An award-winning health and social services organisation serving the Hutt Valley
22/07/2025
Talanoa for Change: Health Sector Table Talk with Ken Laban 🗣️
Fauono Ken Laban is hosting a series of Table Talks across the Hutt to bring together community leaders from different sectors to talanoa about the key issues facing our city – and how we can work together to address them.
As someone with deep roots in Wainuiomata and a lifetime of public service across policing, broadcasting, and civic leadership, Ken believes that genuine progress starts with listening. That’s why these Table Talks are focused on hearing directly from those on the ground – people like you – who know the realities, challenges, and opportunities in our community.
This first Table Talk will bring together leaders across the health sector. It will be an open, respectful space to share perspectives, identify priorities, and explore ideas for how Council can better support the health and wellbeing of our people 🙏
18/07/2025
Join Our Moana Babies Village 🌺
Every month, we gather as one aiga walking together through the sacred first 2,000 days of a child’s life. This is when pēpē grow strong, their little minds flourish, and the love and values of our Pacific people shine brightest.
We will have the lovely team from St Johns to take us through CPR and how to help our babies in scary situations to have the confidence and knowledge to take fast action
Moana Babies is more than a programme, it’s our village coming together to learn in a space where Pacific values at the heart. 🙏🏼
We look forward to welcoming our regular pēpē and new families alike.
🔔 Wednesday 30th July 2025 | 10am – 1pm
Te Mako Naenae Community Centre
27 Hillary Court, Naenae
14/07/2025
💡Did you know that smoking can make diabetes harder to manage? For people living with diabetes, smoking affects how well insulin works, making it tougher to keep blood sugar levels steady. This can lead to more health risks and complications.
The good news? Quitting smoking can help bring your blood sugar under better control and improve your overall health and wellbeing.
Pacific Health Service Hutt Valley, alongside our local partners, is here to support you in taking that first step toward a smokefree life. 🚭
Choosing to live smokefree isn't just about today, it's about creating a healthier future for you, your aiga, and the generations to come. Together, we can build stronger, healthier Pasifika communities.
🌎Wellbeing without Borders🌎
🇯🇵TUPU OLA from Japan🌸🌊
Across cultures, wellness flows like water—gentle, powerful, and deeply rooted.
Japan’s ikigai (life’s purpose), ki (vital energy), wabi-sabi (beauty in imperfection), and yuima-ru (community interconnectedness), these traditions remind us that well-being is more than surface level, it's spiritual, our communities and our ancestors connection to Nature.
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11/07/2025
This week, we launched and celebrated a huge milestone for our Dietitian Tino with the release of the Healthy at Home Recipe Book, a culturally tailored resource created in response to the high number of Type 2 diabetes cases among our Pacific and Māori communities. 🌺
This beautiful collaboration was led by our very own Registered Dietitian Tinomaria Atonio-Johnston, in partnership with Pathways Dietitian Ella Duxfield, and proudly designed by Pacific Health Service Hutt Valley. While the recipes are specifically developed with Type 2 diabetes in mind, they’re perfect for anyone wanting to reduce their sugar intake and enjoy healthier kai at home.
The recipe book is simple, practical, and full of flavour with a variety of everyday meals, snacks, and sweet treats that are both quick to prepare and delicious to eat. We’re excited for our Pasifika and Māori whānau to explore and enjoy these tasty, nourishing options together.
📱 Digital copies will be available online soon, watch this space!
06/07/2025
We’re thrilled to share that our GM will be taking the stage as a key speaker at the Precision Public Health Asia Conference 2025 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia later this month! 🇲🇾✨
She’ll be presenting on the groundbreaking work PHSHV is leading in AI and precision care at the community level, shaping the future of primary and public health in Aotearoa New Zealand and beyond. We're excited to share our journey and impact on the global stage.
03/07/2025
We acknowledge the strong leadership of Joy Sipeli and her team at Kupega o Moana (Formerly NET Pacific) for facilitating the Ofania Symposium, a vital platform dedicated to prioritising the wellbeing of Pacific babies and families.
This gathering brought together key voices to focus on the first 2000 days of life, a crucial window for laying down strong foundations in health, development, and connection. When our babies are nurtured from the very beginning, the ripple effect supports their wellbeing for life.
Dr Claire Achmad highlighted the stark reality: 28% of Pacific children in New Zealand live in material hardship, compared to 13.4% of the general population. This reinforces what we already know in our hearts, that we must act now to protect the wellbeing of our pēpē and tamaiti.
Kupega o Moana’s Pacific-led solutions are already shifting systems and uplifting our communities. Programmes like Pasifika Shining Lights and Antenatal classes show how culturally grounded support creates real change for our Pacific families. 🌺
02/07/2025
🌎Wellbeing without Borders - Tupu Ola🌎
🌿Korean and Pacific wellness🌿
From the serenity of Hanjeongmak (Korean traditional saunas) to the herbal wisdom of Hanbang medicine and the self-care rituals of K-beauty, Korean wellness is deeply rooted in harmony between body, mind, and nature. 🧖♀️🌸
These practices resonate with Pacific wellness values in Aotearoa, where collective care, nature-based healing, and spiritual balance are a must. 🌊🌺 Whether it's the warmth of a Jimjilbang or the grounding power of whānau and whenua, both cultures remind us that wellness is more than skin deep—it's a way of life.
01/07/2025
❓Is your workplace winter-ready with up to date vaccinations and a full Health "Warrant of Fitness" checks like our proactive friends at Tranzurban?
Fa’afetai tele lava to the Tranzurban team for welcoming us and recognising the importance of workplace wellbeing. As frontline workers, bus drivers have daily face to face contact with the public, increasing their exposure to illness, so it's vital we support and protect their health. 🤌
Our mobile outreach services deliver comprehensive assessments directly to your workplace or community setting for ease and accessibility.
We provide clinical assessments for cholesterol, blood sugar, blood pressure, eye health, lung function, Mental wellbeing, and Vaccinations including COVID-19, influenza, and National Scheduled Immunisations.
With our Registered Nurses and Nurse Practitioner onsite, staff receive expert clinical advice, prescriptions where appropriate, and tailored support to achieve their health and wellbeing goals.
We can bring this same level of expert care to your workplace, clubrooms, church, or any community space. We work around our Pasifika communities to make access to health support easy, convenient, and tailored to your needs. Contact us today!
📞 (04) 577 0394 or 0800747213
📧info@phshutt.co.nz
🌐https://www.pacifichealthhutt.co.nz
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29/06/2025
🌍Wellbeing without Borders🌏
🇰🇷 South Korea 🌿
From tranquil forest walks to the steamy comfort of jjimjilbangs, South Korea offers a beautiful blend of tradition and modern self-care. 🧖♀️✨
What’s something you’d want to try??
👇 Let us know in the comments!
28/06/2025
July is near! the heart of winter and the perfect time to reset, refocus, and prioritise our wellbeing. As the year powers on, so do we. Stronger, more connected, and committed to keeping our communities well. 💪🏽
Pacific Health Service Hutt Valley is making a real difference – staying active in the community, in clinic, and online, delivering FREE gold standard clinics and programmes designed for our Pasifika people.
We’re here to Support, Educate and Empower, so let’s keep the momentum going by showing up for our Health and Wellbeing together 🫰🏽
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Leading the development and maintenance of a healthy Pacific Community in the Hutt Valley
Pacific Health Services Hutt Valley is an independent health service working closely with our Pasefika community of 12,000 people in the Hutt Valley north of Wellington. We provide community engagement, development, support, health services and social services. Our focus is A Vibrant Healthy Pasefika community in the Hutt Valley. We have delivered value to Pasefika people since 1999.
Our Pasefika family-centred approach reinforces family strengths, provides appropriate support and empowers families to live well with greater control over their lives. We are very well connected as a core part of our community and our approach is based on socio-cultural evidence about what works. This includes working through established community networks and a focus on faith-led approaches to service delivery. The nine explicit premises from the Family Centre Report offer a good description of our Pasefika family-centred approach.
Our services are very well regarded and we achieve highly on client satisfaction and quality measures. We have built up a range of health and social services in response to community need. We work with Hutt Valley DHB, Te Awakairangi PHO and other providers.
Our services and projects include:
Family Well-being and Social Service
Community Engagement & Development Project
Healthy Lifestyles Pasefika Programme
Family Against Obesity / Pasefika Choice Project
Mobile Nursing Service
Well-child Service
Breast & Cervical Screening
Rheumatic Fever Campaign
Membership of the Central Pacific Collective
Capacity and Capability Development
We are particularly proud of the following achievements in the last three years:
Pacific Touch tournament to bring people together around the healthy lifestyles messages
Mobile Nurse-led clinics as a better and more accessible way to provide services
Family Against Obesity / Pasefika choice has increased awareness and encouraged our people to take action
Hutt Valley DHB Community Services Award
First to be audited for Quality jointly by our funders
Preferred provider status with the Ministry of Social Development
Positive service evaluation and extension of funder contracts
Our innovative Faith-led Project has shown its value and has resulted in the Ministry of Health changing its funding parameters
Development of Governance through Board professional development with the Institute of Directors (funded by the Ministry of Social Development).
Our funding partners include: Hutt Valley DHB; Ministry of Health; Ministry of Social Development; and the new Ministry for Vulnerable Children. Over the next three years, we will deepen these partnerships and add new partnerships. We will develop our community relationships to attract greater levels of charitable donation and support. Consolidating our service offering will also allow us to develop partnerships with philanthropic organisations with an interest in progressing our vision for our Pasefika community in the Hutt Valley.
Our Board is made up of representatives from the main Pasefika groups in the Hutt Valley, co-opted representatives (e.g. representing Youth) plus independent directors as required to provide the skills and experience the Board requires. We will continue to develop our governance capability to take us forward and deliver on our purpose.
Our staff are passionate about our community and bring the skills and experience needed to deliver quality service. Over the next three years, we will continue to develop our service and leadership skills and invest in technology to assist staff in their work. Our current staffing is 11 (9FTE).
Over the next three years, we will consolidate the range of services we provide for our people. This is about filling current gaps in the services we offer and deepening our quality and evaluation processes. We will work with our partners to maximise the benefit to our people from available funding and ensure that the services we provide also meet this test.
Staff, Board and Funders work together to achieve the value for our community
