Healthy Families Rotorua

02/06/2026

"Mānawatia te āianei, titiro whakamuri, whakaaro ki te anamata, kōkiri whakamua!" - WTT

Last week, our Rautaki Māori, Wharehuia Te Tokoihi, joined members of Te Kāhui Māori o He Oranga Whānau Aotearoa in Te Tai Tokerau for its first wānanga of the year. Wharehuia shares his reflections on three days of wānanga, learning, connection, and exploring the histories that continue to shape our work with whānau and communities.

Last week, our Rautaki Māori, Wharehuia Te Tokoihi, joined members of He Oranga Whānau Aotearoa Kāhui Māori in Te Tai Tokerau for its first wānanga of the

02/06/2026

21/05/2026

But wait, there's more! A huge mihi to our mate Alkana from Healthy Families Te Ngira who captured these cool pics from our Ruru Parirau Hui Taumata.

E tino rongo ana i te wairua o te hui taumata o Ruru Parirau i wēnei pikitia 📸🙌💚

21/05/2026

I tīhorea te rangi e pai ai tā Te Rā whiti mai ki runga i tā tātau hui taumata o Ruru Parirau 😁

What an awesome day we had at our Ruru Parirau Hui Taumata on Wednesday! The day was filled with beautiful kōrero, laughter, inspiration, and a real sense of kotahitanga. We’re still taking it all in and will be sharing more about the kaupapa, speakers, and key moments over the coming days. In the meantime, here are a few photos we captured throughout the day. Ngā mihi nui to everyone who joined us, shared their whakaaro, and helped make this kaupapa so special 💚

21/05/2026

E mihi nui ana ki ngā miro i tuituia e He Oranga Whānau Te Ngira ki wā tātau kaupapa i ngā rangi tata kua pahure 🙌

We were grateful to spend time this week alongside our whānau at Healthy Families Te Ngira, sharing kōrero and whakaaro around what stronger support for hapū māmā, pēpi and whānau could look like in our communities.

A special acknowledgement also to their team for staying on to present at our Ruru Parirau Hui Taumata the following day, where they shared insights into the important mahi they’ve been doing with Hamilton City Council around the Local Alcohol Policy kaupapa.

We’re always grateful for the openness, generosity and whakaaro their team brings into these spaces 💚

Healthy Families Rotorua and Healthy Families Te Ngira came together this week to explore what stronger support for hapū māmā, pēpi and whānau could look like

19/05/2026

We’re thrilled to have Hohua Mohi (Ngāti Rangiwewehi) presenting at tomorrow’s Ruru Parirau Hui Taumata.

A prominent tā moko artist, cultural practitioner, and kapa haka leader, Hohua is widely respected for his dedication to preserving and revitalising traditional Māori art forms, language, and identity.

Hohua’s kōrero, The Strength Within Us, will explore reconnecting to the strengths that have always existed within us as Māori, through whakapapa, identity, and the stories that remind us who we are.

Register here: https://events.humanitix.com/ruru-parirau-rewriting-our-alcohol-story

14/05/2026

Te ihi o te kupu, te mana o te kōrero, Te Wehi o te whakaaro! MC announcement 🎤🔥

We’re thrilled to have Te Wehi Preston (Tūhoe, Te Arawa) joining us as MC for our Ruru Parirau Hui Taumata. Known for his quick wit and sharp sense of humour, Te Wehi brings warmth to important conversations, while still holding space for the depth of the kaupapa.

Register here: https://events.humanitix.com/ruru-parirau-rewriting-our-alcohol-story

11/05/2026

Rahi atu tō mātau hari kua piri mai tēnei rangatira ki te Hui Taumata o Ruru Parirau 🔥

It's awesome to have Kimiora Webster (Tūhoe, Te Arawa, Te Whānau-a-Apanui, Ngāpuhi) join Dr Nari Faiers and Hone Hurihanganui as a presenter at next week's Ruru Parirau hui taumata.

Kimiora is a Māori education leader and champion of te reo Māori, known for driving bold, impactful change across kura and communities. He's currently the Kaihautū Reo Māori within the Ngā Kura ā Iwi o Aotearoa consortium of schools, where he assists with strategic initiatives that strengthen reo revitalisation, empower kaiako, and centre whānau as critical partners in success.

With a keen sense of strategy and a deep commitment to kaupapa Māori, Kimiora turns vision into action, designing high-impact programmes, influencing system-level change, and elevating te reo Māori as a living, thriving force for future generations.

Register here: https://events.humanitix.com/ruru-parirau-rewriting-our-alcohol-story

04/05/2026

Waimarie katoa tātau ka piri mai tēnei mātanga ao Māori a Hone Hurihanganui ki te hui taumata o Ruru Parirau 🔥

Joining our lineup of presenters for this month’s Ruru Parirau hui taumata is Hone Hurihanganui (Tūhourangi Ngāti Wāhiao, Ngāti Whakaue, Ngāti Porou).

Hone is the founding director of Engaging Well Limited, a national consultancy providing education and training in Cultural Intelligence, Te Tiriti o Waitangi, tikanga in the law, and te reo me ngā tikanga across both government and private sectors.

Outside of work, he enjoys studying mōteatea (archaic poetry), whakapapa (genealogy), and music. Hone is a singer, composer, and playwright, and was opera-trained at an early age, making his operatic debut at 14.

Hone has four adult children and three mokopuna and values his whānau dearly.

Register here https://events.humanitix.com/ruru-parirau-rewriting-our-alcohol-story