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Telling our own stories
This week our kaimahi are busy with events across the motu: hosting Hon Marama Davidson at Te Whenua Taurikura, attending He Waka Eke Noa, catching up with our Mauri Hiko champions and Kōanga Kai entities and taking in the Jolt dance performance.
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Telling the Whānau Ora story
This week we think about the meaning of partnership, and ways that we can spread the story of Whānau Ora to build more connections. We learn from the wisdom of māra kai expert Pounamu Skelton and we say farewell to our contract advisor Nathan Tau.
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Stopping to view the Sturgeon Moon
This week we take the time to soak in the wonder of te ao tūroa, with the last supermoon of the year. We congratulate Helen Leahy on her new role, and we catch up with our Mauri Ora team as they travel throughout the motu.
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A landscape of vast opportunity
This week we welcome our new Pouārahi Ivy Harper, and we celebrate the success of Twin Harmony and Kiwi Kai. We attend the premier of A Boy Called Piano and we check in with our Kōanga Kai research project and Wave entity MENgineeers.
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Te Pūtahitanga o Te Waipounamu appoints Ivy Harper as new Pouārahi
Te Pūtahitanga o Te Waipounamu is delighted to announce the appointment of Ivy Harper as the new Pouārahi for the Whānau Ora Commissioning Agency for the South Island. Ms Harper has been a valued kaimahi of Te Pūtahitanga o Te Waipounamu since 2018.
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Success through unity of purpose
This week we are celebrating the magic of the Whānau Ora network, as we hold our first regional engagement hui with Navigation Partners and receive updates from Wave entities throughout the motu.
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Kōanga Kai – Hei Whakapiki Mauri
Ruth Jones, Kaiwhakahaere of Hei Whakapiki Mauri, calls Te Pūtahitanga’s Kōanga Kai initiative “inspired” and says supporting whānau to develop their own māra kai has many benefits beyond food security and the provision of fresh, healthy kai.
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Kōanga Kai – Koha Kai
Janice Lee started Koha Kai in 2015 as a way to provide to support and develop the skills of a small group of people, many of whom were living with disabilities. The initiative has flourished and in the past seven years, there have been big changes.
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Shining a light
We remind ourselves to practise self-care, so we stay well and can continue our mahi. We catch up with the team at Omaka Marae who have been delivering care packages to whānau, and we share the first in a series of Kōanga Kai videos.
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Kōanga Kai – Uruuruwhenua
For Alva Bennett of Uruuruwhenua Health in Alexandra, the Te Pūtahitanga o Te Waipounamu Kōanga Kai initiative has provided the opportunity to watch whānau grow with their gardens.
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