Ngā Pou Mana
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OUR KAUPAPA
Ngā Pou Mana envision transforming Māori health and wellbeing through courageous Māori leadership.
Ngā Pou Mana are the only membership-based, national tangata whenua allied health workforce Association in Aotearoa.
Ngā Pou Mana are the only membership-based, national tangata whenua allied health workforce Association in Aotearoa.
Ngā Pou Mana contributes to improving Māori health and wellbeing by:
Growing the Māori allied health workforce and leadership
Advocating for Māori to be decision makers and lead advisors to government in allied health
Advocating for services to be culturally accountable and relevant
Providing support, supervision, training and mentoring to the Māori allied health workforce
Growing the Māori allied health workforce and leadership
Advocating for Māori to be decision makers and lead advisors to government in allied health
Advocating for services to be culturally accountable and relevant
Providing support, supervision, training and mentoring to the Māori allied health workforce
We are a national organisation with a membership representing the tangata whenua allied health workforce
MĀORI ALLIED HEALTH EXPERTISE
The Ngā Pou Mana executive committee and the wider membership are made up of allied health kaimahi and associates that have many years experience working in both clinical practice, education, research, governance and leadership – making Ngā Pou Mana the lead experts for Māori allied health in Aotearoa.
DETERMINED TO PROVIDE BETTER OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR MEMBERS
Since 2017, Ngā Pou Mana has provided a total of seven wānanga, three hui ā tau - professional and cultural development opportunities for over 260 Māori members using a kaupapa Māori approach. Ngā Pou Mana has provided over $17,000 worth of scholarships to Māori allied health members over two years, and created an opportunity to take 20 talented Māori Allied Health students and professionals to Sydney, Australia for the International Indigenous Allied Health Forum and the International Indigenous Student Health Fusion Challenge in 2018.
Ngā Pou Mana have a track record of being a proactive organisation who are action orientated and solution focused. Ngā Pou Mana have received outstanding feedback from the membership, strategic partners and funders about the impact the organisation is having on:
Ngā Pou Mana have a track record of being a proactive organisation who are action orientated and solution focused. Ngā Pou Mana have received outstanding feedback from the membership, strategic partners and funders about the impact the organisation is having on:
- Māori leadership in allied health
- Māori health and workforce policy
- Mentoring, support and supervision
- Cultural responsiveness and accountability
WE ARE BY MĀORI, AS MĀORI, FOR MĀORI
Grounded in practices of mana motuhake – we recognise whānau, hapū and iwi self-determination as a significant contributing factor to wellbeing.
We are dedicated and passionate about improving Māori health and wellbeing outcomes. We have strong relationships with our Māori communities and are well respected by those that work with us in the sector.
We are dedicated and passionate about improving Māori health and wellbeing outcomes. We have strong relationships with our Māori communities and are well respected by those that work with us in the sector.
TANGATA WHENUA ALLIED HEALTH
Ngā Pou Mana define Tangata Whenua Allied Health as "the broad range of therapies, rongoā, scientific and technical workforce, researchers, teachers and students - both regulated, self-regulated, non-regulated, legislated and emerging workforces, and those that have a mātauranga Māori or kaupapa Māori foundational approach to hauora."
Ngā Pou Mana currently recognise over 60 different roles that can register for membership as a Tangata Whenua Allied Health Member. For more details to see if you are eligible check out our list here
If you think your profession or role should be added to the allied health list, please contact us at admin@ngapoumana.org.nz
Ngā Pou Mana currently recognise over 60 different roles that can register for membership as a Tangata Whenua Allied Health Member. For more details to see if you are eligible check out our list here
If you think your profession or role should be added to the allied health list, please contact us at admin@ngapoumana.org.nz
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HE KITENGA RAUTAKI STRATEGIC PLAN 2019-2024
Te Aronui Whānui
Our Vision "Te tōia, te haumatia" To be a recognised centre of tangata whenua allied health excellence |
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Te Aronga
Our Purpose "Akiaki te mana o te tangata" To foster the inherent mana of our tangata whenua allied health workforce to provide opportunities for transformative change |
Te Mana Tūranga
Our Values "Mā ngā kawa me ōna tikanga, ka pouā te mana o te tangata"
To do what is right, fair and just. To show honesty, sincerity, be genuine and have integrity. To show compassion, empathy, care and to operate in a peaceful and loving way |
WHAKAPAPA
Ngā Pou Mana was established to provide a forum for Māori allied health professionals to discuss Māori allied health issues within and between professions.
It was also initiated to be a collective voice for Māori allied health professionals, and to provide a space where resources, information and experiences could be shared.
Furthermore, Ngā Pou Mana was put in place to have an important role to play in supporting Māori participation in allied health professions through workforce development and effective advice to government.
Since then, Ngā Pou Mana has evolved to include a larger, more diverse range of tangata whenua allied health kaimahi, including rongoā and Mātauranga Māori practitioners with a focus on kaupapa Māori models of practice.
Ngā Pou Mana mihi to the founding members for their contribution to this important kaupapa:
It was also initiated to be a collective voice for Māori allied health professionals, and to provide a space where resources, information and experiences could be shared.
Furthermore, Ngā Pou Mana was put in place to have an important role to play in supporting Māori participation in allied health professions through workforce development and effective advice to government.
Since then, Ngā Pou Mana has evolved to include a larger, more diverse range of tangata whenua allied health kaimahi, including rongoā and Mātauranga Māori practitioners with a focus on kaupapa Māori models of practice.
Ngā Pou Mana mihi to the founding members for their contribution to this important kaupapa:
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Violet Woolf
Lynda Kirkman Karen Rasmussen Ohoimarangi Trust |
Kate Haswell
Cathrine Waetford Cynthia Otene Tangata Whenua Social Workers Association |
Margaret Morice
Cherie Tuaupiki Ema Moore Ngā Kaitiaki o Te Puna Rongoā o Aotearoa (The Māori Pharmacists Association) |
OUR TOHU
The pou figure emphasises the mana of Ngā Pou Mana within the context of the wider community and our relationship with other allied health rōpū, that is, true, steadfast, tall and proud. It also represents our stability through the experience, knowledge and credibility of our members.
The three pou symbolise the journey from each of the three baskets of knowledge that Tāne obtained from Te Toi-ō-ngā-rangi. Te kete-aronui, te kete-tuauri and te kete-tuatea.
The manāia figure represents guardianship or kaitiakitanga. In the context of the rōpū, Ngā Pou Mana essentially acts as a kaitiaki of the wider community through the various allied health kaimahi and their respective kaupapa.
A manāia figure is wrapped around each pou, further emphasising the strength of each of these elements as they come together as one organic form.
The four niho have been used to represent the four strands of the whānau (kaumātua, mātua, tamariki and mokopuna).
The tohu was created by Lee Timutimu (Ngāti Awa, Ngai Te Rangi, Tuhoe, Ngāti Porou & Ngā Puhi) and Hollie Tawhiao (Tainui & Ngā Puhi).
The three pou symbolise the journey from each of the three baskets of knowledge that Tāne obtained from Te Toi-ō-ngā-rangi. Te kete-aronui, te kete-tuauri and te kete-tuatea.
The manāia figure represents guardianship or kaitiakitanga. In the context of the rōpū, Ngā Pou Mana essentially acts as a kaitiaki of the wider community through the various allied health kaimahi and their respective kaupapa.
A manāia figure is wrapped around each pou, further emphasising the strength of each of these elements as they come together as one organic form.
The four niho have been used to represent the four strands of the whānau (kaumātua, mātua, tamariki and mokopuna).
The tohu was created by Lee Timutimu (Ngāti Awa, Ngai Te Rangi, Tuhoe, Ngāti Porou & Ngā Puhi) and Hollie Tawhiao (Tainui & Ngā Puhi).
EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP
Dr Teah Carlson
Co-Chair
Kaupapa Māori Researcher and Evaluator |
Emerald Muriwai
Co-Chair
Candidate, Doctor of Clinical Psychology |
Roxanne Waru
Kaiwhakahaere
Occupational Therapist |
Caitlin Balkin
Secretary
Physiotherapist Krystal Harrison
Executive Committee Member
Physiotherapist |
Tumanako Tomo
Treasurer
Clinical Social Worker George Kingi
Executive Committee Member
Social Worker, Cultural Supervisor |
James Makowharemahihi
Executive Committee Member
Social Worker, Counsellor Danielle Squire
Danielle Squire
Executive Committee Member Positive Behaviour for Learning Advisor |
Arna Whaanga
Executive Committee Member
Kaimahi mō Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Te Parehuia |
Devon Seymour
Executive Committee Member
(Student Representative) Studying, Masters of Behavioural Psychology |
