Ngāti Hine Health Trust

28/07/2025

Our first clinic at Te Kapehu Whetu has been a meaningful step toward making health support more accessible.

Ngāti Hine Health Trust is proud to offer free GP and nurse checks as well as kaiwhiriwhiri support, bring practical, compassionate care straight to the kura.

23/07/2025

Ngāti Hine Health Trust is coming to Te Kapehu Whetu!

We’re excited to offer FREE support services onsite at the kura, kicking off Monday 28 July, 10am-4pm.

🩺 GP & Nurse Health Checks — happening monthly
🫱🏽‍🫲🏾Kaiwhiriwhiri Support — available fortnightly to help with counselling, housing, employment & more.

No bookings required, just come by when we’re in! Tag the whānau so no one misses out.

21/07/2025

Takatāpui rangatahi endure bullying and discrimination across all areas of hāpori - in public, in private, in sports, and particularly in schools and online. Te Ākingamanawa, one of our Taiohi Rangatahi services, recently hosted an event that publicly highlighted and challenged those behaviours.

Rangatahi say they hold the answers to ending bullying and discrimination. Their voices are critical to designing safe and inclusive spaces. The community, they say, “just needs to listen.” The recent red carpet event gave their voices that stage, with strong support from Mayors Moko Tepania and Vince Cocurullo, MPs Mariameno Kapa-Kingi and Hūhana Lyndon, and her tungāne, Dr Mataroria Lyndon. The red carpet runway was a platform to help shift the narrative from bigotry, silence, and shame to celebration, inclusion, and unity.

By showing up as a community, we emphasised that hate and bullying have no place here.

16/07/2025

Over a six-week period, Te Kuku o te Manawa me he Wānanga Waikawa provided a culturally grounded space for whānau to engage in traditional Māori practices that support the wellbeing of pēpi and māmā.

Each wānanga offered hands-on learning in areas such as taonga puoro, pūrākau, tāniko, rongoā rākau, mirimiri, pēpi kākahu, and raranga. Through tāniko and whatu, māmā were encouraged to weave values and aspirations into each whenu for their pēpi, while releasing what no longer serves them. The kaupapa culminated in the weaving of waikawa/wahakura and the gifting of resources to support whānau in continuing their cultural and creative journeys at home. Once the drying process is completed we will return waikawa/wahakura to those whānau & others will be gifted on to hapu māmā.

“He taonga nō ngā tūpuna, hei oranga mō ngā uri whakatipu.”
A treasure from the ancestors, for the wellbeing of future generation.

08/07/2025

We’re proud to have partnered with to raise awareness around gambling harm, an issue that continues to affect our community.

As a proud Māori creator from Te Tai Tokerau and one of Aotearoa’s most influential digital voices, Louis made the bold choice to walk away from big-money offers to promote online gambling. Instead, he’s chosen to use his platform to protect and uplift whānau.

This partnership is part of a wider effort to encourage open kōrero, challenge normalised harm, and put wellbeing first.

Louis spoke with TVNZ’s Breakfast yesterday about why this kaupapa matters to him.

24/06/2025

Our whānau came together to celebrate Pink Shirt Day, standing united against bullying and embracing the values of aroha, kotahitanga, and inclusion 👚💓🎟️

It was more than just a day in pink. It was about uplifting each other and creating a space where everyone could feel seen, supported, and celebrated.

Whānau enjoyed free kai, mirimiri, haircuts, nail painting, face painting, hair braiding, and jumping into the Whangārei Boxing Gym circuit. Tamariki had a blast with biscuit decorating, a soft play area, and colouring competitions.

There were also nurse health checks, mental health support services, a preloved clothing stall, and even a whānau photo booth to capture the memories.

Ngā mihi nui to everyone who came along and helped make the day so special.

18/06/2025

Our Before School Clinics run every second Thursday at Torongare, and we’d love to see you there!

These clinics are a chance to support your tamaiti before they start school, and to awhi the whole whānau with free health checks.

Our friendly Well Child Tamariki Ora Nurse, Moana Mahanga-Tipene, is here to offer:
• Before School Checks for 4-year-olds
• Childhood immunisations
• General health checks for anyone in the community

No need to book, just come in and have a kōrero. Nau mai, haere mai!

17/06/2025

We will be closing the Moerewa Clinic from 23rd June 2025 for building improvements to be carried out. The duration to complete the work is expected to be approximately 2 months.

During this time, appointments will be scheduled for patients who would normally be seen at Moerewa, to attend the clinic at Te Ara Tū o Ngāti Hine, located at the Bay of Islands hospital site. Dr Alison Gadsby and the Moerewa clinic team will be working at the Kawakawa clinic until the mahi is completed.

Thank you for your support to improve our services.

16/06/2025

16/06/2025

📸: Whakanui ana i 'Ngā Hīnātore o Matariki', A night to celebrate our stars at the Kuia Kaumātua Matariki Celebrations, Kamo Club, Paraire 13 Hune 2025.

12/06/2025

Whānau Ora will be outside Blokes Barbershop this Friday with a free sausage sizzle!

Come down to 1 James Street, Whangārei, grab a kai, and have a kōrero with our team. We’ll be there from 10:30am to 2:30pm.

It’s a chance to give back to our community, share what support is out there, and just catch up.

Nau mai, haere mai!

10/06/2025

We’re proud to be launching a new diabetes clinic to help tackle rising rates across Te Tai Tokerau, featured on the front page of the Northern Advocate and online on 🗞️

At Ngāti Hine Health Trust, we see the impact of diabetes every day. In our clinics, nearly two-thirds of patients are living with it, which is well above the national average.

Our CEO, Tamati Shepherd-Wipiiti, brings powerful lived experience to this kaupapa. He describes himself as a “living statistic,” living with diabetes and recently undergoing a partial foot amputation. His leadership is grounded in understanding, compassion, and action.

To meet this challenge, we’re focused on:
🔹 Nursing-led diabetes care
🔹 On-site podiatry and nutrition support
🔹 Whānau-focused prevention programmes
🔹 Partnering with Athletics NZ to encourage physical activity through kaupapa Māori initiatives

This is about more than treatment. It’s about restoring wellbeing and supporting whānau for the long term.

A huge thank you to , , our clinical and community teams, and everyone backing this kaupapa.