Te Tiratū

11/09/2026

09/09/2026

Connection is at the heart of su***de prevention.

This Su***de Prevention Week, Te Rau Ora is bringing our community together for "Te Kāpuia" a free day of music, kai, activities and connection.

We encourage whānau and friends to join, connect and sparkle together this week.

📅 Friday 11 September, 10am–2pm
📍 Hamilton Lake Domain

09/09/2026

🤝 Hauora Provider Hui 🤝

Last week, we had the privilege of bringing together hauora providers from across our rohe to connect, share updates and further strengthen the relationships that support our mahi.

These forums provide a timely opportunity to listen and learn directly from those delivering these services for our community. Thank you to Te Rau Ora, Your Way l Kia Roha charitable trust, Te Rūnanga o Kirikiriroa and many other amazing providers who presented.

We also introduced our new Rangatahi Māori Hauora Leadership Programme that will strengthen their connection to Hauora, generate more insights from our next Gen to help shape the future of Māori health.

The knowledge shared at these hui helps us understand what is happening across our rohe, identify where improvements are needed and celebrate the providers innovating and delivering for whānau. Ngā mihi nui to everyone who joined us and shared their whakaaro.

05/09/2026

🤍 Kua kōrero tō tātou kuini 🤍
E tautoko ana mātou i ēnei whakaaro katoa - mai i te Raupatu ki te Rauora.

04/09/2026

🌿 Hauora Report Series | Putāruru 🌿

The realities of rural healthcare can make it difficult for Putāruru whānau to access timely care close to home.

Our latest Hauora Report also identifies the strengths already present across the community, including strong local leadership, trusted providers and capability that can be built on to improve hauora outcomes.

Maria Te Kanawa, CEO of Raukawa Charitable Trust, outlines what is needed next: more care delivered locally, greater investment in the health workforce and a stronger focus on prevention.

This must be supported by action to address the inequities experienced by Māori and whānau living in communities with high levels of deprivation, alongside stronger partnerships and navigator support.

Putāruru knows what it needs. Progress depends on working alongside the community and investing in its capability to keep more care local.

Read our Putāruru Hauora Report here 👉 https://tetiratu.co.nz/town-by-town/putaruru/

02/09/2026

🌿 Hauora Report Series | Putāruru 🌿

Putāruru is a strong, connected rural community, but whānau continue to face barriers to timely, local and culturally safe healthcare.

We are calling for:
1️⃣ Bringing care closer to home
2️⃣ Investment in the local health workforce
3️⃣ Action to address health inequities experienced by Māori and whānau living in communities with high levels of deprivation
4️⃣ Stronger community partnerships and navigator support

These findings reinforce the need for solutions designed alongside Putāruru whānau, iwi and local providers, supported by sustainable, long-term investment.

He mihi nui to everyone who shared their experiences and helped shape this report.

Read the Putāruru report and wider Hauora Report Series here 👉 https://tetiratu.co.nz/hauora-report-series-2026/

30/08/2026

🎥 Rangatahi on oranga 🎥

At Tai Ora Huihuinga earlier this month, our rangatahi reporter took the opportunity to ask tauira what oranga means to them, and hear what they would like to see from a health system supporting rangatahi and whānau.

He mihi nui to our rangatahi for sharing their whakaaro with us. What does oranga mean to you? Add your whakaaro below 👇

27/08/2026

💛 Kia ora e te whānau 💛

This Daffodil Day we acknowledge every whānau whose lives have been impacted by cancer.

From those facing a diagnosis or undergoing treatment, to the whānau sharing the appointments, uncertainty, hope and healing, we stand alongside you.

We are wearing our yellow today in recognition of the important mahi of the Cancer Society New Zealand. Their work helps change people's experience of cancer by providing transport, trusted guidance and wraparound support throughout their journey.

If you are able to, you can support this vital mahi here 👉 https://www.daffodilday.org.nz/

If you or your whānau need cancer information or support, please
find some more information here 👉 https://www.cancer.org.nz/how-we-can-help/

26/08/2026

🏞️ Hauora Report Series | Paeroa 🏞️

Our Paeroa Hauora Report identifies the structural pressures affecting the community’s ability to sustain local care and respond before health needs become more serious.

Workforce shortages, housing insecurity, short-term funding for iwi-led services and disconnected data systems make it harder to plan ahead and provide coordinated support for whānau.

We are calling for:
1️⃣ A rural health workforce grown in Hauraki
2️⃣ Warm, dry homes treated as health infrastructure
3️⃣ Long-term investment in proven iwi-led care
4️⃣ Shared data, coordinated services and intergenerational support

Addressing these priorities will help strengthen local care, support earlier intervention and improve hauora outcomes across generations.

He mihi nui to the whānau, iwi, providers and hapori who shared their experiences and helped shape this report.

Read the Paeroa Hauora Report here 👉 https://tetiratu.co.nz/hauora-report-
series-2026/

19/08/2026

For many whānau across Ōtorohanga, getting the care they need can mean significant travel, time and cost.

Our Tumu Whakarae Brandi Hudson reflects on what we heard through the Ōtorohanga Hauora Report, including the increasing pressure of fuel costs and recurring appointments, and the challenge of travelling to Te Kūiti or Waikato Hospital while balancing mahi, childcare and wider whānau responsibilities.

The report also highlights growing needs around diabetes and foot care, alongside the importance of supporting kaumātua and an ageing rural population closer to home.

Te Tiratū is already exploring practical responses, including training pathways that could strengthen local foot care support, with more information on this mahi to come.

Our Ōtorohanga report sets out a wider range of solutions for bringing care closer to whānau, strengthening rural services and reducing the barriers created by distance.

Read the full Ōtorohanga report here 👉 https://tetiratu.co.nz/town-by-town/otorohanga/