Hauora Māori (Māori Health): Māori Health Initiatives

Whānau Ora providers (Te Puni Kōkiri) 

• A list of providers, partners and other information on Whānau Ora activities. 
• Whānau Ora in Te Wai Pounamu / South Island. 
• Pasifika Whānau Ora initiatives. 

Te Rau Ora 
Vision: To improve Māori Health through leadership, education, research and evaluation, health workforce development and innovation, systemic transformation. Access to a variety of Māori health reports and resources. 

Te Matatini Society Inc. (n.d.). Te Matatini. Retrieved from https://www.tematatini.co.nz/

• A national kapa haka  / Māori performing arts festival held biennially since 1972. 

Wiremu NiaNia: Cultural Therapy 
Wiremu NiaNia is a Tohunga (specialist expert healer) working in Māori mental health services. Tohunga Niania provides an indigenous perspective on mental health therapy for young Māori. 
For more information on Niania's approach to Māori mental health see: 

• NiaNia, W., Bush, A., & Epston, D. (2019). Huarahi Oranga: an introduction to Māori concepts informing a Māori healing and psychiatry partnership. Australasian Psychiatry, 27(4), 334–336. https://doi.org/10.1177/1039856219828191
  This article gives an overview of Māori concepts informing a collaboration between a Māori healer (NiaNia) and psychiatrist (Bush).
• Hayden, L. (2018). Under the Korowai: New approaches to Māori mental health. Retrieved from https://thespinoff.co.nz/atea/12-11-2018/under-the-korowai-new-approaches-to-maori-mental-health/

Kurahuna Ltd. (2019). Mahi a Atua. Retrieved from http://www.mahiaatua.com/

• Mahi a Atua is a form of narrative therapy that focuses on recovery from the trauma of colonisation. Māori creation stories are used as a form of healing, connecting alienated Māori to their whakapapa.
• For more information on Mahi a Atua see:  Kopua, D. M., Kopua, M. A., & Bracken, P. J. (2019). Mahi a Atua: A Māori approach to mental health. Transcultural Psychiatry. https://doi.org/10.1177/1363461519851606 

Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori. (n.d.). Te Wiki o te Reo Māori. Retrieved July 30, 2019, from https://www.tetaurawhiri.govt.nz/

• Māori language week. A language revitalisation initiative. The focus changes to reflect current events or festivals such as Matariki. 

Morrison, T. (n.d.). Smear your mea. Retrieved July 30, 2019, from https://www.facebook.com/smearyourmea/

• 'Smear Your Mea' is a community funded and wahine (female) driven New Zealand health campaign to encourage women to get their smear test and prevent the on-set of cervical cancer. 'Smear Your Mea' was launched by Talei Morrison in 2017.