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Housing Tiwhana Taupo

What do you do in your role? I am the Awhi House coordinator, our hapu mama and parenting hub. Here we support our community through the pregnancy up to the tamariki are 5 years old, we organise events, parenting courses, coffee groups and provide drop in clinics. We...

Family Start Kaimahi

What do you do in your role? In this role I undertake home visits to support whanau to become the best parents that they can be. This involves addressing barriers such as addictions as well as building education and parenting skills. This is a child centred role where...

Perinatal Kaitiaki

What do you do in your role? I am the perinatal mental health kaitiaki for Tūwharetoa Health. This perinatal space includes hapū māmā up until one year postnatal. Specifically, I work with māmā who may be experiencing or are at risk of experiencing distress. This...

Te Aka Matua Turangi

What do you do in your role? I receive referrals from Taupo Hospital and Pihanga Health for Turangi based whanau who have been admitted or discharged from Taupo Hospital. I visit whanau in the hospital and in their homes and help them to transition from hospital to...

Health Improvement Practitioner

What do you do in your role? I support whanau of all ages to change personal habits and attitudes to improve health and wellbeing and lessen the burden of disease. Whanau can self-refer or may be referred by the GP for a variety of conditions including mental health...