Whānau Ora Awards

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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.

On this page we celebrate the achievements of the winners, runners-up and finalists in the most recent Whānau Ora Awards held in 2008. There is also background information about the awards and past winners.

2008 Whānau Ora achievers

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Winners and runners-up announced
On 12 September Associate Minister of Health Mita Ririnui announced the winners and runners-up in the 2008 Whānau Ora Awards at the Awards dinner at the Wellington Town Hall.

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

“The Whānau Ora Awards serve to celebrate successful Whānau 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 Māori 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 Māori health providers and I look forward to supporting next years awards.”

Māori health and disability service providers participate in one of three categories (small, medium and large). The winners and runners-up for the 2008 Whānau Ora Awards are shown below.

Award categories
Whānau Whaiti (small organisations)
First place - Te 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 whānau enjoy well being through manakitana, aroha, whanaungatanga, kotahitanga, wairuatanga and tino rangatiratanga.

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

Whānau 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.

Whānau Whanui (large organisations)
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.

Te Tohu Ngakaunui (People's Choice Award)
This year the fifteen Whānau Ora finalists also voted for the finalist they believed most worthy to receive the Te Tohu Ngakaunui. In this inaugural year it went to Te Roopu Waiora Trust, based in Auckland for 'Project Karere' mahi hangarau ki te whakaora whanau haua 2 technology to improve whānau access.

Finalists
The finalists for the 2008 Whānau Ora Awards are listed below.

Whānau Whaiti (Small Organisation)

Te Kaokao o Takapau Health & Disability Services (Taneatua) for ‘EKE PANUKU - A Community Initiative for Taiohi (Youth)’
Te Hauora Runanga O Wairarapa (Masterton) for ‘Te Mahitahitanga Mo Whānau Ora’
Te Hunga Manaaki Services Charitable Trust (Mount Maunganui) for ‘Manaakitia te Ira Tangata’
Te Roopu Waiora Trust (Auckland) for ‘Project Karere’ mahi hangarau ki te whakaora whānau haua technology 2 improve whānau access
Te Kotuku Hauora O Rangitikei Joint Iwi Health Service (Marton) for ‘Te Puna Aroha’ I haere mai nga awhero mo ake tonu atu
Te Roopu Pookai Taaniwhaniwha (Kapiti Coast) for ‘Te Kowhao’

Whānau Rahi (Medium sized organisation)

Whakawhiti Ora Pai (Far North) for ‘Kura Manaaki o Whakawhiti Ora Pai’
Korowai Aroha Health Services (Rotorua) for ‘E Tu Kahikatea’
Hora Te Pai Health Services (Waikanae) for ‘Ma te korikori ka whakapakiri te tinana’
Te Kotuku Ki Te Rangi Trust (Auckland) for ‘Safe, healthy, affordable, quality, long-term support social housing for whaiora and low income families in Waitakare and Auckland’

Whānau Whanui (Larger Organisation)

Te Hauora O Te Hiku O Te Ika Trust (Kaitaia) for Hauora Tane One Heart Many Lives
Te Manu Toroa Charitable Trust & Toi te Ora Public Health & Safe Kawerau Kids Injury Prevention Project & New Zealand Plunket Society (Kawerau) for ‘Kawerau Home Safety for Preschoolers’
Tipu Ora Charitable Trust (Rotorua) for ‘Tipu Ora Whānau Ora Awhi Whānau’
Ngati Hine Health Trust (Whangarei) for ‘Provision of Podiatrist Services to mid and Far North communities’
Turuki Health Care Charitable Trust (Auckland) for ‘B4Baby - Pepi Wai U’

Media releases
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 Whānau Ora Awards.

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

Background to the Whānau Ora Awards
Introduction to 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.

What the Whānau Ora Awards seek to achieve

The Whānau Ora Awards is a bi-annual event that was first held in 2004. 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.

An event for contracted Māori health or disability service providers

Any contracted Māori health provider or disability service provider can enter the Whānau Ora Awards. Applicants are 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."

How finalists and winners are 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 Awards night.

The 2008 Whānau Ora Awards finalists were chosen by an external judging panel which included Te Matarau (association of Māori Development Organisations) and Tumu Whakarae (District Health Board Māori Managers Group) selected the finalists.

Leadership and administration of the Awards

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

Past winners and finalists
The Whānau Ora Awards is a bi-annual event that was first held in 2004. For information about past Awards, browse the links below.

2006 Whānau Ora Awards
2004 Whānau Ora Awards

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