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Our vision, our mission.

Our vision

Whānau Wairarapa – He pae ora
Whānau Wairarapa – Healthy futures

Our mission

He rarapa i ngā āhuatanga e ū ai te hā o te ora
Fostering innovation to achieve wellness

Our values

Our five pou are centred on supporting the wellness of the Wairarapa, tangata whaiora; the individual and/or family or whānau. When we apply our values to the services that we offer our clients, we think about the following key concepts:

Aroha 
To pay close attention to the hā

Whaiora pays attention to
each tangata they work with

 

Manakitanga
Fostering mana tāngata

Whaiora upholds and encourages mana whānau
and mana kaimahi

 

Kawa Whakaruruhau
Cultural Safety

Underpins Whaiora as a fundamental health service
requirement for tāngata whenua

 

Tino Rangatiriatanga
Ultimate sovereign authority

Whaiora recognises being māori,
feeling māori is unconstrained.

 

Tirohanga Māori
Ensuring a Māori worldview

Whaiora prioritises the appropriate application
of te ao Māori perspectives.

 

 

Strategic Focus

Organisational Sustainability

Investing in Whaiora, for whānau

  • Leadership & succession
  • Infrastructure Funding & investment
  • Capacity & capability
  • Workforce development
  • Investment in kaimahi & our future
  • Oversight of changing direction & impacts

Innovate for Wellness

Whānau centred solutions

  • Whānau centred & informed policy, practice & solutions.
  • Service development & improvement
  • Encouraged exploration & failure
  • Decolonise & reindigenise
  • Pae Ora

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Effective Relationships

Coordinated & collective efforts

  • Effective relationships with whānau, hapū, iwi, intersecting government & non-government services to better deliver effective care for whānau.
  • Whānau advisory
  • Hapū & iwi coordination
  • Cross-agency coordination
  • Whaiora representation & participation