Kua mutu te Raupapa Rangahau o Puanga me Matariki, kua tāia te Pūrongo Reo Whānau mō te Mate Ikura Roro me te Mate Porohau
Kua mahi tahi te Poari Hauora o Āti Awa Toa ki a Stroke Aotearoa me Mateponapona Aotearoa kia mārama ake ki te pānga o te mate ikura roro me te mate porohau ki ngā whānau, ki ngā momo ratonga, tautoko hoki hei āwhina i a rātau. Nō muri mai i te rangahau tuihono e 6 wiki te roa i te tīmatanga o te tau, i kohikohi mātau i ngā wheako a ngā whānau Māori i te Te Whanga-nui-a-Tara (Pōneke/Porirua/Kapiti/Te Awakairangi).
Nā ngā mahi nei kua tāia tētahi pūrongo ko WHĀNAU VOICE: Whānau Māori experiences of stroke and gout across the Wellington rohe1. Ka whakaterehia tēnei pūrongo i te rā nei, koia ko te pūrongo tuatoru i te Raupapa Rangahau a te Poari Hauora o Āti Awa Toa o Puanga me Matariki mō 2026. Ka titiro te pūrongo nei ki ngā wheako a ngā whānau e ora ana me te mate ikura roro, te mate porohau puta noa i Te Whanga-nui-a-Tara, ka tohu hoki i ngā huarahi hei whakapaipai i ngā mahi aukati, maimoa, ngā hua mauroa, me te aro ki ngā ōritengakore e rongo ana a Ngāi Māori.
Hei tā te Manahautū o te Poari Hauora o Āti Awa Toa, hei tā Hikitia Ropata “Kitea ana i tēnei kaupapa te kaha o te mahi rangapū ki waenga i te Poari Hauora o Āti Awa Toa, i a Stroke Aotearoa me Mateponapona Aotearoa, e mahi tahi ana ki te hāpai i te reo o te whānau. Ko te pūrongo whakamutunga tēnei i tā mātau Raupapa Rangahau o Puanga me Matariki, ka whakamahara i a tātau ko te whakarongo ki te whānau te hātepe tuatahi noa iho nei. Kei te whai haepapa mātau ināianei ki te whakarite ka tārai ngā reo nei i ngā mahi whakamāherehere, tuku pūtea hoki me ngā ratonga hei tautoko i ngā anamata waiora mā ngā whānau puta noa i te rohe.”
E kī ana te kaihautu o Stroke Aotearoa, ko Jo Lambert “Ko te mahinga tahi nei ki waenga i a Stroke Aotearoa, te Poari Hauora o Āti Awa Toa me Mateponapona Aotearoa kua whakamiramira i ngā āputa ā-pūnaha e whai pānga ana ki ngā hua hauora a ngā tāngata i muri i te mate ikura roro, i te mate porohau me ō rātau whānau anō hoki. Ka whakamiramira ngā kitenga nei i ngā wāhi ka taea e te pūnaha te whakapaipai āna mahi, me pēnei ka tika, heoi mā te mahi tahi ka taea te tautoko ngā huarahi me ngā hua whai oritetanga hei whakahaere i ēnei mate mau-roa.”
Hei tā te kaihautu o Mateponapona Aotearoa, hei tā Philip Kearney “Ka whakatauira mai tēnei i ngā mahi ka taea ki waenga i ngā iwi, ngā whakahaere hapori me ngā hoa rangapū hauora ina ka mahi i runga i te whakaaro kotahi ki te hāpai i te ōritetanga me te hauora whānau. Mā te āta mahi rangapū, mā te whakatairanga i ngā reo o ngā whānau, ka mārama ake tātau ki ngā taiapa kei mua i te tangata, ka taea te mahi tahi ki te tautoko i ngā hua hauora, waiora hoki mō ngā whakatipuranga e heke mai ana.”
Puanga–Matariki Insights Series Concludes with Whānau Voice Report on Stroke and Gout
Āti Awa Toa Hauora Partnership Board has partnered with Stroke Aotearoa and Arthritis NZ Mateponapona Aotearoa to better understand how stroke and gout affect whānau and what services and support would help. Following an online survey that ran for 6 weeks at the beginning of the year, we gathered experience from whanau Māori in the Wellington rohe (Pōneke/ Porirua/ Kāpiti/ Te Awakairangi).
This mahi has resulted in a report called WHĀNAU VOICE: Whānau Māori experiences of stroke and gout across the Wellington rohe. This report is being launched today and is the 3rd report in Āti Awa Toa Hauora Partnership Board’s Puanga-Matariki Insights Series 2026. The report examines the experiences of whānau living with stroke and gout throughout the Wellington region, identifying opportunities to improve prevention, treatment and long-term outcomes while addressing persistent inequities experienced by Māori.
Āti Awa Toa Hauora Partnership Board Manahautū, Hikitia Ropata says “This kaupapa demonstrates the strength of partnership between Āti Awa Toa Hauora Partnership Board, Stroke Aotearoa and Arthritis NZ Mateponapona, working together to elevate whānau voice. As the final report in our Puanga–Matariki Insights Series, it reminds us that listening to whānau is only the first step. Our responsibility now is to ensure those voices shape planning, investment and the services that support healthier futures for whānau across our rohe.”
Stroke Aotearoa CE/kaihautu Jo Lambert says “This collaboration between Stroke Aotearoa, Āti Awa Toa Hauora Partnership Board and Arthritis New Zealand has shone a spotlight on systemic gaps which impact health outcomes for people managing their life after stroke and / or with arthritis, as well as their whānau. These insights highlight where the system could and should be doing better, and by working collectively our organisations can support equitable pathways and outcomes for the management of these long-term conditions.”
Arthritis NZ Mateponapona Aotearoa CE/kaihautu Philip Kearney says “This kaupapa demonstrates what is possible between iwi, community organisations and health partners when we come together with a shared commitment to equity and whānau wellbeing. Through authentic partnership and by elevating the voices of whānau, we can better understand the barriers people face and work collectively to support health and wellbeing outcomes for future generations.”