Turning Kūmara into Community Wellbeing

Left to right: Dickie Humphries (Head of Community Impact at Auckland Council), Kuli Taumoefolau (Chair of New Zealand Kahoa Tauleva Trust) and Toleafoa Ray Tuala (Healthy Families South Auckland) Healthy Families South Auckland and Auckland Council recently saw the social, economic and health impact that something as simple as kūmara can have for whānau in […]

How South Auckland Whānau are bridging generational communication gaps to strengthen mental wellbeing

At Healthy Families South Auckland – The Cause Collective, we’ve been working alongside local whānau to explore what a strong and supportive system for parents could look like.

Kia Ora Te Whānau Hubs: Case Study 

The team involved in the Kia Ora Te Whānau Hubs initiative have released a case study called “Waters of Te Maahia Mural”.  The initiative was a co-design process co-led by Healthy Families South Auckland, Te Matariki Clendon Library/Te Paataka Koorero o Waimaahia, and Te Waka Kerewai (Māori Outcomes Unit), and supported by Hamish Lindop from […]

Collaborative effort for new community initiative

Kia ora Te Whānau is a new initiative reimagining what a well-being community hub could look like in South Auckland if created in partnership between local government and whānau. A working group of staff from multiple Auckland Council teams and services has spent much of the year talking with whānau and getting an understanding of […]