Kaupapa Māori community and/or social support that is culturally appropriate for Māori, promote Mātauranga Māori, tikanga Māori, and whānau-centred models of care.

Tuwharetoa Health provides a comprehensive range of services to support you and your whanau. These services can work together in a complementary way to provide a wraparound package of support that can help elderly whanau to stay independent in their own homes for as long as possible. Find more information here. Home Based Support Services – working with clients who are assessed as requiring support in their own homes with needs such as showering, dressing, home help, shopping, food preparation, and cleaning. Kaumatua Day Programmes - day programme in Taupo and Turangi that includes activities such as Tai Chi, line dancing, upright exercises, swimming, gentle exercises and crafts. Long Term Conditions Nursing Service - for people with conditions such as diabetes, heart and respiratory conditions. Aim to encourage clients to take a more active role in the management of their health and provide information and skills to give the client confidence to self-manage. Te Aka Matua Health Service - our kaiwhakahaere works with whanau to help to prevent repeat admissions to hospital. We will provide you and your whanau with the information and support to maintain your health in partnership with you and others involved in your care such as long-term conditions nurses, your doctor and others. Our kaiwhakahaere is also able to give cultural support to you and your whanau if you are admitted into the hospital.

Tuwharetoa Health provides services to connect whanau with the right support when they need. These services can work together in a complementary way to provide a wraparound package of support that can engage positively with whanau and help them to link into other community providers. Find more information here. Breast and Cervical Screening Support Service - a free breast cancer screening service for women between 45 and 69 years of age or any age where there is a history of breast cancer within the whanau. Also, a free cervical cancer screening service for women between 20 and 69 years of age or any age where there is a history of cervical cancer within the whanau Whanau Ora Navigation Service (Tiwhana) - whanau are supported by tiwhana (navigators) across a broad range of focus areas such as health, education, employment, housing and social services. Goals and aspirations are identified by the whanau and tiwhana provide assistance to achieve those goals. The delivery of Whanau Ora services is a partnership between Tuwharetoa Health and Te Korowai Roopu Tautoko. Family Start - funded by Oranga Tamariki, this is a free home visiting programme that focuses on improving children’s growth and health, learning and relationships, family circumstances, environment and safety. We deliver Family Start services to the wider Taupo district including Turangi and Mangakino. Maori Disability Support Service - advocacy and support service for anyone who has a disability. To empower whanau to access services and achieve a positive outcome, to help ensure that services are delivered in a culturally appropriate manner.

Services to support whanau with pepi and tamariki and connect whanau with the support they need. These services can work together in a complementary way to provide a wraparound package of support that can help whanau with pepi and/or tamariki in a number of ways. Find more information here Awhi House Turangi – Maternal Health Services hub. A drop-in centre for new parents. Services available include antenatal, labour, birth and postnatal care and support, life skills for new parents, newborn hearing screening, breastfeeding support and education, outreach immunisations, Family Start (3 days a week) as well as links to a range of other community services. Awhi House is open Monday to Friday from 9am to 3pm. Parenting & Lactation Service - working alongside our Tamariki Ora team in Taupo is our Parentcraft and Lactation consultant, providing parentcraft and parenting advice to all new parents. Breastfeeding support and lactation advice are available to all mothers. Our consultant will visit you in your home or at a venue that suits you. Tamariki Ora - Well Child Nurses. Providing support to mothers following childbirth and up till your pēpi turns 5 years old. Our nurses will visit your home and complete child health checks and work to make sure you are well supported with information and education about your child’s health and development. Turangi School Nursing Service - a rapid response service for sore throats and skin conditions based once a week in Turangi schools. The registered nurse works closely with the schools, families, public health nurses and GPs to ensure treatment and follow-up for children who access the service within the schools. Schools presently covered are Te Kura o Hirangi, Tongariro Area School and Kuratau schools. The registered nurse also visits with all ECEs and Kohanga Reo facilities in the Turangi rohe.

Whanau Ora Navigation Service (Tiwhana), Whanau Ora Navigation Service (Tiwhana)

Health screening tests check for health conditions or early warning signs of disease.

Long term conditions nursing, Te Aka Matua health service, Long term conditions nursing Te Aka Matua health service

Home based support services, Home based support services

Services to support whanau with pepi and tamariki and connect whanau with the support they need. These services can work together in a complementary way to provide a wraparound package of support that can help whanau with pepi and/or tamariki in a number of ways. Services to support whanau with pepi and tamariki and connect whanau with the support they need. These services can work together in a complementary way to provide a wraparound package of support that can help whanau with pepi and/or tamariki in a number of ways.

Family / whānau support services provide support to improve the collective mental and/or physical wellbeing of the family / whānau.

Tuwharetoa Health provides a comprehensive range of services to support you and your whanau. These services can work together in a complementary way to provide a wraparound package of support that can help elderly whanau to stay independent in their own homes for as long as possible.