An iwi-backed charitable trust in Te Tauihu o Te Waka-a-Māui (top of the South Island) is keen to let people in self-isolation know they have not been forgotten.

Mark it in your calendars e te whānau, it's time to take some time to celebrate our awesome rohe!!

Our offices in Waimeha and Wairau are closed from noon, Friday, December 23 and will reopen on Wednesday, January 4. However, we are still taking emergency kai referrals.

Last month's local elections marked a new era for Māori representation in Te Tauihu, with Allanah Burgess elected as the new Māori Ward Councillor in Marlborough and Kahu Paki Paki voted in as the new Māori Ward Councillor for Whakatū.

For this month’s 5 mins with … , we sat down with new Māori Ward councillor for Marlborough Allanah Burgess.

The Te Kotahi o Te Tauihu and Te Pātaka crew were blown away after putting out a call for help to pack emergency kai boxes to cover the busy Christmas and school holiday period.

For Kaitūhono-a-mahi Carolyn Tipene, work is more than just a job. It’s about connections and special moments like the recent pōwhiri to welcome Onyx Kahukura and his mum Renee Kahukura to the Te Pā Wānanga whānau at Omaka Marae.

Manatū Hauora has announced that as of November 18, 2022, Māori and Pacific peoples aged 40-49 years old are now also for a second Covid-19 Booster.

For this month's 5 minutes with ... we sat down with Whakatū Māori Ward Councillor Kahu Paki Paki to talk about his new role.

Pouwhakahaere Rauemi Dr Lorr Eade and Emergency Strategy Project Lead Kahutane Waanga recently attended an emergency management wānanga in Porirua, where they shared the experiences of whānau in Te Tauihu.

Iwi and Māori health providers in the top of the South have launched a research project to better understand the voices of Māori and their experiences throughout the Covid-19 pandemic.

With more than 350 wāhine Māori in Te Tauihu either due or overdue for their cervical smear check, Te Piki Oranga, with the support of many other organisations, recently planned a one-day event in Whakatū called ‘Mana Wāhine’.

Te Piki Oranga and Te Whatu Ora Nelson Marlborough (Health New Zealand) welcome local tauira Māori (students) who are interested in completing a three-year Oral Health Therapist degree to apply for our Tauira Māori i Te Tauihu o Te Waka-a-Māui scholarship.