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11 Jul

Posted at 15:29h in Healthy Community by
There are numerous Iwi throughout Aotearoa who have complex systems of Tikanga and Kawa and apply these principles to their health and wellbeing expressions. Te Arawa is only one Iwi of many that have developed organisations to support Iwi health potential of their descendants. The...

11 Jul

Posted at 15:25h in Healthy Community by
An interesting look at health engagement frameworks from a Māori perspective may lead to the Atua Matua Māori Health Framework created by Dr Ihirangi Heke. It highlights that at its beginning point the development of relationships (in particular between Iwi and health providers) because the...

11 Jul

Posted at 15:16h in Healthy Community by
Whānau Ora is an inclusive approach to providing services and opportunities to families across New Zealand. It empowers families as a whole, rather than focusing separately on individual family members and their problems. Whānau Ora is not a one size fits all approach. It is...

11 Jul

Posted at 15:07h in Healthy Community by
Within a sporting and activity context, Sport New Zealand has developed an engagement framework know as ‘Te Whetu Rehua’. Te Whetu Rehua is utilised as an assessment tool to understand whether engagement is through an “as Māori” way of working and to what level “as...

11 Jul

Posted at 14:54h in Healthy Community by
The Wellington Region Fruit & Vege Co-Op (the Co-Op) is a great example of a collaboration between communities across greater Wellington, government and non-government organisations and local businesses. The Co-Op is run as a partnership between Wesley Community Action (WCA), Regional Public Health (RPH) and...

02 Jul

Posted at 15:16h in Healthy Community by
This is a list of more than fifty different indoor play ideas for cold, wet winters days. These activities encourage movement and prevent sitting and screen time. They are ideal boredom busters for the winter school holidays.         Grow some seeds, they...

26 Jun

Posted at 14:22h in Research by
They dominate the baby food section in supermarkets, but could baby food pouches be setting our babies up for future problems with obesity and dental cavities? Squeezable baby food pouches with plastic spouts are described as a mess-free and easy food alternative for babies ‘on-the-go’,...

24 Jun

Posted at 08:33h in Blog by
The Walking Access Act 2008 (the Act) is about providing free access to the outdoors for walking and for types of access that may be associated with walking, such as access with firearms, dogs, bicycles, or motor vehicles. Listen to more about the walking access...