This year, Te Taiwhenua o Heretaunga (TToH), one of the leading kaupapa Māori health and social service providers in Aotearoa, proudly celebrates its 40-year anniversary. Founded in the early 1980’s, Te Taiwhenua o Heretaunga has grown from humble beginnings into a trusted and innovative organisation that today delivers a wide range of... Keep Reading

A ground-breaking and blessing was held at Whakaruru Cres, just off 244 Flaxmere Ave, today ahead of a range of new homes being built there over the coming year. Originally council-owned land, Government funding from Crown Infrastructure Partners helped enable Council to install water and roading infrastructure to create the new... Keep Reading

  Fifteen years after the launch of IronMaori, the annual indigenous triathlon is returning to the place where the idea for the event that has had a huge positive impact on Māori lives was conceived, Te Taiwhenua o Heretaunga. Heather Te Au-Skipworth and Wayne Skipworth founded the only indigenous event in 2009 with the vision of... Keep Reading

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is asking for people who are currently in New Zealand but who travelled in February on international flights to Melbourne, Australia from Dubai and Singapore, to come forward and contact Healthline immediately on 0800 611 116.    This is in response to Australian health authorities confirming to... Keep Reading

Hauora Heretaunga – Committed to providing quality care to our enrolled whānau We are adjusting our prices to ensure that we can continue to bring high quality care offering  20 minute consultation times to our enrolled whānau to that we have more time to help whānau understand their health needs. These updated prices will mean that... Keep Reading

A further 65 new affordable rental homes are to be built in Hawke’s Bay in a Government partnership with Hastings iwi authority Te Taiwhenua o Heretaunga and the city’s district council. Keep Reading

Seven more innovative community-scale energy projects will receive government funding through the Māori and Public Housing Renewable Energy Fund to bring more affordable, locally generated clean energy to more than 800 Māori households, Energy and Resources Minister Dr Megan Woods says. “We’ve already funded 42 small-scale clean energy... Keep Reading

A landmark partnership between iwi and Māori health providers Te Hau Ora o Ngāpuhi, Te Taiwhenua o Heretaunga, Te Arawa Lakes Trust and Whakarongorau Aotearoa // New Zealand Telehealth Services marks the next stage of designing and delivering equitable health outcomes for priority communities. The joint venture, called Taki-o-Autahi, will be... Keep Reading

   Ngāti Kahungunu Iwi Incorporated would like to acknowledge the new Tihei Tākitimu Partnership Board that has been appointed to a united and courageous voice to the health improvements that will ensure our whānau receive quality health services at all times.  “This is a really important time for Māori Health in Ngāti... Keep Reading

Introducing our first new commercial director, Waylyn Tahuri-Whaipakanga as Chair to Tātau Tātau Housing Limited Partnership (LP). Please note that the venue has been changed for the Pōwhiri on 18 June, 2 pm. It will now be held at Taihoa Marae, 174 State Highway 2. He ao te rangi, ka uhia, mā te huruhuru te manu ka rere ai. Waylyn... Keep Reading

Introducing our first new commercial director, Waylyn Tahuri-Whaipakanga as Chair to Tātau Tātau Housing Limited Partnership (LP). Please note that the venue has been changed for the Pōwhiri on 18 June, 2 pm. It will now be held at Taihoa Marae, 174 State Highway 2. He ao te rangi, ka uhia, mā te huruhuru te manu ka rere ai. Waylyn... Keep Reading

An iwi based call centre in Hastings is pumping out the calls to whanau all over the motu to help them manage Covid. Te Taiwhenua o Heretaunga is an iwi organisation, providing social and health services to people from Mahia to Rimutaka along the North Island's east coast. They've had a contract with Whakarongorau Aotearoa - who manage... Keep Reading

Māori health and social service providers in Te-Matau-a-Māui (Hawke's Bay) are joining forces to support thousands of struggling whānau to meet their basic needs as Omicron hits.     They are also arming whānau with the pānui - or information - they need to battle Covid-19. The region has one of the highest case rates in... Keep Reading

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern visited Te Taiwhenua o Heretaunga yesterday along with Ministers Kelvin Davis, Peeni Henare, Willie Jackson, Meka Whaitiri, and Tukituki MP Anna Lorck to meet with Takitimu Ora Collective with a promise to return. The collective of Whānau Ora providers who work in partnership with Government include Te Taiwhenua... Keep Reading

Nine homes in Flaxmere Wests Waingākau Housing Development have received funding to install solar power, improve energy affordability and create warm, healthy and energy efficient homes with the Māori and Public Housing Renewable Energy Fund announced by Minister Woods and Minister Henare today. The $2.8M National fund allocated to Māori... Keep Reading