2008 Whanau Ora Award winners and runners-up announced

  • Mita Ririnui
Health

Associate Minister of Health Mita Ririnui announced the winners and runners-up in the 2008 Whanau Ora Awards this evening at the Awards dinner at the Wellington Town Hall, Wellington.

The awards dinner concluded a day acknowledging and celebrating the achievements of fifteen Maori health and disability service providers from throughout Aotearoa.

“The Whanau Ora Awards serve to celebrate successful Whanau ora models of service delivery with the underlying qualities of innovation, quality and leadership.”

“I am extremely proud to see such a high calibre of applicants, runners-up and winners here tonight. Their commitment and dedication to providing quality services to Maori has been unwavering and the winners of these awards deserve every bit of their success.”

“This evening is a fitting showcase for the on-going passion and professional development of Maori health providers and I look forward to supporting next years awards.”

2008 WHANAU ORA AWARD WINNERS AND RUNNERS-UP

Whanau Whaiti (small organisations)

First place –             Kotuku Hauora O Rangitikei Joint Iwi Health Service for ‘Te Puna o te Aroha’ and the development of a service environment that builds esteem and self determination; where whanau enjoy well being through manakitana, aroha, whanaungatanga, kotahitanga, wairuatanga and tino rangatiratanga.

Runner up –             Te Roopu Pookai Taniwhaniwha, based on the Kapiti Coast, for ‘Te Kowhao’ a service for people with mental illness delivered by Tangata Whaiora.

Whanau Rahi (medium sized organisations)

First place –             Te Kotuku Ki Te Rangi Trust for a successful start to providing safe, healthy, affordable, quality, long-term support social housing for whaiora and low income families in Waitakare and Auckland.

Runner-up –            Whakawhiti Ora Pai for ‘Kura Manaaki o Whakawhiti Ora Pai’ which emphasises environmental health, recognises rongoa, educates on traditional kai, and shows how education and empowerment can prevent illness.

Whanau Whanui (large organizations)

First place -              Te Hauora O Te Hiku O Te Ika Trust,based in Kaitaia, for ‘Hauora Tane – One Health Many Lives’ which includes the idea of the Warrant of Fitness Health Heart Care with red, yellow, green lights for risk and presented with some very creative ideas around health promotion.

Runner up -              Ngati Hine Health Trust for the provision of podiatrist services to mid and Far North communities.

The People's Choice Award

This year the fifteen Whānau Ora finalists also voted for the finalist they believed most worthy to receive the ‘People’s Choice Award’.   

First Place -            Te Roopu Waiora Trust, based in Auckland for 'Project Karere' mahi hangaru ki te whakaora whanau haua 2 technology to improve whanau access.