Puanga–Matariki Insights Series Highlights Whānau Voice, Community and Health Equity
29 June 2026
As Aotearoa marks Puanga–Matariki, the Āti Awa Toa Hauora Partnership Board is launching the Puanga–Matariki Insights Series 2026 – a three-part series of reports highlighting whānau-led aspirations, solutions, and opportunities to improve health equity across the Wellington rohe.
Released across the Puanga–Matariki season, the series reflects the significance of both traditions. Reflection, preparation and setting direction for the year ahead and looking as a community to the future.
Together, the reports provide a journey from listening to whānau, investing in whānau-focused solutions, and identifying actions that will improve hauora outcomes.
Report Release Schedule
2 July
Whānau Voice Grants Report
Celebrating community-led initiatives that strengthen whānau wellbeing.
6 July
Te Māra o Hine Raraunga – Whānau Voice Data Solutions Report
Exploring how whānau voice can be better protected.
9 July
Stroke and Gout Equity Report
Produced in partnership with Stroke Aotearoa and Arthritis New Zealand (Mateponapona Aotearoa), the report examines whānau experiences of stroke and gout across the Wellington rohe and identifies opportunities to reduce inequities and improve outcomes.
Hikitia Ropata, Manahautū of the Āti Awa Toa Hauora Partnership Board, says the series reflects the Board’s commitment to ensuring whānau voice is central to health system planning and investment.
“Puanga and Matariki invite us to reflect on the past, understand the present, and shape the future. These reports bring together the voices of whānau, evidence from our communities, and practical actions that will help improve hauora outcomes across our rohe.
“Each report builds on the next, from listening to whānau, investing in innovation, to identifying where the health system must do better. Together they provide a strong foundation for future planning and investment.”
“During this Puanga–Matariki season, we particularly remember Professor Whatarangi Winiata, a champion of tino rangatiratanga whose vision and lifelong dedication to our whānau continue to guide and inspire us.”
The Puanga–Matariki Insights Series reflects the Board’s role in amplifying whānau voice, strengthening evidence for equitable decision-making, and working alongside iwi, health partners, and communities to achieve better outcomes for Māori.
The reports will be released progressively throughout the Puanga Matariki season, with each publication contributing to a shared vision of whānau-led, equity-focused oranga across the rohe.
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