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Whānau the motivation for four years of study

Whānau the motivation for four years of study

Seeing the struggle whānau were having to meet someone kanohi-ki-kanohi (face -to-face) to talk about their health gave Tui Ora nurse Nicole Brisco the motivation to start the journey to becoming a nurse prescriber. Now she has reached her goal, meaning people in Whaitara now...

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Hours of study and hard work bring reward for Nurse Practitioner Melissa Kearns

Hours of study and hard work bring reward for Nurse Practitioner Melissa Kearns

For Tui Ora’s Melissa Kearns (Ngāti Awa, Tainui), this is the first summer in a long time when she can...
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Providing a safe space and listening ear for whānau living with cancer

Providing a safe space and listening ear for whānau living with cancer

We all need a safe space to go to when the going gets tough, and for Mary-Anne McAllum, it’s the...
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You don’t have to walk alone with the Tui Ora Cancer Navigation Service.

You don’t have to walk alone with the Tui Ora Cancer Navigation Service.

When you are a parent, life never stops. No matter what, you need to care for your whānau, pay the...
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Exhausted, elated and emotional – what it feels like to complete an Iron Māori.

Exhausted, elated and emotional – what it feels like to complete an Iron Māori.

Running down the finishing chute having completed an Iron Māori event gives you a feeling money can’t buy – you...
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Triathlon is a team sport when you do it with Taranaki Toa

Triathlon is a team sport when you do it with Taranaki Toa

When 2,500 whānau line-up at the start of the quarter Iron Māori in Napier this weekend, Tui Ora will have...
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The impressive come up of Come On Up

The impressive come up of Come On Up

The Tui Ora whānau are abuzz following the news that Whānau Ora Kaiarahi Joel Paki and his band ‘Come On...
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Jumping on board the no smoking waka

Jumping on board the no smoking waka

If you need an example of brotherly love, look no further then Ihaka Brown, who is supporting his brother Jacob’s...
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Virtual diagnostic tools helping to bridge the GP gap

Virtual diagnostic tools helping to bridge the GP gap

Technology is playing a fantastic role in connecting us to friends, family and services when they can’t be close to...
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Tui Ora funding two whānau rooms at Taranaki Base Hospital

Tui Ora funding two whānau rooms at Taranaki Base Hospital

A partnership between The Taranaki Health Foundation and Tui Ora will help create two dedicated spaces for whānau in the...
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