Te Kaupapa
Māori Access & Choice
Te Kaupapa works alongside whanau offering a culturally led and clinically supported approach prioritising Mātauranga Māori for all whānau experiencing mild to moderate mental health and addiction challenges and or distress
Te Kaupapa is a mental health and addictions service that provides a by Māori, for Māori approach to whānau in distress.
If you or someone in your whānau is feeling down or facing challenges, this is what we refer to as “Whānau in Distress,” which may affect their mental health and overall well-being.
Te Kaupapa works together with whānau, utilising a holistic approach prioritising mātauranga Māori. Through a series of wānanga, we help improve the well-being of whānau.
Our Pou Oranga (kaimahi/staff) come with a range of lived experiences and taught skillsets through te ao Māori practices and clinical expertise. Having undertaken general stream training and prioritising mātauranga Māori, we are ready to respond to whānau in ways that are inclusive, whānau-driven, and indigenously grounded. Te Kaupapa ki NHC (National Hauora Coalition) is partnered with 11 providers across the region of Tāmaki Makaurau, Counties Manukau, and Waikato.
Te Kaupapa fact file
What do we offer?
We offer culturally safe wananga spaces that are facillitated by cultural, and clinical lived experience kaimahi such as:
- Individualised mātauranga and development plans with whānau
- Reconnection to whakapapa
- Support reinstating tūpuna practices for wellness
- Therapeutic wānanga
- Narrative therapy
- Introduction to toi Māori in hauora
- Individual, group and whānau wānanga available
Here are the places you can find our support:
Tāmaki Makaurau
- Ngāti Whātua o Ōrākei
- National Hauora Coalition ki Tamaki
- Ruapōtaka Marae
- Te Hononga o Tāmaki Hoturoa
Counties Manukau
Waikato
- National Hauora Coalition ki Waikato
- National Hauora Coalition Specialist Team ki Waikato
- Te Toi Ora ki Whaingaroa Limited
- Te Whare Hauora o Raungaiti
- Taumarunui Community Kōkiri Trust
How can I connect with Te Kaupapa?
You can email us directly at thekaupapa@nhc.maori.nz or click on any of the services above and let them know you need help.