby, joined the ranks last week. He previously worked as a pou ārahi for whānau experiencing family harm. His main focus was working with men and delivering 10-week non-violence programmes in Rotorua, Taupo and […]
Introducing Alex
Healthy Families Rotorua introduces its new project coordinator, Alexandria Knight. Alex previously worked as a kaiako at an early childhood centre, where she was responsible for nurturing, supporting and empowering children at the foundational development level of their education. She says she contributed to programme planning, assessment and evaluation, collaborative teaching and enhancing the visibility […]
Re-building key focus for 2021
Recruitment and re-building the team have been the major focus for Healthy Families Rotorua this year. In 2021, we farewelled our leader, Mapihi Raharuhi, and team members Heeni Brown, Ngareta Raharuhi and Gevana Dean. Each of these wonderful wāhine left big shoes to fill, however it gave others the opportunity to step up into new […]
Power of restorative sleep
Healthy Families Rotorua is collaborating with clinical and mātauranga Māori experts to co-design a Te Arawa Sleep Strategy to reduce toxic stress. Lead systems innovator, Ranui Maxwell, says He Āhuru Mowai is an iwi-led health prevention strategy which will not only inform Te Arawa, but can contribute to a national strategy around sleep. “Poor quality […]
Mātauranga Māori in PLAY
Healthy Families Rotorua is incorporating Māori systems regeneration into its Play space to get kids active. New Zealand is the second most obese country in the Organisation for Economic Cooperation & Development (OECD), with 39% of our tamariki classified as overweight or obese. Systems innovator, Mariana Vercoe, says many local children are not experiencing the […]
