Ka pō, ka ao, ka awatea
This whakataukī refers to the transitional and transformative journey from darkness (ka pō) to light (ka ao) then onwards to a new dawn (ka awatea).
This encapsulates the journey that TBI health are commencing, to ensure Māori receive equitable, accessible, high quality health and rehabilitation services that reflect their cultural needs.
We can support you with
TBI Health Hauora Connect clinics
TBI Health has clinics that are located within Māori and Pasifika organisations. To learn more about our clinics in a location near you, click on the area highlighted in green below:
Te Ika-a-Māui / North Island
Whangārei Clinic
Co-located within Te Hau Āwhiowhio Hauora Whānau Centre
Visit the organisation website
Address: 28 James Street, Whangārei 0112
Hours: Monday 8:30am – 4:00pm
(09) 2227488
Ōrakei Health clinic
Address: Eastridge Shopping Centre
25/215 Kepa Road
Mission Bay
Visit the organisation website
Hours: Tuesday 12:00pm to 5:00pm
(09) 525 6340
New Plymouth Clinic
Co-located with Tui Ora.
Address: 36 Maratahu Street,
Westown, New Plymouth, 4310
Hours: Friday 8:30am – 12:00pm
(06) 222 0066
Tui Ora Whaitara Clinic
Address: 26 Grey Street,
Whaitara.
Hours: Tuesdays, 1:30pm – 4:30pm
Heretaunga Clinic
Co-located with He Pua Mā te Katoa Health
Address: 609 Windsor Avenue, Parkvale, Hastings, 4122.
Hours: Mondays 9:00am – 12:00pm.
(027) 842 2945 or (06) 211 3986
Hei Oranga Ake Clinic
Co-located with Ora Toa
Address: 4 Lydney Place North, Porirua City Centre, Porirua 5022
Waipū Clinic
Co-located with Waipū Hauora
Address: 24 Hungahungatoroa Road, Matapihi,
Mount Maunganui 3175
Hours: Thursday 1:00pm – 4:30pm
(07) 222 0090
Partners
Hauora Connect networks
TBI has a core goal to have healthy relationships with external Māori or Pasifika organisations. Below is a regional directory with particular organisations we have growing relationships with:
North Island
South Island
Request a Māori physio / navigator
Accessing Rongoā Māori
Rongoā is a service supported through ACC, click here to access it and learn about what you are entitled to.
Visit Healthpoint for the ACC Rongoā providers list.
Hauora Connect roles
Kaiārahi
As a kaiārahi, you liaise with the Senior Leadership Team at a strategic level to meet Māori Health equity, have an oversight of training in your wider region, working closely with the other kaiārahi across the country as well as supporting clinic and service managers in delivering on our Māori Health equity pillar of TBI strategy.
Hauora Connect Champion
As a Hauora Connect Champion, you support clinic and service managers in delivering on our Māori Health equity pillar of TBI strategy, specifically in your region. This will pull from wherever your strengths lie, whether that is in training, whakawhanaungatanga with local Māori organisations and iwi, or creating resources internally within TBI to uphold cultural safety
Kaiārahi / Regional leaders
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Blake Taylor
Head of Māori Health & Hauora Connect
Ngāi Te Rangi, Ngāti Porou – Taranaki
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Emma Schofield
National Pasifika Health Lead & Regional Māori Health Kaiārahi
Ngāti Kūki ‘Airini (Rarotonga)
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Karaitiana Ripaki-Tamatea
National Māori Health – Kaiarahi
Waikato-Tainui, Ngāi Tūhoe, Rongowhakaata, Te Aitanga-a-Māhaki and Ngāti Kūki ‘Airini (Rarotonga)
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Sionaigh McCann
National Māori Health – Kaiarahi
Te Arawa, Ngāti Whakaue
Our team of Hauora Connect Champions support the kaiārahi team.
These kaimahi work locally to engage in whakawhanaungatanga (relationship building) with local Māori organisations, internally support their regional clinics to support staff cultural safety development and meet regularly with the wider Hauora Connect team to highlight opportunities to support Māori better.
