Hauora services remain open as Te Taiwhenua o Heretaunga responds to national workforce shortages, recruits new GPs, and works with partners to protect access to care. Keep Reading

Today, we celebrate three years of Taki o Autahi. Our partnership, which includes Te Hau Ora O Ngāpuhi, Te Arawa Lakes Trust, Te Taiwhenua o Heretaunga, and Whakarongorau Aotearoa New Zealand Telehealth Services, was formed to fill the gaps left by mainstream services. Our strength comes from our ability to respond to the needs of our... Keep Reading

On Monday 24 July a small group gathered outside Waipukurau Centre to take part in karakia to put the building to sleep and ensure that all the demolition work that is carried out over the next ten weeks are safe and without incident or harm. Keep Reading

Three generations of one whānau took advantage of a pop-up vaccination clinic at PAK'nSAVE Hastings yesterday morning as they went to get their groceries.  Granddaughter Cherish Waihape-Munro and her mother Puawaioterangi Eiao both chose to get vaccinated following the lead of their matriarch, Puao Munro.  “I felt as though I had... Keep Reading

Expert weaver Jenny Firman shares her knowledge to a packed Te Whare Pora in Pā Harakeke, Flaxmere. A diverse group of wāhine met at Te Whare Pora on Tuesday 17 August to learn how to weave a wahakura. Attendees included hapū māmā, local weavers, nannies, midwives and other health professionals all supporting hapūtanga.  Keep Reading

On Friday 2 July Taiwhenua o Heretaunga hosted the Matariki Living Taonga Awards. Around 600 whānau and friends filled the Hawke’s Bay Opera House on the Māori New Year to celebrate our community’s living treasures. The inspiring night, designed to acknowledge the hard work, integrity and talent of quiet achievers and role models from... Keep Reading

2021 Tertiary Scholarships Award Criteria and Conditions Applications for Te Taiwhenua o Heretaunga annual Tertiary Scholarships will close midnight Wednesday 30 June 2021.    To Apply  You’ll complete and submit the online application form in one session, so you’ll need to have all the following documents ready to attach... Keep Reading

Ko Heretaunga Haukunui, Ararau, Haaro te Kaahu, Takoto noa Tihei mauri ora   Kia ora koutou  Joint Statement from Mike Paku (Chair) and George Reedy (CEO) Te Taiwhenua o Heretaunga (TToH)   It is with regret as Chair of Te Taiwhenua o Heretaunga that I accept the resignation of our Kaiwhakahaere Matua (Chief Executive... Keep Reading

Heretaunga Taiwhenua is hosting one of the hui in Hastings at the newly opened Hawke's Bay Opera House - ToiToi Centre on Tuesday, August 18, the hui will be held from 9am-3pm  Taiwhenua chief executive George Reedy says the key objective of this hui will be on empowering not only emerging Māori enterprises but other small businesses that... Keep Reading

This whakataukī reflects the community response to the COVID-19 pandemic during lockdown in our region  read more . With an aim to ‘ensure that there was kai on the tables of every whānau in Kahungunu’ many groups worked closely to help achieve this. Having a 300 strong workforce, Te Taiwhenua o Heretaunga (TToH) had the capacity to... Keep Reading

Te Poutama Tautoko is about our kaimahi giving whaiora a hand-up and helping them into a space where they can reach optimum wellness independently. These ladies are on their own poutama towards academic achievement and are a shining example to their peers and whaiora alike. Cassidy and Whakiao both completed their Te Taketake Diploma... Keep Reading

  Te Taiwhenua o Heretaunga continues to offer all its essential services for whānau during the Covid-19 emergency. We’re also putting together and distributing food parcels to the community, and doing Covid-19 swabs for whānau referred by medical professionals. Please note: To keep everyone safe, our main offices remain closed... Keep Reading