Maori community health services

Te Piki Oranga

Working with whanau and Maori communities to improve access to health care services is the focus of Te Piki Oranga. They deliver a district wide service which includes Motueka, Nelson and Marlborough and have as their mission statement.

‘Hei oranga ki te whanau o Te Tau Ihu O Te Waka A Maui’ which means ‘healthy whanau across the top of the South Island.’

 Te Piki Oranga delivers a range of health services which include:

• Nga Pukenga Atawhai – qualified, experienced nurses. Cardio vascular disease, diabetes, chronic obstructive airways and asthma, cancer prevention, assessment, treatment and referral
• Nga Pukenga Manaaki – experienced, community support and navigators. Provide personal and mental health facilitation and advocacy
• Nga Pukenga Hauora Hinengaro o nga tamariki me rangatahi - child and adolescent mental health clinicians. Prevention, assessment, treatment and referral
• Nga Pukenga Toitu Te Ora a Waipiro me Tarutaru kino - Alcohol and other drugs counsellors. Prevention, assessment, treatment, referral and reports
• Whanau Kaimahi-a-Iwi - Social Worker. Advocacy with government agencies eg: WINZ, justice, CYFS and education, budgeting, family violence intervention, child protection, support, advocacy, information and referral
• Tamariki Ora – mothers and babies under five years of age. Immunisation, well-child checks, breast feeding and smokefree environments.

Goal setting with whanau is important and all services work within Te Ao Maori and a Whanau Ora framework.

The TPO website describes all services available and you can request access to these services by filling out forms online.

Access the TPO website.