Te Tiratū

31/07/2025

🎗️ Kia ora e te whānau 🎗️

If cancer has touched your whānau, we want to hear your story.

Your experiences with cancer screening and treatment are crucial in helping us understand how to better support families facing these challenges.

Please take a few moments to share your insights, and together, we can ensure that your stories lead to meaningful improvements in care. ❤️

👉 Click here to share your whakaaro 🔗

Cancer Screening and Treatment / Survey We invite you to share your kōrero to better understand the hauora needs and aspirations of you and your whānau. Te Tiratū (IMPB) is committed to ensuring that the voices of whānau are heard. The kōrero you share will be used to advocate on behalf of whā...

28/07/2025

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Kia ora e te whānau. This morning on Herald NOW, we heard what too many whānau across our rohe already know and deal with on a daily basis.

Like kaumātua waiting 18 months to get assistance to manage their diabetes to get it under control. It was a long journey for him to feel better again.

Does this ring true for you or your whānau? How long have you waited? Please share in the comments below. 💬 ⬇️

Your stories matter and can help us highlight the needs of whānau. Let’s join together to make our voices heard. 💪❤️

👉 Watch the segment here:

Dileepa Fonseka BusinessDesk Senior Journalist and Sarah Sparks Sparks Consulting Founder on Herald NOW's panel.Subscribe and be notified of breaking news: h...

27/07/2025

🌟 Kia ora e te whānau! 🌟

What's really happening with cancer screening in our rohe? Our latest report reveals the experiences of 23 whānau from the Tainui waka region, highlighting both the successes and challenges in accessing cancer care. While many wāhine Māori are participating in screenings, significant barriers still exist—like discomfort, lack of cultural safety, and long wait times for treatment.

We need your voice to help advocate for better, more accessible services that respect our people. Let’s work together to ensure every whānau feels safe and supported in their healthcare journey.

💟We also wish to tautoko the mahi Taakiri Tuu Wellness & Diagnostic Centre is doing in cancer screening. Keep an eye on their page for a pānui on the next whānau wānanga focused on breast and bowel screening. 💟

👉 Read more about our findings and the call for change: What's really happening with cancer screening our rohe 🔗

Cancer screening saves lives—but for many Māori in Waikato, the experience is painful, rushed, and culturally unsafe. New insights from whānau shared with Te Tiratū Iwi Māori Partnership Board reveal where services are falling short and call for more Māori health professionals, respectful car...

27/07/2025

Waikato Tainui held its Hui-aa-Tau today, commemorating 30 years since the landmark 1995 settlement. ✨ It was an inspiring day of celebration bringing together thousands of uri and providers across the motu to connect, share, and strengthen our collective oranga. 💪🏽💖And we were there by special invitation. Thank you to all those who were open, honest, and generous with their kōrero. Your insights paint a clear picture of a health system that needs to evolve: one that genuinely centres Whānau Voice, upholds Te Tiriti o Waitangi, and recognises hauora as a right, not a privilege. ❤️⚖️

24/07/2025

🌟 Kia ora e te whānau 🌟

We want to hear from you! Your experiences with the public health system are important to us and can help shape our recommendations for services that support your whānau and others in our community.

Please take 5 minutes to share your whakaaro, and then our job is to amplify your voices and ensure they are heard by those who make decisions. 💪

👉 Take our quick anonymous survey 🔗 https://tetiratu.co.nz/whanau-voice/whanau-voice-survey/

21/07/2025

🌿Kei te whakatinana tētahi moemoeā🌿
Te Tiratū welcomes the $83M investment into The University of Waikato new medical school 🎓💚
This is a real chance to grow our Māori health workforce, prioritise cultural safety, and deliver better care for our whānau – especially those living in rural areas!
▶️Read our media release here: https://tetiratu.co.nz/2025/07/22/third-medical-school-must-deliver-for-maori-te-tiratu-welcomes-83m-waikato-investment/
[Image credit: Te Whare Wānanga o Waikato. An artist’s impression of the new Division of Health Precinct, which will be home to the New Zealand Graduate School of Medicine at the Hamilton campus.]

Te Tiratū Iwi Māori Partnership Board welcomes the $83M investment in the new Waikato medical school—but calls for it to prioritise Māori workforce development, cultural safety, and rural equity. A third medical school must deliver a Tiriti-led model that truly serves Māori and underserved com...

21/07/2025

💡✨Our beautiful rangatahi are speaking up to Te Tiratū Iwi Māori Partnership Board about hauora— they’re clear, confident, and full of insight 💡✨ Sharing their whakaaro from mental health and va**ng to sexual health and rongoā Māori, their voices reveal what matters most. ⏰ We believe it's time for health leaders to 👂 listen, 📚 learn from them, and ✅ act.
▶️Read the full story here: https://tetiratu.co.nz/2025/07/21/rangatahi-straight-up-truths-about-hauora/

[Photo: Mokoia and Kamaia Hamiora- Houghton with their Aunty, Megan Tunks our uber-talented Whānau Voice Lead]

21/07/2025

👋🏼 Kia ora e te whānau 👋🏼

We’re Te Tiratū—the Iwi Māori Partnership Board for the Tainui waka rohe.

Our board represents the voices of Waikato, Pare Hauraki, Raukawa, Te Nehenehenui, Ngāti Hāua and Te Rūnanga o Kirikiriroa.

Our kaupapa is simple: to make sure Māori voices are at the heart of health.

We’re here to uplift your needs, your aspirations, and your vision for wellbeing.

By staying connected, you help shape health services that reflect who we are. Follow our page and join us on this journey—hauora for us, by us.

Let's mahi together for a healthier future! ✊💫

18/07/2025

🛑"It’s a confronting wake-up call." 🛑

Māori are still dying seven years earlier than non-Māori, and many of these deaths are preventable.

📺 Watch the powerful Te Karere coverage on our first-ever Health System Monitoring Report.

Despite changes to key health laws, the Te Tiratū Iwi Māori Partnership Board is holding the system to account and advocating strongly for real change, grounded in Te Tiriti, led by whānau, and led by Hauora Māori providers.

🗣️ We’re not an add-on. We’re here to ensure our people are heard.

▶️ Watch now and share:

17/07/2025

🦠 Measles Information for Whānau 🦠

Kia ora e te whānau! We care about your health and the safety of our community.

With recent reports of measles cases in Te Ika-a-Māui, we aim to provide important information to help you safeguard your whānau without causing unnecessary stress:

🚨 Measles Symptoms to Look Out For 🚨

Measles spreads easily and can lead to severe illness, 1 in 3 whānau with measles will be admitted into hospital if they have a rash, fever, cough, runny nose, and sore, watery 'pink' eyes.

The virus can linger in the air for up to an hour after an infected person has left, making awareness of these signs crucial for protecting your whānau.

💡 What to Do If You Suspect Measles 💡

Consider Staying Home: Self-isolating for 7-10 days and limiting contact with others can help keep your whānau safe.

Contact Your Doctor or Whānau Healthcare Provider: It’s wise to call ahead and share your symptoms when booking an appointment, so they can prepare to assist you.

Manage Your Comfort: Following your healthcare provider's advice and ensuring plenty of rest and hydration can support your recovery.

If you need help while isolating, you can contact MSD at 0800 559 009 for potential financial assistance.

✅ Prevention is Key ✅

Vaccination is one of the best ways to prevent measles. The MMR vaccine protects against measles, mumps, and rubella, reducing the risk of spread by 99% after two doses.

You can call your doctor or whānau health provider to confirm if you and your whānau have already been vaccinated. By getting immunised, you help protect our entire community, including tamariki, hapū māmā, and those with weakened immune systems.

We know you might have questions. That's kei te pai, learn more about this step from Manatū Hauora here 👉 https://youtu.be/FgKscEDAmH0

14/07/2025

On Friday, we held our second Provider Forum at the Waikato Innovation Park. Over 30 kaimahi from across the Tainui waka rohe came together to share whakaaro on where support is needed and the systemic barriers our kaimahi face in the system. Our Te Tiratū Tumu Whakarae, Brandi Hudson, gave an inspiring update on milestones so far [Check it out here: https://tetiratu.co.nz/te-tiratuu-iwi-maori-partnership-board-provider-forum-10-07-25-2/]— and how we continue to advocate for better outcomes. Then we had wānanga on social value investment reporting with IMPACT Lab exploring how we measure impact in ways that reflect what matters most to our people.

Two self-confessed “old hands at this,” Tammy Dehar (right), Manukura Hauora of Te Korowai Hauora o Hauraki with Susan Turner (left) of Ngāti Hikairo, reflected on the value of the day — especially how space was created for partners who may not yet have had the opportunity or experience to be part of this kind of common kōrero.
“It’s something beautiful — if it’s done with the right intentions,” they shared.
Ngā mihi to everyone who showed up with open hearts and minds. Nāu te rourou, nāku te rourou, ka ora ai te iwi 👏👏👏

10/07/2025

🌧️ Even the cold and rain won’t stop us when it comes to our people’s hauora!

This week, in Tāmaki Makaurau at the Sudima Hotels, our Co-Chairs Hagen Tautari (left) and Tipa Mahuta with Brandi Hudson (right), our Te Tiratū Tumu Whakarae, are with other Iwi Māori Partnership Board Rangatira for a powerful hui on Māori health.

💬 We're coming together to kōrero, plan, and push for the changes our whānau need — because every life matters, and Te Tiriti must be honoured in the way health decisions are made.

💪🏽 Māori-led. Whānau-focused. Future-building.