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Whānau Ora Awards

The Whānau Ora awards promote successful models of service delivery or initiatives that increase whānau health and wellbeing by building on the strengths and assets of whānau and Māori communities.

Latest news

2008 Whānau Ora Award winners and runners-up announced (www.beehive.govt.nz)
Associate Minister of Health Mita Ririnui has announced the winners and runners-up in the 2008 Whanau Ora Awards.

Finalists for 2008 Whanau Ora Awards named (www.beehive.govt.nz)
Associate Minister of Health Mita Ririnui today announced the 15 Maori health and disability service providers that have been selected as finalists for the Whanau Ora Awards 2008.

Registration of Interest deadline extended to Thursday 12 June (midday)
A number of Māori health providers have contacted us asking for a little more time to get their Registrations of Interest (ROI) in. (We have also had problems with our email system.) We have decided to keep the ROI process open until midday on Thursday 12 June, so if you want to register your interest in the Whānau Ora Awards now is the time. All you need to do is fill in the very simple two-page application form. The email copy of your Registration of Interest Application form must be received at the Ministry of Health on or before midday 12 June 2008. Your signed hard copy application should be received at the Ministry by Monday 16 June 2008.

Minister announces details of the Awards (www.beehive.govt.nz)
On 22 April, Associate Minister of Health Mita Ririnui announced details of the 2008 Whānau Ora Awards and urged Maori health providers to consider taking part.

2008 Whānau Ora Awards

We want to showcase your models of service delivery!

Māori health providers and disability service providers were invited to submit a Registration of Interest (ROI) to be considered for the 2008 Whānau Ora Awards.

Up to 20 finalists will be selected. All finalists will need to complete a full application form, which will be externally assessed. External judges will then select winners and runners-up in each category.

Finalists will be showcasing their programmes, with the winners and runners-up announced at the Whānau Ora Awards evening function on Friday 12 September.

More information

Key dates and events
How to enter
Frequently asked questions
Media releases
Background to the Awards
Past finalists and winners
Contact



Previous winners of the Supreme Award - Te Tohu Kahukura
(Left) Te Puna Hauora, Waitemata (2004)
(Right) Ngāti Porou Hauora, Te Puia Springs, with Otago University (2006)

Key dates and events

Month	Date	Activity
May	19	Registrations of interest (ROI) open
June	12	ROI close
June	9-13	ROI assessment
July	9	ROI outcome announced
July	11	Finalists applications open
August	8	Finalist applications close
August	11	Finalist assessment
August	18	Moderation and external judges panel
Sept	12	Whānau Ora Awards

Whānau Ora Awards Awards Showcase
9:00am – 2:30pm for finalists
1:00 – 2:30pm for public
Friday 12 September
West Court, Wellington Town Hall

Whānau Ora Awards Ceremony
6:00pm – 11:00pm
Friday 12 September
Main Auditorium, Wellington Town Hall

How to enter

Registrations of Interest (ROI) opened on 19 May 2008, and closed on midday 12 June 2008.

To enter, applicants filled out the Registration of Interest Application (Word, 49 KB)

If your application is successful, you will be advised by 3 July 2008 at which point you’ll be required to submit a full application.

Send your Registration of Interest Application to:

Kathy Grace (Manager Māori Innovations)
Sector Capability and Innovation Directorate
Ministry of Health
PO Box 5013
Wellington
Email: WhanauOraAwards@moh.govt.nz
Fax: (04) 495 4496

Frequently asked questions (FAQ)

What do the Whānau Ora Awards seek to achieve?

Within the context of the Awards, the Ministry of Health aims to promote successful models of service delivery (or initiatives) that increase whānau health and wellbeing by building on the strengths and assets of Whānau and Māori communities. The focus is on Whānau Ora implementation and outcomes in the delivery of services to whānau, hapu, iwi and Māori communities.

Who leads and administers the Awards?

The 2008 Whānau Ora Awards are led by the Ministry of Health, and administered by the Māori Innovations team within the Sector Capability and Innovation Directorate.

Who can enter?

Any contracted Māori health provider or disability service provider can enter the Whānau Ora Awards. Applicants for the Whānau Ora awards will be required to meet the Ministry of Health definition of a Māori Health Provider (see below) and must be a legal entity. Māori health providers deliver health and disability services predominantly, although not exclusively to Māori clients. They provide services based on Māori kaupapa and Māori delivery frameworks.

The Ministry of Health's definition of a Māori health provider is:

'Providers that are contracted to deliver health and disability services that target Māori clients or communities; are led by a Māori governance and management structure and express Māori kaupapa; and consider the wider issues of Māori development and how it might apply to their organisation.'

Can I still apply if my organisation was a finalist in the 2006 or 2004 Whānau Ora Awards?

If you were selected as a finalist in the 2006 or 2004 Whānau Ora Awards and invited to submit a full application, you cannot submit the same innovation/service in Whānau Ora Awards 2008. You may, however, submit a new innovation/service application for consideration.

How are finalists and winners chosen?

Up to 20 finalists are selected from all those who register interest in the Whānau Ora Awards, using a criteria matrix that scores against a number of variables in the areas innovation, quality and leadership. All applications are externally assessed.

The People’s Choice Award is selected by the finalists and announced along with category runners-up and winners on the night of Friday 12 September.

Who selects the finalists?

An external judging panel which includes Te Matarau (association of Māori Development Organisations) and Tumu Whakarae (District Health Board Māori Managers Group) will select the finalists.

Media releases

2008 Whanau Ora Award winners and runners-up announced (www.beehive.govt.nz)
Associate Minister of Health Mita Ririnui has announced the winners and runners-up in the 2008 Whanau Ora Awards.

Finalists for 2008 Whanau Ora Awards named (www.beehive.govt.nz)
On 5 September Associate Minister of Health Mita Ririnui announced the 15 Maori health and disability service providers that were selected as finalists for the Whanau Ora Awards 2008.

Minister announces details of the Awards (www.beehive.govt.nz)
On 22 April, Associate Minister of Health Mita Ririnui announced details of the 2008 Whānau Ora Awards and urged Maori health providers to consider taking part.

Background to the Whānau Ora Awards

He Korowai Oranga - Whānau Ora

The vision for Whānau Ora was firmly established in 2002 in He Korowai Oranga, the Māori Health Strategy. The Whānau Ora vision reoriented the whole Māori health sector towards wellness and wholeness, demanding new approaches to ongoing health and disability issues.

In He Korowai Oranga, Whānau Ora is about Māori families being supported to achieve their health and wellbeing. Whānau (kuia, koroua, pakeke, rangatahi and tamariki) is recognised as the foundation of Māori society. As a principal source of strength, support, security and identity, whānau plays a central role in the wellbeing of Māori individually and collectively.

The Whānau Ora Awards

The inaugural Whānau Ora Awards in 2004 were designed to recognise Whānau Ora innovation in the Māori health sector. The Awards are a bi-annual event, with Māori health and disability service providers participating in one of three categories (small, medium and large).

Past finalists and winners

For information about past Whānau Ora Awards, browse the links below.

2006 Whānau Ora Awards
2004 Whānau Ora Awards

Contact

For more information or enquiries please contact Kathy Grace, Manager Māori Innovations, Sector Capability and Innovation Directorate, Ministry of Health (04) 495 4372. Email: WhanauOraAwards@moh.govt.nz

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