MŌ MĀTOU
ABOUT US
A MESSAGE FROM THE TUMU WHAKAHAERE - CHIEF EXECUTIVE
Kia Ora Hauora has the incredible privilege and responsibility of helping to grow the number of Māori working in the Aotearoa New Zealand health and disability sector.
I have been fortunate to be involved with Kia Ora Hauora since its inception in 2010 and as the current National Coordination Centre Programme Manager it is clear that there is no better investment we can make than in our rangatahi – the future of our Māori health workforce.
Supporting our rangatahi to understand that their Māoritanga is their superpower is what makes Kia Ora Hauora unique. Inspiring them and instilling the belief that they have the potential to transform their own lives, their whānau and their community is our pathway to success.
As the only by Māori for Māori health workforce development programme Kia Ora Hauora weaves tikanga into all we do and achieve reaching from secondary school through to tertiary study and into the workforce.
I am excited about the future of the Māori health workforce and encourage anyone interested in a health career to register with Kia Ora Hauora here and join our kaupapa!
Cazna
MANU KOROKĪ
Our goal of creating long term change for Māori through improving health outcomes by growing the Māori health workforce can be likened to the stages of a new day. Te Manu Korokī talks of the chorus sung by the birds on the breaking of dawn, announcing the new day.
Traditionally in Te Ao Māori the dawn is broken into different parts reflecting the change of the sun’s position, the changing light and the different activities that occur during this process. Manu Korokī – the singing bird – the aspiration of Kia Ora Hauora is to support whānau to live better lives through improving health outcomes by growing the Māori health workforce as depicted below. Our goal is that whānau celebrate their future, like the singing bird announcing the new day.
NATIONAL COORDINATION CENTRE
The key function of the Kia Ora Hauora National Co-ordination Centre is to nurture and leverage strategic relationships across the health and education sectors to build partnerships that help remove barriers to Māori success and increase the number of Māori working in the health sector.
This includes working with the Ministry of Health, Te Whatu Ora, other Crown agencies, iwi, universities, and tertiary institutions as well as secondary schools, training providers and Māori professional health bodies.
Our core values of whanaungatanga, manaakitanga and rangatiratanga underpin our relationships with all our partners so that we build and maintain effective networks and pathways, and through our programmes consistently create successful outcomes for our registered tauira and alumni.
Since October 2018, Christchurch-based Mokowhiti Consultancy has led the national coordination centre which is also responsible for programme development and delivery, financial management, communications and marketing, sponsorship, and administration.