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13 July 2020Korihi: A Quest For The Best. Te Tai Tokerau People's Choice Winners.
8 July 2020Majic Paora To Judge Korihi - The Quest To Find Aotearoa's Maori Music Creators
29 June 2020Watch this video to see how your talents can be rewarded with cash.
25 June 2020World Smokefree Day May 31st, 2020. Watch this video of Bronwyn who tell us what being smokefree for the last 19 months means to her. We celebrate you Bronwyn and everyone else who has kicked the habit.
Whānau Ora Chair, Merepeka Raukawa-Tait said she accepts Minister Peeni Henare will correct Thursday’s budget announcement which decreased Whānau Ora funding money by $10 million.
Merepeka Raukawa-Tait says when a pandemic or crisis event happens again Māori will never allow themselves to be dictated to by the Government again.
11 May 2020Manurewa Marae Whanau Ora kaimahi and volunteers have been working hard delivering hygiene and kai packs to their community. All the mahi has been gratefully received.
12 May 2020Whānau Ora Commissioning Agency (WOCA) acknowledges the dedication and critical insight of one its Board Executives, Suzanne Snively. Suzanne recently stepped down from the board but even though her time at WOCA has finished, her mahi will never be forgotten.
16 June 2020Leading Maori Health IT provider Whānau Tahi has developed new technology facilities to support community and health care workers track Covid-19 with the click of a button.
Whānau Ora Commissioning Agency (WOCA) has announced that it will redeploy Whānau Ora funding and resources to fight the spread of COVID-19 (novel coronavirus).
20 March 2020Whānau Ora Commissioning Agency (WOCA) has postponed its Data4Impact conference until further notice.
27 July 2020Iwi chairs voted unanimously to support all ‘action point’ recommendations of the Whānau Ora commisioned Māori-led Inquiry into Oranga Tamariki.
26 February 2020Fourteen armed police were used by Oranga Tamariki to uplift a five-month-old Māori baby from a single mum, a new report has revealed.
3 February 2020The Prime Minister has extended an invitation to meet the rangatira who have filed a claim in the Waitangi Tribunal on behalf of Whānau Ora.
23 January 2020Five of the most outstanding Māori women leaders have lodged legal action against the Government and written to the Prime Minister saying they have “no confidence” in her Whānau Ora Minister.
13 February 2020The Chair of Whānau Ora Commissioning Agency, Merepeka Raukawa-Tait, says the report by Children’s Commissioner Judge Andrew Beecroft confirms the need for the independent Māori-led inquiry into Oranga Tamariki – due for release next month.
20 January 2020Whānau Ora Commissioning Agency (WOCA) has launched a Māori youth survey called Tō Ao, Tō Reo that is designed to explore the needs of Māori aged 15 to 24 throughout Te Ika a Māui.
23 January 2020COO of Whānau Ora Commissioning Agency (WOCA), Awerangi Tamihere, has outlined WOCA’s blueprint to help embed a “social impact ecosystem” in Aotearoa New Zealand and demonstrated how the commissioning agency is leading the way in social value.
18 December 2019Our 80 Whānau Ora Partners work with families across Te Ika-a-Māui (the North Island) to support better outcomes for whānau.
10 December 2019Whānau Ora collective Te Pae Herenga o Tāmaki has been growing capability in the community through its Pitch Local 2019 initiative. The collective used innovation funding from the Whānau Ora Commissioning Agency to give frontline kaimahi the opportunity to launch their own programmes and make an impact with whānau.
4 December 2019WOCA partner Te Whānau o Waipareira is co-designing a new programme for whānau facing multiple and complex challenges including homelessness and rising debt.
27 November 2019Whānau Ora Commissioning Chair Merepeka Raukawa-Tait says a fish rots from the head and Oranga Tamariki leadership needs to take responsibility for its systemic failures – not throw its staff under the bus.
8 November 2019A researcher at Whānau Ora Commissioning Agency has been honoured with a community research and service award.
8 November 2019Whānau Ora Commissioning Agency (WOCA) has released a new publication that aims to deepen understanding of Social Return On Investment (SROI), and its implications on funding and investing in the social sector.
30 October 2019Ngā Pou Whakaaro, or Whānau Listening Posts, are now open for whānau to share their experiences in relation to government agency Oranga Tamariki.
6 September 2019Our 80 Whānau Ora Partners work with families across Te Ika-a-Māui (the North Island) to support better outcomes for whānau.
6 September 2019The second national hui in the Māori-led Inquiry into Oranga Tamariki concluded yesterday ahead of schedule after a capacity audience formally ratified the terms of reference that determines the scope and purpose of the independent investigation into both historical and contemporary child uplifts by the Ministry for Children.
20 August 2019The next phase of the national Māori Inquiry into Oranga Tamariki is a hui on Monday, 19th August at the Novotel Hotel, Hamilton, to confirm the scope and purpose of the inquiry.
7 August 2019The inquiry into state run Oranga Tamariki will be led by whanau, kaimahi and Māori leaders.
17 July 2019An overwhelming response sees Māori from across the country pouring into Māngere today.
The Waitangi Tribunal has released a substantial Hauora Report on Stage One of the Health Services and Outcomes Kaupapa Inquiry addressing Māori health inequities.
1 July 2019A call for a Māori inquiry into child protection agency Oranga Tamariki has been heeded by the North Island’s Whānau Ora Commissioning Agency.
26 June 2019Our 80 Whānau Ora Partners work with families across Te Ika-a-Māui (the North Island) to support better outcomes for whānau.
1 July 2019'We Dream' Whānau Ora Awareness campaign reaches nearly 1.5 million New Zealanders.
29 April 2019The Whānua Ora Commissioning Agency has welcomed the Auditor General’s announcement that it found no evidence to indicate Te Puni Kōkiri spent funds unlawfully by making “incentive payments”.
18 April 2019A pilot programme will address the literacy and numeracy needs of children in West and South Auckland. The service targets Māori children but is open to all.
8 April 2019Our 80 Whānau Ora Partners work with families across Te Ika-a-Māui (the North Island) to support better outcomes for whānau.
17 April 2019North Island Whānau Ora Commissioning Agency released a national campaign today entitled ‘We Dream’.
26 February 2019A man with only a garden hose for a shower epitomises the struggles facing many Kiwi families.
28 February 2019Whānau Ora is our vehicle for making real and positive change to families and individuals who often have nothing apart from dreams.
26 February 2019The Government's 2018 Whānau Ora review findings show this Māori-made policy is working. Whānau are being successfully supported to realise positive and sustainable transformation in their lives.
20 February 2019New Zealand’s elderly population is set to explode and will be more ethnically, socially and culturally diverse than ever before.
23 October 2018Te Ngira is a collective of Whānau Ora partners that have identified employment and training as a vital component to whānau wellbeing and are working to improve this.
21 August 2018Enjoy the conference publication on the third Whānau Ora gathering. The conference themed ‘Whānau Eke Panuku – Affirming Whānau Aspiration’ acknowledged that after four years of Whānau Ora commissioning, it is always whānau that sits at the centre of their change.
10 February 2019Wrap-around support services and new software are helping whānau get out of debt, without taking yet another loan.
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