Ngā Mata Wai Ora shares whakaaro on Te Mata Ōnaianei

Koinei te wiki o te aroā hauora hinengaro!

The kaupapa, marked nationally throughout Aotearoa on 23-29 September 2024, focuses this year on building community.

Ngā Mata Wai Ora, the counselling and therapy hub of Te Puna Ora o Mataatua is joining in on this kōrero, by exploring “Te Mata Ōnaianei”.

In this mahi they’ve invited kaikōrero to offer whakaaro to whānau around the tohu surrounding us at this time, and how these can help us to gain insight into our waiora.

In doing so, our goal is to whakapakari te hapori mā te whakawhiti whakaaro hei tāpiri mātauranga ki ngā kete.

Kawariki Thomson | Waikato Tainui, Ngāti Maniapoto


“In order to feel a release of mamae or low or unsavory feelings, the fastest way to do to that is to kōrero,” is the whakaaro of Kawariki Thomson who has shared a kōrero on using kōrero as a tool for managing his waiora. Hear more about Kawariki’s whakaaro on the tohu we can learn from Korekore Whiwhia.

Maverick Wainohu | Ngāti Kahungunu, Rangitāne

Maverick Wainohu

Tuning into gut instincts, getting out of one’s hinengaro, reserving energy, taking time for self, and surrendering to the present moment - these are just some of the rautaki Maverick Wainohu has learned to utilise for the oranga of his own waiora. Hear his whakaaro on the tohu we can learn from Korekore Rawea and Korekore Whakapiri.

Haromi Williams | Tūhoe

Seven decades of developing a good work ethic is the winning recipe Haromi Williams is passing on to her mokopuna. Speaking on the marama of Tangaroa a mua, Haromi reflects on the ups and downs of her life and the tools that have helped her to keep her own cup full, whilst being a present māmā, wife and kaimahi.

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