Whānau Whanui (Māori Public Health) is a regional public health collective consisting of Raukura Hauora o Tainui, Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Whātua, Te Whānau o Waipareira and Hāpai Te Hauora.
Through fortnightly meetings, the collective together advances public health and continues the legacy of our tupuna by creating environments in which whānau and communities thrive in the areas of: tihei mauri ora (reducing tobacco use), kia maarie (reducing drug and alcohol use), whai ao (improving nutrition & exercise) and tamariki ora (wellchild health promotion).
Highlights
19 May, 2021
Hāpai Te Hauora Budget Wishlist for 2021
Hāpai Te Hauora, the largest Māori public health collective in Aotearoa, outlines key priority areas it hopes to see for Budget 2021 Health.
4 May, 2021
Here at Hāpai our mission statement is "Oranga Whenua, Oranga Tangata" - This means healthy environments sustain healthy lifestyles. During the month of April, World Earth Day was observed. In honour of this kaupapa, we talked with Haylee Koroi – a taiāo and kai ora advocate in Tāmaki Makaurau.
21 April, 2021
Māori communities prepared and waiting for Health system reform
This morning the Government announced a proposal for a suite of changes to the composition of the New Zealand Health Sector
24 March, 2021
In an announcement made this week, from Tuesday 23rd March, Aucklanders will be able to order alcohol on demand using the new feature on the UberEats app, with Christchurch and Wellington to follow in the coming weeks. With alcohol outlet density a major issue, this service makes it even easier for our whānau and communities to access alcohol.
