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

“Mā te kotahitanga e whai kaha ai tātou” “In unity we have strength” The rain didn't keep us away for our Kotahitanga Twilight Gala on Friday 28th of March. Kaimahi, whānau in our communities, tamariki to kaumātua and marae o Heretaunga came together under kotahitanga despite the wet weather! Our value of kotahitanga was not... Keep Reading

Flaxmere West community and supporters discuss solutions after agreeing that enough is enough.   Enough is Enough echoes through Flaxmere West  Last week, community members from Waingākau, Flaxmere West gathered to address the ongoing anti-social behaviour plaguing the area, including unsafe driving, theft, and illegal dumping on the.. 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

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

Ko te mana o ngā tīpuna! Ko te mana o ngā marae maha i roto o Heretaunga!   What a huge success “Our Heretaunga” float was in this year’s Blossom Parade! We represented “Ngā Marae o Heretaunga” with our float, which displayed “Ngā Pou o Heretaunga” showing our tīpuna who connect us all to Heretaunga. Throughout the day... 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

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

When Annie Sutton (Ngāti Kahungunu) became pregnant as a teenager, little did she realise that 14 years later she would be on the verge of earning her Bachelor of Business Studies through EIT’s School of Business. Not only that but three more children later, a stable relationship and a good job, Annie’s future prospects are looking... Keep Reading

Hawke’s Bay marae renovations bring increased skills, employment, and joy for whānau   A multi-million dollar renovation of Heretaunga and Ahuriri marae is providing jobs, training for rangatahi and a surge of pride for local hapū as the marae are painted, repaired and renovated. In October 2020, 19 marae in Heretaunga and Ahuriri... Keep Reading