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Te Kāhui Hauora o Te TauihuIwi Māori Partnership Board
About us
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Te Kāhui Hauora is the Iwi Māori Partnership Board (IMPB) for Te Tauihu o te Waka-a-Māui, and the collective voice of the eight iwi of Te Tauihu and Te Tauihu-based mātāwaka whānau. We are committed to improving hauora Māori outcomes by holding the Crown accountable in the delivery of health services in Te Tauihu and ensuring Māori perspectives are represented and integrated into health services.
Your Voice, Our Direction
Tō Reo, Tā Mātou Aronga
What is important to whānau Māori in Te Tauihu is important to us. The views and experiences of whānau shape all our work and underpin our clinical and community priorities.
Ko o mātau wāhanga matua
Our Priority Areas
Te Tauihu is home to 19,490 Māori, representing 12% of the district’s total population. Our whānau are comparatively well, showing the smallest life expectancy gap between Māori and non-Māori in any region - 1.2 to 1.7 years locally compared to the 7-year gap nationally. This is encouraging progress, yet there remains work to be done to achieve equity within our rohe.
Kaupapa Māori hauora providers in Te Tauihu
Te Hauora o Ngāti Rārua are a kaupapa Māori health service committed to providing the very best care to all whānau in the Marlborough region who need support.
Te Piki Oranga is the largest kaupapa Māori primary health provider Te Tauihu, caring for whānau from all walks of life from community health hubs in Whakatū (Nelson), Wairau (Blenheim) and Motueka. Te Piki Oranga also offer extensive in-home, mobile and community outreach services.
Manu Ora is the only kaupapa Māori general practice in Te Tauihu. Established as a charitable trust and partnership between Te Piki Oranga and Nuku Health in 2021, Manu Ora serves Māori, Pasifika, immigrants and patients with complex needs who often struggle to access care elsewhere.
