Collaborative Aotearoa

17/09/2025

📧 Do you find when writing an email or a document that includes Te Reo Māori, and… red squiggly lines? It’s distracting and can sometimes feel a bit un-inclusive. But good news! With the help of our friends at Cloudland, we’ve put together a fool-proof guide to get your Microsoft 365 setup sorted.
Learn how to:
✅ Type macrons (ā, ē, ī, ō, ū) easily
✅ Set your proofing language to Māori
✅ Get accurate spell-checking in Word, Outlook, and PowerPoint
It’s a small change that makes a big difference in how we honour Te Reo Māori in our mahi.

Check out the guide and share it with your team:

Here’s a step-by-step guide so your team can type macrons (ā, ē, ī, ō, ū) and get correct spell-checking in Word, Outlook, and PowerPoint.

16/09/2025

🌿💬 Here’s a great example a practice shared with us on how your team can confidently weave Te Reo Māori into everyday care, even when patients may be unsure or unfamiliar. Small steps build confidence, connection, and aroha in every interaction. 💚✨

15/09/2025

Celebrate Te Wiki o te Reo Māori with us!
This week is all about honouring, uplifting, and celebrating te reo Māori. We’d love to see how you and your workplace are getting involved. Share your reo Māori moment through photos, videos, or stories on social media, tag us, and you’ll go in the draw to win prizes!

11/09/2025

🗓️ Join us for a thought-provoking webinar on patient enrolment in primary care. We’ll explore and debate enrolment with providers verse practices.
Continuity of care remains vital, but this enrolment shift challenges long-standing provider-centric approaches and patient access challenges we all face.
Discover what this means for practices, providers, and whānau, and how we can embrace change while protecting what matters most.
This live webinar is open to the public.
A recording will be available exclusively for our members.

Date: Tuesday. 30th Sep 2025
Time: 12.00 pm - 1.00 pm
Register here: 405be00d-7de6-437f-bcca-d73fc17acc25@aabff30b-2657-41c0-b6b8-c28e80f01571" rel="ugc" target="_blank">https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/405be00d-7de6-437f-bcca-d73fc17acc25@aabff30b-2657-41c0-b6b8-c28e80f01571

11/09/2025

📢 50% off! Join us in Hamilton to explore Pou Ora | Pillars of Health, a reimagined model of care designed to transform general practice and primary care across Aotearoa. Grounded in equity and innovation, it provides a framework for enhanced workflows, empowered kaimahi, and sustainable primary care services.
What to Expect:
• Pou Ora | Pillars of Health
• Implementing LEAN methodologies
• Financial Modelling

Open to all general practice, primary care, and PHO staff. This session will be especially useful for those in leadership or management roles, such as practice managers, directors, and owners, but everyone interested is welcome.

Register here: https://events.humanitix.com/pou-ora-or-pillars-of-health?_gl=1*qwah7g*_gcl_aw*R0NMLjE3NTc1Mzk0NzEuRUFJYUlRb2JDaE1JaXRyTG1ObklpUU1Wc0tSbUFoMGQ4UVBfRUFBWUFTQUJFZ0p5MFBEX0J3RQ..*_gcl_au*MTg1OTc3NDc0OC4xNzUwMjA5NzEx*_ga*MjEzMTAyNDMwNi4xNzMwOTMwMTI3*_ga_LHKW5FR9N6*czE3NTc1Mzk0NzEkbzk2JGcxJHQxNzU3NTM5NjM0JGo2MCRsMCRoMA..

27/08/2025

New Release Alert! We’re proud to share the August 2025 edition of the Practice Manager Manual, a collaborative achievement between PMAANZ Collaborative Aotearoa and WellSouth Community PHO. This updated manual reflects the evolving needs of our sector, bringing together practical insights, refreshed guidance, and a shared commitment to excellence in practice management across Aotearoa.
Whether you're a seasoned professional or just starting out, this resource is designed to support you in delivering high-quality, patient-centred care.
🔗download the resource here: https://view.officeapps.live.com/op/view.aspx?src=https%3A%2F%2Fcollab.org.nz%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2025%2F08%2FPractice-Manager-Manual-Template-Aug25-1.docx&wdOrigin=BROWSELINK

17/08/2025

Digital Blueprint for Primary Care is here!
Hear from author Ny Brunenberg's (Ny-i) as we’ve mapped the current and emerging digital opportunities that connect to our Pou Ora | Pillars of Health model of care. Informed by sector reviews, reimagining workshops, our network, digital innovation partners, and those with lived experience, the digital blueprint is a practical guide for integrating technology that truly supports whānau and the workforce.
👉 Download the Pou Ora | Pillars of Health Digital Blueprint:https://collab.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Pou-Ora-Pillars-of-Health-Digital-Blueprint-Aug-2025-FINAL.pdf

12/08/2025

📣 Don’t miss this chance to connect, learn, and transform your model of care - register today!

We’re counting down to our Whangārei workshop being held on Friday 22 August... and there are only a handful of tickets left.

This one-day event is your chance to see Pou Ora | Pillars of Health model of care in action, explore financial sustainability, learn about improvement methodologies, and dive into transformation grounded in equity and innovation.

🌱 Connect with other general practice & PHO leaders
🛠 Get practical tools you can take back to your team
📍 Experience Bush Road Medical Centre’s model of care
🍽 Morning tea & lunch provided

Only 30 spots total, and they’re nearly gone!

Register now: https://forms.office.com/r/zk6n9JpR9j

11/08/2025

🏆 Exciting news! Two Healthcare Home practices – Manu Ora and 5th Ave Family Practice – have been named finalists in the New Zealand Primary Healthcare Awards – General Practice of the Year 2025! 🌟

Their recognition reflects the power of the Healthcare Home model to deliver innovative, whānau-centred care that makes a real difference in our communities.

Ngā mihi to the teams behind these incredible practices (including our members Western Bay of Plenty Primary Health Organisation and Marlborough PHO). You can count on Collaborative Aotearoa to be supporting you at the awards evening.

Western Bay of Plenty Primary Health Organisation

08/08/2025

🚀 Pou Ora | Pillars of Health

Collaborative Aotearoa is proud to publicly release Pou Ora | Pillars of Health, a reviewed and reimagined model of care designed with and for primary care teams across Aotearoa.

Grounded in Te Tiriti o Waitangi and equity, Pou Ora | Pillars of Health builds on the legacy of the Health Care Home model, introducing five interconnected pillars to guide the future of primary care:
✨ Collaboration
✨ Access to Acute Care
✨ Innovation & Sustainability
✨ Proactive & Preventive Care
✨ Workforce

📄 Read the full media release here: https://lnkd.in/gj89MdJa

06/08/2025

AI in Health Survey – What do you think?
We want to hear from you, patients and whānau! Share with us your thoughts and feelings on how Artificial Intelligence (AI) is used in healthcare and how it could support hauora | wellbeing. 💬

📋 Quick, anonymous survey (5–10 mins). Click here to complete: https://forms.office.com/r/QNQAJudrVU

04/08/2025

📢 Our July Pānui is out now!
Catch up on the latest from Collaborative Aotearoa — including sector highlights, upcoming events, and powerful kōrero shaping the future of primary and community care across Aotearoa.
📰 Read the full pānui here: https://mailchi.mp/collab/collaborative-aotearoa-may-2025-pnui-12871650?e=26850645c1
Let us know what resonated with you – we love hearing from our network. 💬