Maori Providers

Hauora Whanui – Ngatihine Health
PO Box 141, Kawakawa, BAY OF ISLANDS
141 Raynor St, BAY OF ISLANDS
Ph (09) 404 1551
Fax (09) 404 1663

Hauora Whanui - Whangarei
PO Box 1127, WHANGAREI
Level 1, 5 Walton St, WHANGAREI
Ph (09) 430 1230
Fax (09) 430 2385

DESCRIPTION:  The Ngati Hine Health Trust is the largest Maori Health Provider in Te Tai Tokerau.  The Trust is a leader in the provision of innovative services that contribute to the holistic well-being of people.  It provides quality services that are whanau focussed and that promote the social and economic advancement of whanau, hapu and iwi.  The services provided are: GP services, oral health, primary nursing, disability support, home support services, health promotion and education/training, Family Start programme, restorative justice programmes, mental health/addiction programmes, Radio Ngati Hine FM.

Ki a Ora Ngatiwai
PO Box 4197, Kamo, WHANGAREI
420 Kamo Road, WHANGAREI
Ph (09) 435 4586
Fax (09) 435 4604

DESCRIPTION: Ki a Ora Ngatiwai provides free health services and promotes healthy lifestyles, with the ultimate goal of improving the health disparities of all people living in the Ngatiwai Rohe.  This area covers from Tapeka Point in the Bay of Islands, down the eastern coast of Northland to Waipu, encompassing the inland areas of Whakapara, Hikurangi and Whangarei.  The services offered are: mobile community health nurses, community health workers, kaupapa Maori medical support services, kaupapa Maori advanced nursing, Korikori a Iwi and the Community Action Youth and Drug service.

Te Ha Oranga o Ngati Whatua
P O Box 100, DARGAVILLE
Awakino Road, DARGAVILLE
Ph (09) 439 1690
Freephone: 0800 672 642
Fax: (09) 439 1692

DESCRIPTION: Te Ha Oranga is the mandated Iwi Health Provider for Te Runanga O Ngati Whatua.  Te Ha delivers mobile health services across the rohe of Ngati Whatua.  The Te Ha Dargaville Service provides the following - mobile nursing covering whanau ora assessments, chronic care management, Tamariki Ora services and health screening and immunisations.  Community health workers are the gateway to their whanau and while working in conjunction with their nursing team they provide referral pathways to other community services required by their whanau.  They have limited GP service hours available at the Dargaville site weekly and through monthly outreach nursing clinics.  They provide the GP clinics through collaboration with the Dargaville Medical Centre.  Te Ha run a weekly Kaumatua Kuia roopu and through this roopu, provide foot care, Mirimiri and other services relevant to our Kaumatua Kuia roopu.  Te Ha also run health promotion events and collaborate with other community groups running relevant health promotions.

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