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Clockwise l-r: Natania Katene (workforce Development Co-ordinator), Manaaki Nepia (Service Development Manager), Kingi Turner (Pouherenga) Justine Solomon (PA), Jade Chase (Service Development Manager), Rawiri Blundell (Inequalities Project Manager) and Ditre Tamatea GM Māori Health

Ki te Taumata o Wha-nāu Ora 2011-2012 Te Puna Oranga vision, goal, mission statementKaumatua Strategy 2009Evaluation of the Whanau Ora Maori Communtiy Health Worker Service
He Ritenga audit tool

Whānau Ora update

Issue 8 – April 2012

Free quit card provider (quit coach) training for Maori staff

Ko tēnei anō te whakamoemiti ki te Runga Rawa mo ona manaakitanga maha ka tukuna tonu ki runga i a tātou katoa. Kia pera tonu ia mo te Kiingi, a, Tuheitia, me te Kahui Ariki nui tonu!   

E ngā reo, e ngā mana, e nga karangaranga maha!  E mihi ana ki a koutou katoa!

He wā whakahirahira tēnei, ara, tēnei wāhanga o te ipurangi ka pa ki te whakaatu i ngā take me nga kaupapa Māori, hei wā whakamarama atu i nga ahuatanga hauora ka pa ki a Ngai Tāua, i raro i te maru o te Poari Hauora-a-Rohe o Waikato. 

Hei korero whakamutunga, ka hoki ano ki te whakatauki e kiia ana
Ma tāu rourou, ma taku rourou, ka ora ai te Iwi
Pai Marire!


The core functions of Te Puna Oranga (Maori Health services) are:

  • Strategic Planning
  • Service Planning
  • Project Management
  • Maori provider capacity building
  • Change Management
  • Service Provision (cultural support / advocacy)
Te Puna Oranga (Maori Health service) comprises of three units that provide three core functions which form the basis for Waikato DHB Maori health.
  • Maori Health Strategy and Development
    To develop district wide strategies and initiatives that create structural change across the health sector to address inequalities and health disparities for Māori relative to non-Māori
  • Maori Health Change Management Unit
    To develop organisational culture change across Health Waikato to address health disparities for Maori and develop culturally responsive services
  • Maori Health Service Delivery
    Delivery of cultural support and advocacy for Maori patients and their whanau across targeted Health Waikato Service areas.
He Waka Kotahi
(Jan-Mar 2011)


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Ditre Tamatea

Ditre Tamatea
General Manager
Maori Health - Te Puna Oranga

Te Puna Oranga (Maori Health)


Page last updated on 16/05/2012