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Whitiki Maurea - Specialist Māori Mental Health and Addiction Services | Waitematā
Public Service, Psychiatry, Kaupapa Māori, Mental Health, Addiction
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Description
Whītiki Maurea is committed to delivering holistic services to tangata whai i te ora. This is accomplished by weaving together Mātauranga Māori (Māori knowledge) and Western clinical practice to support tangata whai i te ora and their whānau to achieve the best possible health outcomes.
Whītiki Maurea has three distinct services which work in unison to support tangata whai i te ora and their whānau to achieve the best possible health outcomes. While each of the 3 teams of Whītiki Maurea have a specific focus (cultural, addictions, clinical) we employ staff who may also have dual competencies i.e. cultural and clinical. These services are described below:
- Te Ātea Marino - a Māori kaupapa based addiction service that supports the recovery of people aged 13 years and over who live in any of the Metro-Auckland DHBs. The team offers a mix of options including 1:1 sessions, groups and whānau work which are all tikanga aligned. All of our staff are registered counsellors or addiction practitioners and receive Māori cultural supervision and training.
This service is delivered in several locations across Tāmaki Makaurau.
- MOKO Services – provides Māori kaupapa based specialist mental health services working towards recovery for adults aged 18 to 65 years of age and residing in the Te Whatu Ora Waitematā area. The multidisciplinary team includes psychiatry, psychology, nursing, social work, cultural advisors and occupational therapy who work together to provide assessment and intervention.
This service is based in Henderson and Takapuna.
- Te Pae Ahurea - provide the specialist Māori cultural elements that stem from a Māori worldview that makes Whītiki Maurea a distinctive Service within the Specialist Mental Health and Addictions Services. Those cultural elements include:
- fulfilling cultural protocols
- completing cultural assessments on tangata whai i te ora
- cultural interventions
Te Pae Ahurea staff work across MOKO Services (Mental Health) and Te Ātea Marino (Addictions Service) as well as providing specialist Māori cultural input in the Inpatient units and within other teams across Specialist Mental Health and Addictions Services.
Whītiki Maurea also has Kaumātua who guide and support the delivery of interventions in accordance with the relevant tikanga.
Fees and Charges Categorisation
Free
Hours
Mon – Fri | 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM |
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Programmes
Based on the North Shore and in Waitakere City, MOKO provides both cultural and clinical services to tangata wahi i te ora Māori living in the Te Whatu Ora Waitematā district.
Based on the North Shore and in Waitakere City, MOKO provides both cultural and clinical services to tangata wahi i te ora Māori living in the Te Whatu Ora Waitematā district.
- Programme Areas
Mental health, Kaupapa Māori
- Programme Type
Non-acute specialist mental health community services, Kaupapa Māori - mental health
- Regions
North Auckland, West Auckland
- Age Groups
Adult / Pakeke
- Referral Types
Self referral, GP, DHB clinical services, Corrections
Referral Process
Access is via referral from Te Whatu Ora Specialist Mental Health Services.
Description
Based on the North Shore and in Waitakere City, MOKO provides both cultural and clinical services to tangata wahi i te ora Māori living in the Te Whatu Ora Waitematā district.
Te Ātea Marino is a regional service, committed to the kaupapa of “reducing the burden of addiction and related harm’, on the Māori people of Tāmaki Makaurau. We offer high quality brief interventions, tailored to address and support recovery and wellbeing, and can provide tangata whai i te ora Māori with individual counselling, group work and whānau sessions.
Te Ātea Marino is a regional service, committed to the kaupapa of “reducing the burden of addiction and related harm’, on the Māori people of Tāmaki Makaurau. We offer high quality brief interventions, tailored to address and support recovery and wellbeing, and can provide tangata whai i te ora Māori with individual counselling, group work and whānau sessions.
- Programme Areas
Addictions - drug & alcohol, Kaupapa Māori
- Programme Type
Community / social support (AOD), Kaupapa Māori (AOD)
- Regions
North Auckland, West Auckland
- Age Groups
Adult / Pakeke
- Referral Types
Self referral, DHB clinical services
Referral Process
Access to Te Ātea Marino is via direct referral or via CADS teams.
Description
Te Ātea Marino is a regional service, committed to the kaupapa of “reducing the burden of addiction and related harm’, on the Māori people of Tāmaki Makaurau. We offer high quality brief interventions, tailored to address and support recovery and wellbeing, and can provide tangata whai i te ora Māori with individual counselling, group work and whānau sessions.
Te Pae Ahurea fulfils cultural protocols, undertakes cultural assessments and provides cultural interventions to Māori accessing Specialist Mental Health and Addiction Services.
Te Pae Ahurea fulfils cultural protocols, undertakes cultural assessments and provides cultural interventions to Māori accessing Specialist Mental Health and Addiction Services.
- Programme Areas
Mental health, Kaupapa Māori
- Programme Type
Kaupapa Māori - mental health
- Regions
South Auckland, North Auckland, West Auckland, Central Auckland
- Age Groups
Adult / Pakeke
- Referral Types
DHB clinical services
Referral Process
Te Pae Ahurea can be accessed via email: maorisupport@waitematadhb.govt.nz. Duty Ph: (09) 822 8557
Description
Te Pae Ahurea fulfils cultural protocols, undertakes cultural assessments and provides cultural interventions to Māori accessing Specialist Mental Health and Addiction Services.
Refreshments
Tea/Coffee and filtered water is available at Waimarino reception. Feel free to enjoy this.
Parking
Visitor and disability parking is available at Waimarino Building, 33 Paramount Drive, Henderson. Please report to reception on arrival.
Website
Contact Details
5 The Warehouse Way, Northcote, Auckland
North Auckland
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Phone
Duty Ph: (09) 822 8557
Email
Website
5 The Warehouse Way
Northcote
Auckland 2627
Street Address
5 The Warehouse Way
Northcote
Auckland 2627
Postal Address
Whitiki Maurea
Private Bag 93115
Henderson 0610
409 New North Road, Kingsland, Auckland
Central Auckland
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Phone
Duty Counsellor: Ph: (09) 845 1820
Email
Website
7 Ronwood Avenue, Manukau, Auckland
South Auckland
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Phone
Duty Counsellor: Ph: (09) 263 2023
Email
Website
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This page was last updated at 12:45PM on May 4, 2023. This information is reviewed and edited by Whitiki Maurea - Specialist Maori Mental Health and Addiction Services | Waitematā.