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About Us

Working together to uplift whānau and strengthen our communities in Auckland and Counties Manukau.

Te Hononga o Tāmaki me Hoturoa

Our Journey, Our Purpose

On 1 July 2012, two kaupapa Māori health organisations, Tāmaki Healthcare and Te Kupenga o Hoturoa came together to form a Primary Health Organisation (PHO Te Hononga o Tamaki me Hoturoa. This union was grounded in a shared vision: to provide accessible, kaupapa Maori grounded primary care for whanau Māori and other vulnerable populations.

Te Kupenga o Hoturoa brought together:

  • Papakura Marae Health Clinic (established in 1979 to respond to the needs of Māori in Papakura),
  • Turuki Healthcare (which began in 1995 as Pūtea o Pua, a midwifery service focused on Māori women’s wellbeing during pregnancy),
  • and Raukura Hauora o Tainui, born from the aspirations of Kiingi Tāwhiao and the dream of Princess Te Puea, with the support of Te Arikinui Te Atairangikaahu, to uplift the health and wellbeing of the people.

We are Te Hononga o Tāmaki me Hoturoa—a living expression of unity, whakapapa, and kaupapa Māori embracing Whanau Ora Health and wellbeing services

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Ngā Uaratanga

Our Values

At Te Hononga o Tāmaki me Hoturoa, we are guided by our values of serving, leading, innovating, and being accountable. We are committed to serving predominantly Māori and other underserved communities in Auckland, providing personalized care and support to families in the comfort of their own homes. Our team of medical professionals, nurses, and whānau support workers are passionate about improving the health and wellbeing of our clients, and we strive to lead by example, setting the standard for excellence in service delivery.


We also believe in the power of innovation, and we constantly think and operate in new ways to meet the growing challenges faced by our community. We are accountable for our actions and take responsibility for ensuring that our clients receive the highest quality of care possible. Join us on our journey of healing and wellbeing, and let us serve, lead, innovate, and be accountable for your health and wellbeing needs.

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Ko wai matou

Our People

Te Hononga is led by people who know the communities we serve. Our board provides strong direction and oversight, while our staff leaders work on the ground every day, delivering health services with care and consistency. From nurses to programme managers, everyone is focused on doing the mahi to improve health outcomes for whānau across Tāmaki Makaurau and Counties Manukau.

Brian Emery

Borad Member
Pou Whakarae

Dr Semisi (James) Prescott

Borad Member
Pou Whakarae

Anne Marie Kendall

Borad Member
Heamana Poari

Chrisandra Itirana Joyce

Borad Member
Pou Whakarae

Aroha Hudson

Borad Member
Pou Whakarae

Marion Hakaraia

CEO / Tumu Whakarae

Joanna Singh

Executive and Human Resources Lead

Olivia Asi Tuiataga Leavasa

Advisor to Chief Executive
Oranga ki tua

Andria Vagana

Team Lead
Mataora

Camilla Rawinia Tuivaiti

Clinical Lead
Oranga ki tua

Jo Makiha

Non-Clinical Team Lead / Quality Lead
Oranga ki tua

Aumua Peaario Bradbeer

Team Lead
Toi Tu

Pirihira Puata

Team Lead
Mana Kidz

Rebecca Flyn-Nalder

Team Lead
Mana Kidz

Lorraine Lagor

Clinical Lead
Mataora

Tā Mātou Ratonga

Our Services

Toi Tū
Teen Parent Unit
Uehā Mataora
Mana Kidz
Whānau Resilience
Hohou Rongo
Oranga ki Tua

We are proud to offer a wide range of healthcare services to meet the needs of our clients.

One of the services we offer is primary care for children in schools. Our team of medical professionals is dedicated to providing high-quality care to young students, ensuring that they have access to the medical attention they need..

In addition to primary care in schools, we also have a partnership with the prestigious Starship Hospital. This partnership allows us to provide specialized treatment options for clients who require more advanced medical care..

We also offer family visit services. Our team is available to visit families in their homes, providing support and guidance on a wide range of health-related topics. This allows us to provide personalized care and support to families in the comfort of their own homes..

Thank you for considering our Te Hononga o Tāmaki me Hoturoa for your healthcare needs. We look forward to serving you and your family.

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Strategic Plan 2020–2030

Our ten-year strategic plan outlines Te Hononga o Tāmaki me Hoturoa’s vision of Tino Rangatiratanga mo te Iwi. It sets our direction to deliver Māori-led health and wellbeing services, strengthen partnerships, and embrace innovation so that our communities can thrive.

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Rebecca Flyn-Nalder

Team Lead

Mana Kidz

Kia ora,

Ko Rebecca Nalder tōku ingoa.

I am a Team Leader and Registered Nurse working in the Mana Kidz Programme in primary schools in South Auckland, with a focus on Rheumatic Fever Prevention.

The Mana Kidz programme strives to improve the lives of children by providing them and their Whānau with easy access to health care.

I am also a Community Nurse Prescriber which means I can prescribe medication that Whānau would otherwise have to see a GP for.

I am passionate about equity in health care and working within vulnerable communities in an attempt to better their health outcomes.

I am married to Mark, have 3 teenagers and a dog, and I love running, reading and holidays!!

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Brian Emery

Board Member / Pou Whakarae

Brian Emery, MA Bus Admin, has 20+ years of senior management roles with College for the Blind, PTE Te Kotahitanga Kokiri Inc, Manager of Hato Paora Hostel, Tuia Services Māori Mental Health Middlemore Hospital, Group Manager Māori Health Counties Manukau DHB, board member of Te Kupenga o Hoturoa, founding board member Te Roopu Taurima, then Quality and Risk Manager and later GM Support Services. A management consultant with MoH and Children’s Health Camps.

As an auditor, surveyor, team leader for Quality Health NZ, and HDANZ he has audited 170 health organisations for quality and risk standards. Currently, he is involved with two Waitangi Tribunal claims, one as a named claimant Anne Marie Kendall QSM Born in Mokai (Raukawa Ki Waikato), Papakura resident for forty years.

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Dr Semisi (James) Prescott

Board Member / Pou Whakarae

CPA, COP, Cert Tertiary Teaching, B.Com., M.Com (Hons)., Ph.D. Dr. Semisi Prescott is a senior lecturer in accounting and finance at the School of Applied Business, Unitec Institute of Technology.

Semisi is a qualified accountant and specialises in teaching financial accounting, Management Accounting and Business Finance. Semisi is Tongan and an active member of his community.

He has served on numerous community boards and government organisations and brings a financial and pacific perspective to many of the boards he serves on. As an academic, Semisi’s research area is small business sustainability with a particular focus on Pacific-operated businesses. He is a dedicated Christian and community leader with a passion for promoting positive social change.

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Anne Marie Kendall

Board Chair / Heamana Poari

Anne Marie Kendall QSM Born in Mokai (Raukawa Ki Waikato), Papakura resident for forty years.

Anne is the Chair for Te Hononga me Hotorua o Tamaki Trust, Chair of Whaitiaki Charitable Trust, Director Kotahitanga Limited and a Director of Otara Whanau Medical Centre.

Anne has a comprehensive range of experience in community local and central government and uses her life experiences and patience to make a success of challenges that comes her way. Anne has years of varied community and \political experience promoting women, Māori and working class policy issues.

For the tireless commitment to Iwi, Anne was deservedly awarded the Queens Service Medal for her services to Māori and the Community in 2017.

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Chrisandra Itirana Joyce (Iti)

Board Member / Pou Whakarae

BLS, GradDip Tchg. MEdLd (1st class honours).

Ko Whakarongorua te maunga,
Ko Utakura te wai ora,
Ko Mataitaua te marae,
Kō Ngāti Toro te mana rangatira,
Nei a Ngāpuhi e tū atu nei.

Iti has been involved in the education sector for the past 20 years. She has worked with the University of Waikato in research and professional development delivering professional development to school leaders including Boards of Trustees to ensure they are aware of their Te Tiriti partnerships and responsibilities.

She has been involved with Waikato Tainui in ensuring their education strategic plan is disseminated and activated across schools in the Tainui rohe. She is passionate in ensuring we deliver socially just communities that reflect equity, equality, and social justice.

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Aroha Hudson

Board Member / Pou Whakarae

CEO and Director, HealthWEST Aroha Hudson, ACA, MBA (Ngati Whatua, Nga Puhi) is the CEO of Te Puna Manawa HealthWEST

(Est in 1993). Te Puna Manawa HealthWEST has Māori Provider Trust Status and operates as a Not For Profit Charitable Trust.

Te Puna Manawa HealthWEST provides free health, social, whānau ora and community support services especially to vulnerable communities of including Māori, Pasifika, children, young people, families and other high needs groups. Aroha has been a Board Member of Te Hononga o Tamaki Me Hoturoa, since it’s inception and is Chair, Auckland PHO and Board Member, Spectrum Care Ltd and Heart Foundation. Past governance roles include Health Research Council, Waitemata District Health Board and National Māori PHO Coalition.

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Marion Hakaraia

CEO / Tumu Whakarae

I te taha o tōku papa ko Rakaumangamanga tōku maunga, ko Ipipiri te moana, Ko Ngātokimatawhāorua te waka.

I te taha o tōku mama ko Tawhitirahi te Maunga, ko Parengarenga te awa, ko Māmari te waka

Ko wai ahau, Ko Marion Hakaraia tōku ingoa

He uri nō Ngapuhi ko Te Aupouri

Tīhei mauri ora

My journey in health through Hoani Waititi Marae and Te Piki Ora. Te Piki Ora under the leadership of Whaea Mate Tepu, Matua Don Rameka, Dr Pita Sharples and my mother Tuini Hakaraia, nominated me as their Community Health worker to the Area Health Board in the late 80’s.

It is also been a privilege to work alongside great leaders such as Waireti Walters and Denis Snelgar, Haki Wihongi, John Tamihere, Colin Tukuitonga, Dame Naida Glavish, Matua Brian Joyce and many others.

I hope that I have taken their words of wisdom along my journey with the West Auckland Area Health Board, Te Whānau o Waipareira Trust, Waipareira Pasifika, Auckland District Health Board and now Te Hononga o Tamaki me Hoturoa.

Our vision working with Māori is the same as it was in the late 80’s where Māori have Tino Rangatiratanga to health and wellbeing as determined for by and with Māori.

I am pleased to be able to work with a committed Board that provides a vision, and mission that wants to achieve rangatiratanga in health. I appreciate and commend the senior leaders and their dedication and professionalism as they lead their teams who believe in their work and who we can trust in their mahi with whānau.

Most importantly, we have the pleasure of working for the many whānau that reach out for our services and it is our desire that in the future you will be part of design of our health and wellbeing service.

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Joanna Singh

Executive and Human Resources Lead

Bula vinaka, my name is Joanna Singh.
 
I currently serve as the Executive Lead for Te Hononga o Tamaki me Hoturoa. In this capacity, I oversee all facets of human resources support and management, including the administration and implementation of HR strategies, practices, and procedures across all organizational services. As an Executive Leader, I actively promote the corporate values of Te Hononga and foster a positive workplace culture throughout the organization.
 
My expertise in human resources leadership spans over eight years, during which I have gathered extensive experience in administration and human resources management with progressively increasing responsibilities. My background encompasses executive-level management, quality management, program management, training and employee development, organizational development, and employee relations.
 
In my role as team leader, I ensure that our administration team provides effective and efficient support for other services across the organization through administrative tasks. This support enables our teams to focus more effectively on serving our high-needs population.
 
Working at Te Hononga is profoundly rewarding, as we consistently strive to address the needs of our community and deliver evidence-based, clinically-led health services with a strong emphasis on achieving quality outcomes.
 
Vinaka vakalevu (Thank you very much)
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Olivia Asi Tuiataga Leavasa

Advisor to Chief Executive
Oranga ki tua

Kia Ora,

Ko Olivia Asi Tuiataga Leavasa toku ingoa.

My whanau whakapapa to Te Aupōuri, Ngāti Kahu, Ngāti Hine, Ngāti Kuri, Te Rarawa, Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Whātua Kaipara, Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei, Rarotonga, Manihiki, Atiu, Tahiti, Samoa, Ireland, France, and England. I am also married and have two tamariki who whakapapa to Samoa, Tonga, Tokelau and Scotland.

Prior to working as a Registered Nurse with Te Hononga O Tamaki Me Hoturoa, my professional background was in business, banking and charitable work.
As a Registered Nurse on the Oranga Ki Tua – Long Term Conditions Programme, I am privileged to work alongside, and co-lead, a fantastic and dynamic team, who are committed to serving our local communities. As holistic, evidence-based practitioners, we work to address inequities in all aspects of life, focusing on physical, spiritual, mental, social, financial, and environmental health.

My current role also includes providing strategic, organisational, and operational advice and support to the Chief Executive. This includes special project coordination for Te Ranga Ora, working alongside the Otara Whanau Medical Clinic.

It was the dream of our ancestors that we would not only live, but that we would live abundantly. It is our responsibility to set our aim high and work toward a more equitable society, where all our whanau will have the opportunity to thrive. Whāia te iti kahurangi ki te tūohu koe me he maunga teitei. Aim for the highest cloud so that if you miss it, you will hit a lofty mountain. By the way, we’re not aiming to miss!

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Andria Vagana

Team Lead
Mataora

Tēnei taku manu ka topa, ka tiu i runga i ngā tihi tapu o Whakapunake me Hikurangi.

Ka hōkai atu ra ki ngā wai tūhonohono o Wairoa Hōpūpū Hōnengenenge Mātangi Rau me Waiapu.
E rere kōpikopiko ana ki te papa kāinga o ōku mātua, ōku tīpuna ki Aranui me Whakapaurangi.
E, ko Takitimu, ko Horouta! E, ko Ngāti Kahungunu, ko Ngāti Porou te tū ake nei.
E, ko Ngāti Peehi, ko Te Aowera e mihi atu nei.
I te taha o tōku pāpā nō Ingarangi, nō Airani, nō Itāria ōku tīpuna.
Ko Andria Vagana ahau.
E rere, e rere āku pekī hei whakamihi ki a koutou katoa.

Kia ora!

I am 1 of 3 Mataora here at Te Hononga o Tāmaki me Hoturoa, together we form Ue Rongo and carry the Mahi a Atua Kaupapa out into the hāpori providing therapeutic feedback informed wānanga with whānau. We feel extremely privileged to hold this space with whānau supporting them on their journey to their Te Ao Mārama (a world of life & light) in ways defined by them.

We do things a little differently bringing our own pūkenga-super powers into this space along with those of the whānau and engage in a collaborative creative process… kia whāia te hinātore!

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Camilla Rawinia Tuivaiti

Clinical Lead
Oranga ki tua

Tēnā koutou katoa,

Ko Ngāti Rangiwewehi, Te Arawa, Ngāti Whakaue, Te Arawa, Te Kāhui o Taranaki toku iwi
Ko Camilla Rawinia Tuivaiti ahau.

Nau mai, haere mai ki Oranga ki Tua!

I’m a nurse and clinical lead in our Oranga ki Tua Whanau ora service – a free home visiting service with our amazing and incredible team providing nursing, lifestyle, and social support to Whānau here in Tamaki Makaurau.

Our kaimanaaki here at Te Hononga o Tāmaki me Hoturoa are a collective of passionate individuals who are supportive in delivering equitable health outcomes for all Whānau Māori.

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Jo Makiha

Non-Clinical Team Lead / Quality Lead
Oranga ki tua

He uri ahau no Nga Puhi
Ki te taha o toku papa ko Te Mahurehure te hapu
Ki te taha o toku mama ko Ngai Tuteauru te hapu
Ko Joanna Makiha ahau

I am a registered social worker and I lead our Manaaki-A-Hapori non-clinical team. Quality Management is my operational lead role, ensuring the maintenance of our organisational policies and procedures.

Our teams provide wraparound mobile services to the Counties Manukau and Auckland catchment areas. I also contract to Te Puna Manawa (Health West) Māori Mobile Unit, servicing the Waitemata catchment.

I have worked in the health sector for 16 years including Community Health and Child Health and I am most passionate about ensuring our governing systems use their power and resource to support all whanau in need.

Services:

  • Oranga Ki Tua
  • Māori Mobile Unit
  • Quality Management
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Aumua Peaario Bradbeer

Team Lead
Toi Tu

Kia ora, Ko Aumua Peaario Bradbeer taku ingoa.
 
Originally from Samoa, I emigrated with my parents when I was a young girl. I grew up in Porirua, Te Whanganui a Tara and now call Tamaki Makaurau my home.
 
Nursing has been my profession for many years now and I am currently  working as a Nurse Practitioner in Child health Toi Tu Kids Service (TTKS) at Te Hononga o Tamaki me Hoturoa, is a joint initiative with General Paediatricians and Starship Community, Te Whatu Ora.
Māori, Pacific and other vulnerable children are referred from Starship Community and offered a comprehensive physical and health assessment that addresses identifying and supporting these health needs in the community. As tamariki or rangatahi are part of a larger whanau, our approach is whanau-centric and we work with Paediatricians, GP’s, Social agencies, schools, government and community organisations, to deliver a plan of care that works with and for the whanau.
 
“That all children are entitled to the best possible healthcare regardless of background, are values that underpin my nursing practice (U.N.C.R.O.C, 1989).”
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Pirihira Puata

Team Lead
Mana Kidz

Uia mai koia whakahuatia ake ko wai te whare nei ko Waimanoni
Ko wai te rangatira o runga ko Muriwhenua
Kei aku nui, kei aku rahi, kei aku whakatiketike ki te rangi.
Ka tu ahau ki te tihi tapu o Puheke,
Ka huri aku kamo ki ngā wai makariri o ōku mātua tipuna ko Rangaunu
Ka hoki taku kei ki taku āhuru mōwai ki Waimanoni,
Koira te kōrero nō Te Aupouri Ngā Puhi nui tonu
Nei ra ko Kurahaupo e ngunguru nei, nei ra ko Ngai Takoto, Te Aupouri ko Ngāti Kuri e whakatau nei

Kia ora!

I am the Team Lead for both Haumanu Ora – Covid Response/Vaccination Outreach and ManaKidz.

I have a passion for Māori health and everything Te Ao Māori entails and work as a Registered Nurse Prescriber in Primary Health & Specialty Teams.

My professional experience includes GP practise, Marae-based Hauora, and School Base-Health Services for children and rangatahi.

Our teams have the privilege of working with our community and Whānau to provide hauora Māori services that allow them to have their own rangatiratanga and determine their own health needs that work best for their Whānau.

We are a lively group of Nurses and Hauora Kaimahi, each with our own distinct flair to bring to the kaupapa!!!

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Rebecca Flyn-Nalder

Team Lead
Mana Kidz

Kia ora,

Ko Rebecca Nalder tōku ingoa.

I am a Team Leader and Registered Nurse working in the Mana Kidz Programme in primary schools in South Auckland, with a focus on Rheumatic Fever Prevention.

The Mana Kidz programme strives to improve the lives of children by providing them and their Whānau with easy access to health care.

I am also a Community Nurse Prescriber which means I can prescribe medication that Whānau would otherwise have to see a GP for.

I am passionate about equity in health care and working within vulnerable communities in an attempt to better their health outcomes.

I am married to Mark, have 3 teenagers and a dog, and I love running, reading and holidays!!

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Lorraine Lagor

Clinical Lead
Mataora Services

Ko Tarakeha tōku maunga, ko Hokianga te moana, ko Ngātokimatawhāorua te waka.

Ko wai ahau, ko Lorraine Lagor tōku ingoa. He mokopuna ahau na Te Rarawa.

Tēnā koutou katoa,
I am the Clinical Lead for Mataora services at Te Hononga o Tāmaki me Hoturoa. Nursing is more than a profession for me — it is a calling, guided by a deep passion for Māori health, mental health, and education. My journey has taken me across acute mental health services in Tāmaki Makaurau and into tertiary education, supporting tauira at Te Whare Wānanga o Awanuiārangi, Waipapa Taumata Rau (University of Auckland), and Auckland University of Technology (AUT).

At the heart of my mahi is a passion for improving Māori wellbeing and striving for equitable health outcomes. My tamariki and mokopuna are my greatest drive; they remind me daily of the importance of creating pathways where whānau can thrive.

It is a privilege to walk alongside our whānau with aroha and manaaki, delivering hauora Māori services that nurture resilience, uphold tino rangatiratanga and mana motuhake, and empower whānau to determine and live their own hauora journeys in ways that honour their values, dreams, and aspirations.

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