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Greenside collaboration to provide tautoko for Insulation and Heating Support in Mataatua

Make your whare warmer this takurua. Kua hono tahi mātou ko Greenside, ki te whakamahana i ō koutou kāinga. Te Puna Ora o Mataatua is supporting Greenside to provide FREE insulation and heating to whānau across Te Moana nui ā Toi. Mai i Murupara ki Torere, this kaupapa is 100% funded for eligible whanau. If […]

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Matakana Island hosts I roto i te pōuri te maramataka e whiti ana wānanga

Koinei te wānanga tuawhā o ‘I roto i te pōuri te maramataka e whiti ana’. This kaupapa was hosted by our whānau in Matakana Island under the influence of Korekore Whiwhia. The kaupapa was a chance to introduce our whānau to Maramataka Māori as a preventative model for suicide, he wāhi haumaru, hei manaaki i ngā whānau kua rongo i

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Fee Increase for Non-Community Service Card Holders 18+ at Rehua Medical

Fee Increase for Non-Community Service Card Holders 18+ From Monday, 3rd February 2025, consultation fees at Rehua Medical will increase for patients aged 18 and over who do not hold a Community Services Card, due to rising costs. Fees for GP consults will now move from $18.50 to $29.50. Additionally, nurse practitioner consultations are now

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Weaving Connections: Community Finds Healing and Creativity at ‘Te Taonga o Te Aroha’

He kaupapa whakahirahira mō te hapori, Te Taonga o Te Aroha, brought together whānau for a day of creative taonga-making and sharing of aroha. The free kaupapa, hosted at Acacia House from 10am to 3pm, gave our whānau the opportunity to craft personalised taonga for themselves or their whānau. Moving from station to station, i

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Hapori Gathers for Heartwarming ‘Te Taonga o Te Aroha’ Celebration in Whakatāne

Te Rau Aroha was a vibrant hub of whakawhanaungatanga mō te hapori today, hosting a free kaupapa that brought whānau together in the spirit of Kirihimete and collective hauora. The ‘Te Taonga o Te Aroha’ event offered a diverse range of activities at 9 James Street in Whakatāne, transforming the space into a festive and

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Ngā Mata Wai Ora hosts Mental Health Awareness Week wānanga in kura

Koinei te wiki e aro pū ana ki te hauora hinengaro! Tuatahi ake ko te wānanga tahi me ngā rangatahi. This included our Ngā Mata Wai Ora team facilitating rongoā and crystal necklace-making workshops for tauira at Tarawera High School. Both kaupapa encouraged tauira to mahi tahi, me te  whakatau anō i te wairua. Tau

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Whakatāne hosts I Roto i te Pōuri Te Maramataka e Whiti ana Wānanga

Koinei te wānanga tuatahi o ‘i Roto i te Pōuri te Maramataka e Whiti Ana’. This kaupapa was hosted by our whānau in Ōpōtiki under the influence of Ouenuku te toru here piripi. The kaupapa was a chance to introduce our whānau to Maramataka Māori as a preventative model for suicide, hei wāhi wānanga haumaru, hei

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Ōpōtiki hosts first I Roto i te Pōuri Te Maramataka e Whiti ana Wānanga

Koinei te wānanga tuatahi o ‘i Roto i te Pōuri te Maramataka e Whiti Ana’. This kaupapa was hosted by our whānau in Ōpōtiki under the influence of Ouenuku te toru here piripi. The kaupapa was a chance to introduce our whānau to Maramataka Māori as a preventative model for suicide, hei wāhi wānanga haumaru, hei

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