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Reimagining Maori Public Health: Oranga Whenua, Oranga Tangata Symposium to Drive Transformative Change

The Oranga Whenua Oranga Tangata Symposium, hosted by Hāpai Te Hauora, will bring together community leaders, innovators, and stakeholders to explore culturally grounded solutions for improving Māori health. This event redefines public health through a Te Ao Māori lens, emphasising the interconnectedness between iwi development, education, media, whānau ora, te reo and Te Tiriti o Waitangi, among other areas.

Monday 25 November, 2024

Budget 2024 – Hapai Te Hauora lays out its “Essentials (Wish) List” to the government

On May 30, 2024, the Government will announce its first full budget. In anticipation each year, Hāpai Te Hauora, as the largest Māori Public Health organisation in Aotearoa, prepares a wish list to highlight to the government critical investment areas urgently needed across communities in Aotearoa.

Tuesday 28 May, 2024

Hāpai disappointed govt funded school lunch programme up for review

Hāpai Te Hauora, Aotearoa’s leading Māori Public Health organisation is extremely concerned that the coalition Government has confirmed the government-funded school lunch programme, Ka Ora Ka Ako is under review.

Sunday 17 March, 2024

Undoing Progress: The Disestablishment of Te Aka Whai Ora and the Future of Māori Health

The dissolution of Te Aka Whai Ora will send Māori spiraling backward and add more pressure to a health system already buckling according to New Zealand’s largest Māori Public Health Organisation.

Friday 1 March, 2024

Hapai Te Hauora says “It’s about time” – Community Participation Bill passes third reading

Monday 28 August, 2023