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​Ngā Pou Mana
​Tangata Whenua Allied Health

  ADVANCING AND SUSTAINING THE WELLBEING OF MĀORI

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 contributes to improving Māori health and wellbeing by:

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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
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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:


  • 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.

TANGATA WHENUA ALLIED HEALTH

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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
  • Accupunture
  • Alcohol and Drug Practitioners
  • Anaesthetic Technicians
  • Audiologists
  • Cardiac Sonographers
  • Chiropractors
  • Counsellors
  • Cultural Advisors
  • Dental Therapists
  • Dentists
  • Dietitians
  • Diversional Therapists
  • Exercise Physiologists
  • Genetic Associates
  • Health Assistants
  • Health promoters
  • Māori health workers
  • Massage Therapists
  • ​Mātauranga Māori practitioners​
  • Midwives
  • Needs Assessors
  • Nutritionists
  • Occupational Therapists
  • Optometrists
  • Osteopaths
  • Paramedics
  • Pharmacists
  • Physiotherapists
  • Play Specialists
  • Podiatrists
  • Psychologists
  • Psychotherapists
  • Radiation Therapists
  • Radiographers
  • Social Workers
  • Speech Language Therapists
  • Whānau Ora Navigators

HE KITENGA RAUTAKI STRATEGIC PLAN 2019-2024

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​​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
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​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
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WHAKAPAPA

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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. 
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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:
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

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​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.
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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

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Co-Chair
Kaupapa Māori Researcher and Evaluator

Emerald Muriwai

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​Co-Chair
Candidate, Doctor of Clinical Psychology

Roxanne Waru

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Kaiwhakahaere
Occupational Therapist

Caitlin Balkin

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Secretary
​Physiotherapist

Krystal Harrison

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Executive Committee Member
​Physiotherapist

Tumanako Tomo

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Treasurer
Clinical Social Worker

George Kingi

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Executive Committee Member
Social Worker, Cultural Supervisor

James Makowharemahihi

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Executive Committee Member
Social Worker, Counsellor

Danielle Squire

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Danielle Squire
Executive Committee Member
Positive Behaviour for Learning Advisor 

Arna Whaanga

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Executive Committee Member
Kaimahi mō Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Te Parehuia

Devon Seymour

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Executive Committee Member
(Student Representative)
Studying, Masters of Behavioural Psychology
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