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Opportunity for rangatahi

Te Whatu Ora – Health New Zealand, Health Promotion is looking for awesome, community-driven, passionate, young people to be part of a new Rangatahi Hauora Advisory Group for 2023.

Lift off for The Lowdown

Phase 1 of the redevelopment of The Lowdown has been launched. You can explore the space by following this link.

Te Hiringa Hauora moves into Te Whatu Ora– Health New Zealand

On 1 July 2022 Te Whatu Ora – Health New Zealand and Te Aka Whai Ora – Māori Health Authority became Aotearoa’s new national health authorities. Te Hiringa Hauora as an entity was disestablished and became part of Te Whatu Ora, with all our staff and functions transferring.

First 1,000 Days

Babies and māmā at the heart of community innovation

Close to $1.5 million is going into nationwide projects to uplift generations of mothers, babies and whānau in the first 1,000 days of a child’s life.

First 1,000 Days

Evidence supports value of indigenous knowledge in maternity care

Evidence is building in support of an antenatal programme from Northland that is setting an example for nationwide maternity care and enduring issues of equity for Māori.

First 1,000 Days

Turning up the heat on sex

Two innovative projects are about to blow the lid off secrets and whispers around sexual health, “Ai-Let’s Talk About Sex” and “Tapu Vā”.

The place of Te Tiriti o Waitangi in alcohol law

Māori experience a disproportionate amount of alcohol-related harm, yet there are many barriers to Māori having a meaningful say in alcohol decisions that affect their communities.

Campaign evaluation shows increase in awareness of signs of stroke

The Stroke F.A.S.T campaign is a partnership between Ministry of Health, Te Hiringa Hauora | Health Promotion Agency, and the Stroke Foundation NZ. Internationally renowned, the F.A.S.T mnemonic helps people recognise the key signs of stroke, and prompts people to call 111 immediately. F.A.S.T stands for:

New campaign encourages young people to do nothing, together

Got a friend who’s feeling down? Do nothing with them. Because just being there really helps.

First 1,000 Days

Looking at the reasons some Māori māmā hold back from childhood...

Māori māmā views and experiences of vaccinating their pēpi and tamariki explores the complex reasons why childhood vaccination services have not managed to engage all Māori māmā.

Get the latest updates on the redevelopment of depression.org.nz and The...

Our mental health websites, The Lowdown and Depression.org.nz, are amongst New Zealand’s most visited sites. Since their launch, there have been significant changes in digital technology, research, and the mental health needs of our diverse community. With this in mind, Te Hiringa Hauora are looking to redevelop and launch these two websites in 2022.

First 1,000 Days

Contraception: Patua te taniwha ko te whakamā – beating the taniwha of...

Being brave in the face of whakamā, shame and awkwardness, Māori women are pulling back the curtain on contraception so that things will be easier for kōtiro, wāhine and whānau of the future.