WHĀNAU ORA

Whānau Ora is a culturally-based, and whānau-centred approach to wellbeing focused on whānau (family group) as a whole, as the decision-makers who determine their goals and aspirations.
Building on the strengths and capabilities of whānau and wrapping the necessary services and support around them to get better outcomes and create positive changes. In areas such as health, education, housing, employment, improved standards of living and cultural identity. Whānau are supported to fully realize the confidence, mana and the belief in self, family and community.

Whānau-centred
Shifting the focus from ‘services for individuals’ to ‘wrapping services around whānau’ takes a more holistic view of family wellbeing.
Placing whānau at the centre allows those who are often overwhelmed or disempowered to determine what success is to them – encouraging them to develop their own solutions and build their capacity and resilience to become self-managing.