Peace begins at home
Moving on and accepting what is, is no easy feat. That is why taking the time off work to re-group and re-focus was necessary for Lavenia Kafoa. As we talked…
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September 2, 2019
Money Smart celebrates its biggest class yet
On Friday the 14th of June we celebrated the graduation of one of our biggest Money Smart classes to date. This quarter, we congratulated, and celebrated with twenty-eight participants. The…
June 17, 2019
Phylesha Brown-Acton a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit
On Monday the 3rd of June, the fabulous Phylesha Brown-Acton became one of the many recipients of the Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit. Phylesha, fondly known to…
June 11, 2019
Bootcamp with Lions Den
As part of the Whanau Ora 'Health & Wellbeing' arm of the programme, our navigators got to work scoping the most suitable options for our families. Options that encouraged a…
April 30, 2019
Foundation Fia Ola member finds love again
It was at Fia Ola where Victor first met his current wife Iliganoa (Noa) Loeta-Ahpoe. Invited along by a friend Noa first joined Fia Ola in 2012. Working in the…
March 17, 2019
Seini overcomes major obstacles for the love of her children
Twelve surgeries later, she was moved to the recovery unit where she underwent physio and speech therapy. This was only the beginning of an uphill battle. This served as motivation…
January 21, 2019
Light at the end of the tunnel
Tatryanna's uncanny ability to bounce back is mind-blowing! "I have always believed that if you put your best foot forward, no matter what it is, if you are giving the…
November 4, 2018
South Auckland Whanau Ora Review Talanoa
The panel representatives were treated to different stories and feedback on what works well in both core commissioning and innovation models for whanau, what works well for navigators, what are…
September 19, 2018
Holding on and letting go
“Moving to South Auckland was a blessing for my children and I” Life sure can throw some major curve balls sometimes! it takes a strong character to come back from…
September 16, 2018
Korero & Kai
Happy to welcome the Whanau Ora Review panel to our humble office this morning. The six members traveled from Invercargill, Wellington, Gisborne, Napier, Hamilton, Auckland to be with us today and…
July 27, 2018