Mangere-Otahuhu local board take a stand on sugar
Healthy Families Manukau, Manurewa-Papakura congratulates the Mangere- Otahuhu Local Board for their leadership in adopting the replacement of sugar- sweetened beverages with healthier alternatives in Council facilities and Council-run events. The local board adopted the policy at their November board meeting. This decision builds on the success of replacing sugar-sweetened beverages with healthier alternatives from […]
Out and About November
We are out and about in the neighbourhood daily, connecting with awesome individuals, community organisations, clubs and businesses in the spaces they Live, Learn, Work and Play. Here’s a snapshot of November. The first prototype from the Otara Kai CoLABoration project has begun testing. Otara Fresh is being trialled with a ‘just add meat’ healthy […]
5 minutes with…Serena Lal
Background: Coach Serena Lal is of Fijian-Indian descent. Before starting her role with Healthy Families Manukau, Manurewa-Papakura she was working at the University of Auckland, one of her jobs there was tutoring first year pre-med to Health Science students. When she first joined the university as a tertiary student, she thought the best way she […]
Alliance Community Initiatives Trust and Healthy Families Manukau, Manurewa-Papakura welcome Pacific MPs
More than 40 parliamentary members across 17 Pacific countries and territories are visiting New Zealand this week for the second Pacific Parliamentary Forum. While in Auckland as part of their national programme, members were welcomed by Alliance Community Initiatives Trust (ACIT) and Healthy Families Manukau, Manurewa-Papakura, to share in the organisation’s work across South Auckland. “There remains […]
Partnering for change
Increasing accessibility to affordable fresh fruit and vegetables has become easier thanks to a partnership between Healthy Families Manukau, Manurewa-Papakura and produce collective, FoodTogether. The social enterprise provides fresh and affordable fruit and vegetables, purchased online, available for pick up across a number of Auckland locations. Earlier this year, after hearing about the organisation through the Mangere […]
Out and About October
We are out and about in the neighbourhood daily, connecting with awesome individuals, community organisations, clubs and businesses in the spaces they Live, Learn, Work and Play. Here’s a snapshot of October. The Healthy Families Manukau, Manurewa-Papakura team went along to the Mangere East Kids Tag Module at Walter Massey Park to meet with families […]
World Merit and United Nations programme influencing the work of Healthy Families Manukau, Manurewa-Papakura
Healthy Families Manukau, Manurewa-Papakura coach Alex Whitcombe has recently returned home from New York where he participated in the Merit 360 flagship programme by World Merit, in partnership with the United Nations. The programme brought together 360 changemakers aged 16-30, from 85 countries, to create an action plan for the United Nations’ sustainable development goals. […]
Fresh fruit and vegetable group partners with Auckland Council leisure centres
Four Auckland Council leisure centres in the city’s south are promoting healthy eating by becoming pick-up points for fresh fruit and vegetables purchased online. An agreement between Auckland Council Pools & Leisure and social enterprise company FoodTogether allows people to order a pack of fruit and vegetables at www.foodtogether.co.nz and pick them up from one […]
Kai CoLAB changing the food environment in Otara
A group of community members and leaders living and working in Otara have joined forces to improve the food environment in their community, with an aim to make healthy choices the easiest choice. The Otara Kai CoLABoration team brings together local mums, The Diabetes Projects Trust, Southseas Healthcare, The Southern Initiative and Healthy Families Manukau, […]
5 minutes with…Leilani Unasa
Background: Leilani is a Settings Coordination Manager with Healthy Families Manukau, Manurewa-Papakura. The mum of three grew up in Mangere East with a Samoan father, who moved to New Zealand at 19, and Pakeha mother from the west coast of the South Island. The eldest of three, she schooled in Mangere East and Papatoetoe before […]
