Our Health team delivers accessible, whānau centred care across Wairoa. They focus on early support, practical guidance, and improving wellbeing for tamariki, rangatahi, and adults through trusted partnerships with whānau, schools and the wider community.

If you are interested in what they are offering, please give us a call at +64 6-838 6835

Our Oranga Tinana services strengthen physical wellbeing initiatives across the Wairoa rohe, delivering regular programmes that promote movement, nutrition, and hauora for whānau of all ages.

Our He Korowai Aroha team supports mana and whānau through pregnancy and early parenting. The dedicated whare in Wairoa provides a safe, welcoming home like space, staffed during business hours and equipped with home safety devices for tamariki. After-hours contact details are well communicated for easy access.

Mene Mai Ano is our dental service where it provides essential, low cost oral health care for whānau across Wairoa. As the demand is high, with strong enrolments and repeat visits reflecting the trust placed in this community based service. 

But if whānau require more complex treatments due to ongoing health challenges and delayed access, we ask they make alternative arrangements.

Our Whānau Resilience service supports long term healing and recovery for whānau affected by violence, with a focus on strengthening wellbeing, self empowerment, and safe, violence free lives. 

Our Family Start team, one of 43 sites nationwide as of 2025, is a home visiting programme that focuses on improving children's growth and health, learning and relationship, family circumstances, environment and safety. 

It helps families/whānau who are struggling with challenges or problems that may make it harder for them to care for their baby or young child. 

Family Start support babies and their parents/caregivers early - before the baby's birth or in their first year.

Our Social Services have three services under their wing. These are:
Strengthening Families
A structured, early intervention, whānau centre process to have coordinated access to services with community organisations, social services and government agencies. 
Family Wellbeing/Oranga o Nga Whānau
Addresses whānau needs, focusing on help navigating challenges of wellbeing.
Social Workers in Schools
This service supports vulnerable children and their whānau with the service available to Tiaho Primary, Wairoa Primary, Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Ngāti Kahungunu ki te Wairoa and Wairoa College.

Mental Health and Wellbeing Services, this team walks alongside individuals and whānau to strengthen resilience, promote wellness and connect them to appropriate health and social support. 

As of 2026, we have 7 services operating under this team. 

• Hiwa i te Rangi - for whānau facing hardship, addiction and social challenges through advocacy, counselling and practical assistance, support.
• Mahea - early intervention and support for Rangtahi and the Whānau, such as social anxiety and emotional dysregulation. 
• Te Whare o te Ra - a daily wellbeing hub that's open four days of each week, supporting up to 10 tangata whaiora, through community based activities.
• Nga Oranga o te Rae - help support tangata whaiora who have been diagnosed with mental health illnesses, providing advocacy at WINZ, support at psychiatry and GP appointments. 
• He Kete Whaiora - a new initiative  that offers cultural packages of care to tangata whaiora designed to offer holistic wellbeing through culturally ground practices.  
• Mana Ake - the most recent service - provides wellbeing support for tamariki 5-12, their whānau and teachers.