Te Toi Ora - Kawhia Hauora Hub

11/09/2026

🌿 HE WHAKAMĀRAMA | A QUICK CLARIFICATION 🌿

Kia ora e te whānau 💚

Our apologies for any confusion caused by our earlier pānui regarding the upcoming visit from Waikato Community Law.

We’d like to clarify that the session on Friday 25 September will be focused specifically on Māori Land Law.

This will be an information presentation, and individual legal advice will not be available during the workshop. Whānau who require personal legal advice can contact Waikato Community Law directly to arrange an appointment.

📅 Friday 25 September 2026
⏰ 10.00am – 12.00pm
📍 Te Toi Ora Ki Kāwhia Moana
📞 Bookings essential through Admin – 021 027 63695

Please see our updated pānui below for the correct information. 🌿

Ngā mihi nui for your understanding, whānau. 💚

Te Toi Ora Ki Kāwhia Moana
Our whānau | Our community | Our wellbeing

09/09/2026

🌿 TE NEHENEHENUI TRIBAL FESTIVAL 🌿

This Friday and Saturday, Te Awamutu Events Centre comes alive for Te Nehenehenui Tribal Festival — Te Rangimāheuheu | Herea te Ruru a te Ihonga.

And on Saturday, we’ll be especially proud as our Puawhe Kapa Haka take the stage! 💚

📅 Hātarei | Saturday 12 September 2026
⏰ 2.00pm – Puawhe Kapa Haka
📍 Te Awamutu Events Centre

A huge contingent of our Kāwhia rangatahi will be standing proudly on that stage, representing their whānau, their hapū and their kāinga. 🌿

The mahi, commitment and wairua that goes into kapa haka extends far beyond the performance itself. We’re incredibly proud to see our rangatahi embracing their culture, strengthening their connections and carrying their whakapapa with pride.

Kāwhia whānau — get along and tautoko our rangatahi! 🙌🏽💚

Puawhe Kapa Haka — 2.00pm Saturday.
Ka mau te wehi! 🔥

06/09/2026

🌿 TE TOI ORA KI KĀWHIA MOANA | HUB SCHEDULE 🌿
7th – 11th September 2026

Tēnā koutou e te whānau 🌿

We hope everyone has had a beautiful weekend and managed to enjoy some quality time with your whānau. 💚

We’re heading into another busy week here at Te Toi Ora Ki Kāwhia Moana, with our regular kaupapa happening around the Hub and an exciting weekend ahead for many of our Kāwhia whānau and rangatahi.

Here’s what’s happening around the Hub this week 👇🏽

🌿 Rāhina | Monday 7th September
👵🏽 Kāumātua Day
📍 Māketū Marae - Whānau Room
🕥 10:30am

🌿 Rātū | Tuesday 8th September
🤝 Whānau Ora – Appointments Only
🔥 Kōhatu Wera Mirimiri – Appointments Only

🌿 Rāapa | Wednesday 9th September
🩺 Mental Health Team
🍃 Health Coach services

🌿 Rāpare | Thursday 10th September
🔥 Kōhatu Wera Mirimiri – Appointments Only
🍃 Health Coach services
👩🏽‍⚕️ Specialist Nurse services
🤝 Whānau Ora – Appointments Only

🌿 Rāmere | Friday 11th September
🌱 Rangatahi Kaupapa
🤝 Connection • Confidence • Positive Pathways
🔒 Registered Rangatahi Only

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🔥 TE NEHENEHENUI TRIBAL FESTIVAL 🔥

There’s plenty of excitement building for the Te Nehenehenui Tribal Festival – ‘Te Rangimāheu Heu’, being held at the Te Awamutu Events Centre on Friday 11th & Saturday 12th September.

Kāwhia will be proudly represented with a large contingent of our rangatahi taking part in the kapa haka festival. 💚

It’s always special to see our rangatahi standing proudly in their culture, strengthening their connections and representing their whānau and Kāwhia through kapa haka.

Kia kaha, kia māia, kia manawanui e ngā rangatahi! 🌿🔥
We wish all our performers, whānau and supporters an awesome couple of days.

⚖️ COMING UP | WAIKATO COMMUNITY LAW

Waikato Community Law will be visiting Te Toi Ora Ki Kāwhia Moana later this month.

📅 Friday 25th September
🕙 10:00am – 12:00pm
📍 Te Toi Ora Ki Kāwhia Moana
📞 Bookings essential through our Admin – 021 027 63695

This is a great opportunity for whānau to access community legal support right here in Kāwhia. Please make sure you book through our Admin team to secure your appointment.

Another week of connecting, supporting and celebrating our people. 🌿 From our kaumātua and whānau accessing services, through to our rangatahi proudly representing Kāwhia on the kapa haka stage — it all contributes to the wellbeing and strength of our community.

Kia pai te wiki e te whānau, and all the very best to our rangatahi for the weekend ahead! 💚

Ngā manaakitanga,
💚 Te Toi Ora Ki Kāwhia Moana

06/09/2026

🌿 KĀWHIA KAUMĀTUA DAY | EVERY MONDAY 🌿

Our Mondays are all about our kaumātua — coming together for good kōrero, plenty of laughs, shared kai and a little creativity along the way. 💚

📍 Venue: See our weekly schedule posts
🍽️ Bring a plate to share
🫶🏽 Koha is voluntary and helps support our Kaumātua Days and the kaupapa we share.

A special mihi to Black Flax and Dr John Burton – Kāwhia Health Centre for your continued support of our kaumātua kaupapa. 🌿

All kaumātua are welcome — come along and join us! 💚

30/08/2026

He panui o te rā ☔️

30/08/2026

🌿 TE TOI ORA KI KĀWHIA MOANA | HUB SCHEDULE 🌿
31st August - 4th September 2026

Kia ora e te whānau! 💚

We hope everyone has had a great weekend and managed to spend some quality time with your whānau, as we head into another week here on beautiful Kāwhia Moana. 🌊🌿

A special mihi to our Kāwhia Kura tamariki, whānau and kaiako who headed away to the snow last week. ❄️🏔️ We hope you had an amazing time, made plenty of memories, shared lots of laughs and arrived home safely!

We also want to take a moment to say a massive ngā mihi nui to YOU — our whānau and community. 💚

The support you’ve shown our socials lately has been absolutely incredible, particularly with the rollout of our Meet Our Kaimahi profiles.
Every like, comment, share and follow helps us celebrate our kaimahi, showcase the mahi happening here at Te Toi Ora and extend the reach of our kaupapa.

We’ve been blown away by the response and genuinely appreciate every single one of you! 🌿💚

Here’s what’s happening around the Hub this week 👇🏽

🌿 Rāhina | Monday 31st Aug
👵🏽 Kaumātua Day
📍 Maketu Marae
🕥 10:30am

🌿 Rātū | Tuesday 1st Sept
🤝 Whānau Ora – Appointments Only
🔥 Kōhatu Wera Mirimiri – Appointments Only

🌿 Rāapa | Wednesday 2nd Sept
🩺 Mental Health Team

🌿 Rāpare | Thursday 3rd Sept
👥 All Kaimahi away attending Hui

🌿 Rāmere | Friday 4th Sept
📪 Hub closed

Another busy week of kaupapa ahead as we continue supporting the hauora and wellbeing of our whānau, kaumātua and rangatahi. 💚

As we welcome Mahuru | September, we’re looking forward to sharing more of the people, kaupapa and special moments that make Te Toi Ora what it is.

Thank you again for following our journey, engaging with our posts and getting behind our kaimahi and kaupapa. Your support means so much to us.

Kia pai te wiki e te whānau. 💚

Ngā manaakitanga,
💚 Te Toi Ora Ki Kāwhia Moana

29/08/2026

🌿 MEET OUR KAIMAHI | VAL 🌿
— KŌHATU WERA MIRIMIRI

Today we introduce Val, who provides Mirimiri at Te Toi Ora Ki Kāwhia Moana and specialises in Kōhatu Wera Mirimiri (Hot Stone). 🔥🌿

Val carries a connection to this whenua and moana through whakapapa, a connection that continues to guide her contribution to the hauora and wellbeing of our community.

Through her mahi, Val provides a warm and nurturing space where whānau can slow down, release tension and take some time for themselves.

Her Kōhatu Wera Mirimiri combines the warmth of heated stones with mirimiri to support relaxation, circulation and overall wellbeing — an approach she brings with care, connection and manaakitanga.

For Val, this mahi is about more than the treatment itself. It is about connection — to our whānau, our whenua, our moana and the community we call home. 💚

🔥 Kōhatu Wera Mirimiri
📅 Tuesdays & Thursdays
📍 Te Toi Ora Ki Kāwhia Moana
📖 By appointment

Mauri ora e te whānau. 🌿

28/08/2026

28/08/2026

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🌿 MEET OUR KAIMAHI | CODY 🌿
WHĀNAU ORA NAVIGATOR

Today we introduce Cody, one of our Whānau Ora Navigators here at Te Toi Ora Ki Kāwhia Moana. 💚

Working alongside Tomai as part of our Whānau Ora mahi, Cody supports whānau to identify their aspirations, recognise their strengths and create pathways towards the goals that matter to them.

Whānau Ora is about placing whānau at the centre — supporting whānau to determine their own goals and aspirations while building on the strengths and capabilities they already have.

For Cody, this can mean helping whānau with:

🌿 Whānau support
🎯 Goal setting and planning
🤝 Advocacy and guidance
🔗 Connecting with services and resources
💚 Practical support to help move goals forward

It’s about walking alongside whānau — not deciding the pathway for them — and helping remove some of the barriers that can stand between whānau and where they want to be.

We’re proud to have Cody as part of our Te Toi Ora whānau and the mahi happening here in Kāwhia Moana. 🌊💚

Mauri ora, Cody!