Mahitahi Hauora

12/04/2026

📢 Have your say on accessible housing in Tai Tokerau!

The Whangārei Accessible Housing Trust is applying for government funding to build more affordable, accessible homes in Northland.

To support their application, they need to hear from the community about:

🏠 Where accessible homes are most needed
📐 What size homes are required
♿ The level of disability and accessibility needs

If you’re disabled, support someone who is, or work in the disability sector, your voice really matters.

Your feedback will help strengthen the case for more accessible housing in our region.

📝 It only takes a few minutes — have your say here:
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/Z3CT285

Please share this post to help spread the word 💙

08/04/2026

Applications for Kai Ora Fund are now open! 🥬🌱

Visit kaiorafund.com for more information.

25/03/2026

With heavy rain warnings in place for parts of Te Tai Tokerau, there’s a risk of flooding occurring in some areas. To stay safe:

⚠️ Follow Civil Defence Northland on Facebook for updates or listen to your local radio station, and follow instructions from emergency services if required.

☔ Never try to walk, swim, drive through, or play in flood water. Always assume that floodwater is contaminated with farm run-off, animal and human sewage and chemicals.

❗If your or someone else’s life is in danger call 111 urgently. For non-urgent health advice you can also call Healthline on 0800 611 116 for free anytime.

🚗 Some areas are being advised to avoid travel. If you do need to drive be careful on the roads. Follow NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi - Northland for the latest.

🧹 If you experience any flooding to your property make sure you clean up safely, wearing appropriate protective clothing and covering any cuts and wounds. Also wash your hands after contact with flood water or flood contaminated items, and before eating and after going to the toilet.

🦪 Hold off collecting kaimoana for 28 days after heavy rainfall — this is because there is an increased risk of contamination from stormwater and sewage.

🌊 Avoid swimming at recreational water spots for 48 hours after heavy rainfall, or until SafeSwim shows it is safe to go back in the water: https://safeswim.org.nz/

04/03/2026

See you at the Pasifika Fusion Festival!

05/02/2026

Heading to Waitangi tomorrow?

Come visit the Mahitahi Haoura stand for free fruit 🍉🍏, sunscreen☀️, prize draws, and to kōrero with the team about ways to keep you and your whānau well.

See you there!

15/01/2026

Charlene reversed her type 2 diabetes through the free 12-week BBM From the Couch programme. BBM are currently looking for new participants for the first intake of 2026, starting 2 February.

Register here: https://form.jotform.com/251452766213051

18/12/2025

Mahitahi Hauora will be closing 23 December at 12.30pm and reopening 5 January. We wish you all a very meri kirihimete, and a healthy new year.

26/11/2025

3 December is International Day of Persons with Disabilities.

Our Community Voice Advisory Committee would like to invite you to celebrate this day, down at the Strand in Whangārei, with a kōrero, and live performances by He Waka E Noa Whangārei Kapa Haka group.

19/11/2025

Mahitahi Hauora is a proud partner of the Kai Ora Fund 🌱

𝐂𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝟏𝟎 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐊𝐚𝐢 𝐎𝐫𝐚 𝐅𝐮𝐧𝐝!

Since launching in 2015, the Kai Ora Fund has grown stronger every year. Now in its tenth year, we’re proud to have supported 47 new projects in 2025, distributing over $180,000 to selected recipients in Te Tai Tokerau.

From the Cape to Kaiwaka, these projects are sprinkled through the region - many in rural areas, where accessing nourishing, local, and affordable kai can be a real challenge.

Here’s to a decade of supporting our community-led food initiatives! 🌱

Thank you to our partners - Whangarei District Council, Mahitahi Hauora, Kaipara District Council, Far North District Council, Healthy Families Far North, Ministry of Social Development NZ, Department of Internal Affairs, Kāinga Ora - Homes and Communities, Foundation North, Health New Zealand - Te Whatu Ora

03/11/2025

Movember is more than just a moustache... it's about changing the face of men’s health.

For the month of November, it helps to raise awareness for men’s health - especially men's mental health, su***de, prostate & testicular cancer.

Visit https://nz.movember.com/ to learn more.

03/11/2025

We are recruiting! Join our team, working with the newly established consortium, delivering the Nurse Practitioner Training Support Scheme.

Nurse Practitioner Lead
https://www.seek.co.nz/nptss-jobs?source=FE_REVERSAL&jobId=88260028&type=standard

03/11/2025

We are recruiting! Join our team, working with the newly established consortium, delivering the Nurse Practitioner Training Support Scheme.

Regional Programme Coordinator
https://www.seek.co.nz/nptss-jobs?source=FE_REVERSAL&jobId=88259931&type=standard