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A weekly snapshot of hauora Māori news from the Āti Awa Toa Hauora Partnership Board No images? Click here  HE PŪRONGO ORANGANau mai, Haere mai! Issue #2 - Week ending 11/06/25 A weekly report from the Āti Awa Toa Hauora Partnership Board, sharing links to updates, news and announcements related to Hauora Māori. To stop receiving these, please click unsubscribe at the bottom of this email 1. Āti Awa Toa Hauora Partnership Board to launch State of our Rohe Report and Whaitua Geomapping Tool for Matariki Planned for late July, media are invited to register interest early. Media Advisory 10/06/25 2. Mental health and addiction system performance monitoring report | 2025 downloads Available to download here from Te Hiringa Mahara 11/06/2025
3. New GM for Te Karu o te ika Poari Haura IMPB Wairarapa Health leader Andrea Rutene will begin her new role next Monday. Read more here Article in The Post 10/06/2025
4. Flipping the script - record number of Phd scholarships in Māori Cancer Researcher Awards Five scholarships have been awarded to four Doctoral and one Master's candidate. Read more here Article on RNZ 09/06/2025
5. Ngāti Toa Rangatira expanding footprint, serving iwi members and other community members Ora Toa medical centres support 18000 patients, 1000 registered iwi members. Read more here. Article broadcast on TVNZ 09/06/2025
6. Mislabelling of nicotine in vapes sparks call for stricter regulations Over half of the nicotine labels on vapes tested were labelled incorrectly. Read more here Article in NZ Herald 06/06/2025
7. Power of rongoā Māori: Rangatahi-led project explores health benefits of kūmara vines A young entrepreneur is turning kūmara waste into wellness through a groundbreaking new research project. Read more here Article on RNZ
8. Assisted dying: Whānau working through tikanga at end of life Mana Epiha spoke with two whānau about their experience for Marae. Read more here. Article on TVNZ
9. New Social Investment Fund launched Interested applicants invited to learn more. Read more here. Article on SIA's Linkedin profile
10. Tribunal learns what was lost when Te Aka Whai Ora was taken Read more here Article on Spinoff
11. Listen to the community - King's Honouree, Hariata Vercoe Hauora Māori will not be pushed back in time, says newly minted member of the New Zealand Order of Merit, Hariata Vercoe of Rotorua . Read more here Article in NZ Doctor *Paywall
12. Ministerial response to the petition by Stop Institutional Racism requesting the re-establishment of the Māori Health Authority These documents have been proactively released by the Ministry of Health on behalf of the Minister of Health, Hon Simeon Brown. Read more here On Ministry of Health site
13. Soften Up Bro - initiative supports tāne Māori to feel safe expressing vulnerability
It is Men's Mental Health week and a Māori clinical psychology researcher is calling on men to challenge Aotearoa's harmful "harden up" mentality. Read more here on RNZ site 11/06/2025
14. Report into NZ’s mental health system says there is still a ‘significant’ way to go The report said there continues to be a significant unmet need for professional help for mental health among young people, Māori, Pacific peoples and disabled adults. Read more here on Stuff 11/06/2025 
Oranga Whenua, Oranga Wai, Oranga Whānau 
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