
Potting plants with Wayne
Rotorua retiree Wayne Evans loves to teach people to fish and garden so jumped at the opportunity to share his knowledge with iwi at a

Haere ra, Heeni
In a nod to Mahuru Māori, Healthy Families Rotorua farewelled National Strategic Communications Manager Heeni Brown with a hākari (feast), complete with kai foraged from

A Legacy Workforce
Te Arawa Whānau Ora, Healthy Families Rotorua and Lakes District Health Board are working collaboratively with local champions and organisations to identify, design and implement

Vercoe joins team
Healthy Families Rotorua is thrilled to welcome Mariana Vercoe to the team as its new project coordinator. Mariana’s no stranger to the Haupapa Street office.

Matariki & Maramataka
Matariki, the celestial marker of the Māori New Year, which has been celebrated across Aotearoa throughout July will become an official public holiday. New Zealand

CO-CHAIR awarded MNZM
He mihi tēnei nā ō karangatanga, nā He Oranga Whānau Aotearoa. Healthy Families Rotorua and the wider Healthy Families NZ whānau congratulate Cathy Cooney, co-Chair

#MayChallenge2021
Healthy Families Rotorua and Te Arawa Whānau Ora have completed #MayChallenge2021 – an initiative to get staff active, connected, and prepared for the winter season.

Mapihi moves to Lakes DHB
If you’re open to change you’re an innovator. That’s the call from Healthy Families Rotorua leader, Mapihi Raharuhi, who left the organisation this month to

New lead systems innovator
Megan Lacey (Te Arawa/Ngāpuhi) joins the Healthy Families Rotorua team and brings an impressive set of skills fit to her role as the new Lead