Pacific community leaders run healthy living/healthy action day programmes in various Māngere and Ōtara locations for people over 65 years of age living in the Counties Manukau Health region. Access is through community referral or through an MOH contracted Needs Assessment Service Centre (NASC).

The ethnic specific weekly programmes provide a variety of activities, education, health promotion and safety programmes in an environment where older people are respected and valued. Programmes encourage a holistic view of health, and have included regular education and monitoring of key health indicators (e.g. blood pressure, diabetes), education in healthy eating (e.g. nutrition), passive exercise, music, dance and traditional arts and crafts.

There are currently 7 older peoples groups across the Auckland region being: Cook Island (Māngere and Ōtara), Samoan (Māngere and Papatoetoe), Tongan (Māngere and Ōtara), Niuean (Ōtara/Māngere), and Tuvaluan (Māngere).

Please call Vaka Tautua administration for criteria and referral information on 0800 825 282.