Hauora Health

Our Arowhenua Whānau Services Primary Health team offers support for a wide range of chronic health issues. We have daily nurse-led clinics which are “walk in”, with no appointment necessary, around the rohe.

Our highly skilled nurses are here to tailor individualised care packages to our clients. We provide wound care, immunisations, contraception, and medications. The approach we use is based on the values of manaakitanga.

Our nurses can answer questions on wellbeing, lifestyle, diet, physical activity, health, and potential treatments. Nurses will identify health needs, prioritise health goals and plan how to reach them with individual and whānau support, while also co-ordinating access to other health and social agencies as required.

• GP requested blood tests
• Diabetes
• Cervical smears / self-swabs
• Sexually transmitted infections
• Cardiovascular disease risk assessment

A specialist registered nurse provides dietary assessments and advice.

A podiatry service is provided monthly in clinic.

To access both services an assessment must be first made by our nurses.

Our registered nurses administer childhood immunisations as per the national immunisation schedule.

Nurses will help you to manage your health through guiding you to ask the right questions with your GP and other medical professionals, as well as understand and explain diagnosis, treatments, and dosages.

Our nurses support whānau to understand manage and monitor their own health plan. They can liaise with other health professionals on your behalf. Health appointments and follow ups can be completed at our clinics or in your home.

Tamariki Ora is a free service for all whānau with tamariki aged four weeks to three years of age in the Aoraki region.

The nurses will offer 7 core visits over the three years, following a referral from your Lead Maternity Carer (LMC), other well child providers or a self-referral.

Well child nurses can help support you to protect and improve your child’s health so they can develop to their full potential. Visits can be provided in the home or in one of our clinics depending on individual whānau needs.

If extra support is needed or wanted, we offer additional visits.

Tamariki Ora provide information on:

• Child development
• Safety
• Nutrition
• Breast and formula feeding
• Maternal mental health support
• Whānau wellbeing and support
• Immunisation
• Safe sleeping
• Oral health
• Early childhood education
• Contraception

We refer to other health professional sectors including:

• Paediatrics
• Smoking cessation
• Dental Care
• Hearing/vision screening
• Other services as required

Our Social Worker assists and supports you and your whānau with social issues impacting on your life, through connection, engagement, advocacy and linking you to other services.

Priorities of parenting support include:

• Encouraging reconnection through fun and laughter
• Parenting education
• Teaching techniques for tamariki and rangatahi to self-regulate
• Guidance in creating routines and structure within a whānau
• Engaging and building trusting relationships with tamariki and rangatahi

The Mental Health and Wellbeing team consists of registered nurses and experienced support workers. We work alongside tangata whaiora to help them live well and manage mild to moderate challenges to their mental health and undertake addiction support within the community.

Our model of care is based upon tikanga Māori and centred around the Pou of Whanaungatanga, Kaitiakitanga, Manaakitanga and Rangatiratanga.

Free support is available to all members of our community who are over the age of 12.

Self-referral or referrals from other services are accepted for tangata whaiora with existing diagnoses.

We are committed to providing equity for our clients.

We are responsive to whānau involvement and helping people to make informed choices about their own healthcare.

We focus on recovery, independence, and resilience through a tailored goal-based, individual approach. We support people with challenges to live well and participate positively in the community.

Based at the hall, 6 Domain Ave, Temuka. Te Whare Manaaki is open daily, to all members of the community and is free of charge. Please see the weekly programme for details.

Te Whare Manaaki offers a first point of contact for tangata whaiora and whānau experiencing mild to moderate mental health issues. Led by the concepts of aroha, tika and pono. Our aim is to promote a Māori worldview of holistic wellbeing. Through Te Ao, Te Reo and Tikanga Māori we will also empower an individual and/or whānau pathway to recovery.

Te Whare Manaaki can tautoko you to identify goals and aspirations and receive guidance and support to reach them, develop solutions to help you deal with the stressors in daily life, and meet others on a similar journey and share experiences.

Activities and groups include:

• Te Reo Māori kōrero and classes
• Taonga puoro (Māori instruments)
• Mahi whakairo (wood, bone, and stone carving)
• Special interest groups, including men’s group Whaia Te Māramatanga
• Kōrero, companionship and shared kai
• Support, guidance and advocacy around mental health and wellbeing

Our smokefree kaimahi can support you to quit smoking and/or reduce consumption of tobacco products. They can support with handy tips on ways to cut down, cope with cravings, stop or remain smokefree. Kaimahi can provide the latest research information and education on tobacco and vaping products available and provide smokefree educational discussions with community groups upon request.

Our promotions team keeps the community informed of the services, clinics, events, and workshops on offer by Arowhenua Whānau Services regularly, along with national health awareness days and events.