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Helen Leahy to leave role as Pouārahi of Te Pūtahitanga o Te Waipounamu
Te Pūtahitanga o Te Waipounamu announces the resignation of Pouārahi Helen Leahy, after seven years heading the Whānau Ora commissioning agency for the South Island. Chair Tā Mark Solomon says that Ms Leahy will be sorely missed.
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Te Pūtahitanga o Te Waipounamu opens fund to support Māori response to Omicron

Te Pūtahitanga o Te Waipounamu is today launching a new fund that will empower whānau across the South Island to design their own solutions to the ongoing challenges of the pandemic. Applications for Te Pūtea Whakatere are open today, supported…

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Extra support for Māori and Pasifika Omicron response is welcomed by the Whānau Ora network in Te Waipounamu
Te Pūtahitanga o Te Waipounamu welcomes this morning’s announcement of funding to support the response of Māori and Pasifika communities to the Omicron outbreak.
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Tia Potae wins inaugural Primary Industries award at 2021 New Zealand Women of Influence
Te Pūtahitanga o Te Waipounamu is delighted to congratulate Tia Potae for winning the inaugural Primary Industries award in the 2021 New Zealand Women of Influence awards.
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Te Pūtahitanga o Te Waipounamu hopes new research will improve outcomes for Māori in State Care
Te Pūtahitanga o Te Waipounamu is dismayed by the findings of Hāha-uri, Hāha-tea, a new report by Ihi research that details the over-representation of tamariki Māori in state care, as well as the chronic racism and abuse experienced within the system
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Te Pūtahitanga o Te Waipounamu calls for Ministry of Health to release Māori vaccine data
Te Pūtahitanga o Te Waipounamu adds its voice to the call for the Ministry of Health to release Māori vaccine data to its North Island counterpart, the Whānau Ora Commissioning Agency.
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Te Pūtahitanga o Te Waipounamu and Sense Partners release reports on Māori labour market
Te Pūtahitanga o Te Waipounamu and Sense Partners congratulate the Government on a record low unemployment rate, after Tatauranga Aoteaora: Stats NZ today reported that unemployment has fallen to 3.4 percent in the three months to the end of Sept...
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Te Pūtahitanga o Te Waipounamu celebrates changes to Disability System
Te Pūtahitanga o Te Waipounamu is delighted by today’s announcement of transformational changes to the Disability System.
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Te Pūtahitanga o Te Waipounamu announces the closure of the Puna Fund

Te Pūtahitanga o Te Waipounamu announces the closure of the Puna Fund. The fund was established following the first nationwide lockdown in March 2020 in recognition that for many whānau in a crisis, navigating complex systems to access support was…

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Media release: Te Pūtahitanga o Te Waipounamu congratulates Georgia Latu on Award for Young Achievers

Te Pūtahitanga o Te Waipounamu is delighted to celebrate Georgia Latu of Pōtiki Poi, who has received the Hiwaterangi Award for Young Achievers at this year’s Ngā Tohu Matariki o Te Tau. This prestigious annual event recognises Māori whose passion,…

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