KIA ORA WHANAU
Nau Mai, Haere Mai and Welcome to Midland Kia Ora Hauora. On this page you'll find all the LOCAL info you need to kick start YOUR career in Health. Check back with us from time to time for the latest updates, news and competitions.
Where is Midland?
The Kia Ora Hauora Midland region is represented by all those communities from the Bombay Hills in the North to Maunga Taranaki in the South. Five district health boards provide healthcare and workforce programmes in Midland:
Waikato DHB, Bay of Plenty DHB, Lakes DHB, Taranaki DHB and Tairawhiti DHB.
Te Kete Taunaki a Tane te Waiora’
Applications are now open for the Kia Ora Hauora Midland Maori Tertiary Support Group Assistance programme
Kia Ora Hauora Midland, the Maori Health Workforce development programme are offering 10 funding assistance packages to Maori Tertiary Student Support groups to encourage the retention of Maori students enrolled in Health qualifications. The funding is available to support students who reside in the Waikato, Taranaki, Bay of Plenty, Lakes or Tairawhiti region during their study in 2011.
‘Te Kete Taunaki a Tane Te Waiora’ is a new initiative aimed at addressing the retention of Maori students in tertiary education. Findings from AUT’s Rauringa Raupa report on the recruitment and retention of Maori in the health and disability workforce show that close to 60% of Maori students enrolled in tertiary education do not progress past their first year of study (Ratima et al 2007).
“By providing assistance to Maori Tertiary Student Support Groups we seek to boost retention activities at the critical stages, we want to get behind these groups to encourage tauira Maori to stick with their studies” says Chae Simpson, Midland Kia Ora Hauora Coordinator.
‘Te Kete Taunaki a Tane Te Waiora’ is part of the ambitious National Kia Ora Hauora programme to recruit 1000 new Maori into Health Career pathways by 2012 in response to the growing health needs of Maori in Aotearoa. Other initiatives in the Midland region include the successful ‘Kia Ora Hauora – On the Road’ secondary schools workshops and an upcoming Maori community programme.
“Our health workforce is a most valued and important part of health. Maori experience poorer health than others in the Midland region and building a competent, capable skilled and experienced workforce is important to address this” says Phyllis Tangitu, General Manager Maori Health at Lakes District Health Board. Phyllis Tangitu leads the Kia Ora Hauora programme for the Midland region.
Funding applications close on the 19th of December 2010.
Download the Kia Ora Hauora Tertiary Support Group Assistance Info Sheet (669Kb PDF)
Download the Kia Ora Hauora Tertiary Support Group Assistance Application (951Kb PDF)
For more information contact:
Chae Simpson
Midland Kia Ora Hauora Coordinator
Lakes District Health Board
DDI: 073437714
Private Bag 3023, Rotorua Mail Centre
Rotorua 3046