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Te Puawaitanga ki Ōtautahi Trust

Community Health Service, Kaupapa Māori, Social, Mental Health, Stop Smoking

Today

8:30 AM to 5:00 PM.

Description

Te Puawaitanga ki Ōtautahi Trust is a Treaty-based kaupapa Māori organisation committed to strengthening the health and wellbeing of whānau from hapūtanga to kaumātua, and making a positive impact for intergenerational change.

  • Antenatal education and support to hapū whānau
  • Wahakura for Māori pēpi and safe sleep information
  • Breastfeeding support
  • Tamariki Ora (Well Child) home visits
  • Mental wellbeing for māmā
  • Family Start
  • Incredible Years® parenting programme
  • Whānau Ora Kaitūwhana Services
  • Support to live smoke-free
  • Hauora services delivered in the home to help manage chronic diseases (diabetes, heart and respiratory disease)
  • Rongoā, taonga pūoro
  • Tamaiti Healthy Homes - Healthy Homes assessments
  • Immunisation
  • Early engagement in hapūtanga
  • Prison Parenting Education

The Trust’s vision - Whānau puāwai, whakatupuranga ora (Flourishing whānau, thriving generations)

The Trust's purpose - Kia whakakaha i te whānau (Empower whānau to embrace their strengths and spark positive intergenerational change)

We are guided by our whakatauki:

  • Mō tatou, ā, mō ngā uri ā muri ake nei – For us and for those who will come after us.
  • Me aro koe ki te Hā o Hine-Ahu-One – Pay heed to the dignity of women.

How do I access this service?

Fees and Charges Categorisation

Free

Hours

8:30 AM to 5:00 PM.

Mon – Fri8:30 AM – 5:00 PM

Public Holidays: Closed Waitangi Day (6 Feb), Good Friday (3 Apr), Easter Sunday (5 Apr), Easter Monday (6 Apr), ANZAC Day (observed) (27 Apr), King's Birthday (1 Jun), Matariki (10 Jul), Labour Day (26 Oct).

Programmes

Whānau Whakapuāwai maternal mental health

Whānau Whakapuāwai maternal mental health supports whānau throughout the different stages of life. Services are delivered in the home and community.

Programme Areas

Family / whānau support, Maternal mental health or addiction, Mental health

Programme Type

Family / whānau support (mental health), Maternal counselling and support, Maternal mental health assessment and treatment

Regions

Canterbury

Age Groups

Adult / Pakeke

Referral Types

Self referral, GP, Health NZ clinical services

Referral Process
  • Contact us: 0800 66 99 57
  • Email us 
Description
Whānau Whakapuāwai maternal mental health supports whānau throughout the different stages of life. Services are delivered in the home and community.
Stop Smoking Support

Our Smoke-Free Practitioner provides free support to people who are wanting to stop smoking. The journey can be tough, so the service aims to make it as easy and fun as possible by understanding what will motivate you – whether it’s cultural, health and wellbeing, whānau or social. We will come to where you are – your workplace, church, marae, kura, sports club, university or home. We will work with you one-on-one or as a whānau. Our sessions will support you to decide what is going to best support your journey to live smoke-free.

Programme Areas

Family / whānau support, Kaupapa Māori, Stop smoking

Programme Type

Family / whānau support (mental health), Kaupapa Māori stop smoking, Maternal stop smoking, Stop smoking support

Regions

Canterbury

Age Groups

Youth / Rangatahi, Adult / Pakeke, Older adult / Kaumātua

Referral Types

Self referral, GP, Health NZ clinical services

Referral Process
Description

Our Smoke-Free Practitioner provides free support to people who are wanting to stop smoking. The journey can be tough, so the service aims to make it as easy and fun as possible by understanding what will motivate you – whether it’s cultural, health and wellbeing, whānau or social.

We will come to where you are – your workplace, church, marae, kura, sports club, university or home. We will work with you one-on-one or as a whānau. Our sessions will support you to decide what is going to best support your journey to live smoke-free.

Services Provided

Budgeting and help with debt

Budgeting services help you and your whānau look after your money and give you advice on spending, saving and managing debt.

Budgeting services help you and your whānau look after your money and give you advice on spending, saving and managing debt.

Cancer support

Cancer Care in the Community service support whānau of pēpi, tamariki and rangatahi who have a diagnosis of cancer requiring treatment with the Ōtautahi Cancer Care team at the hospital.

  • Welfare and advocacy services

Cancer Care in the Community service support whānau of pēpi, tamariki and rangatahi who have a diagnosis of cancer requiring treatment with the Ōtautahi Cancer Care team at the hospital.

Community health screening

We support with community advocacy and engagement in HPV screening for cervical cancers, and health promotion for bowel and breast screening.

  • Cervical screening
  • Breast screening
  • Bowel screening

We support with community advocacy and engagement in HPV screening for cervical cancers, and health promotion for bowel and breast screening.

Community nursing

Our community based nursing and kaiwhakapuawai team support whānau who experience health conditions related to diabetes, heart desease and respiratory. They also support whole of health accessments in the community setting.

  • Diabetes self management
  • Self management support
  • Women's wellbeing
  • Asthma
  • Older adult
  • Respiratory
  • Stop smoking

Our community based nursing and kaiwhakapuawai team support whānau who experience health conditions related to diabetes, heart desease and respiratory.  They also support whole of health accessments in the community setting.

Education and training

Supporting kaumatua to remain active and connected in the community - offering access to community exercise groups, connection and kai.

  • Life skills

Supporting kaumātua to remain active and connected in the community - offering access to community exercise groups, connection and kai.

Family / whānau support

Family / whānau support services provide support to improve the collective mental and/or physical wellbeing of the family / whānau.

Family / whānau support services provide support to improve the collective mental and/or physical wellbeing of the family / whānau.

Immunisation

Immunisation is the safest and most effective way to provide protection for you and your tamariki’s health. For more information view the NZ immunisation schedule. We support a kaupapa Māori approach to immunisations - support whānau to have this in places that they feel safe including our Eastgate Clinic, at events and with our mobile home delivery.

  • Pregnancy vaccinations
  • Catch-up missed vaccinations
  • 65 year old vaccinations
  • Child flu vaccine
  • Diphtheria / Tetanus / Pertussis (whooping cough) vaccine
  • Measles / Mumps / Rubella (MMR) vaccine
  • Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine
  • Workplace flu vaccinations
  • Childhood immunisation programme
  • 45 year old vaccinations
  • Adult flu vaccine
  • COVID-19 vaccination and boosters
  • Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine
  • Meningococcal vaccine
  • Shingles vaccine

Immunisation is the safest and most effective way to provide protection for you and your tamariki’s health. For more information view the NZ immunisation schedule.


We support a kaupapa Māori approach to immunisations - support whānau to have this in places that they feel safe including our Eastgate Clinic, at events and with our mobile home delivery.

Information, education & support

Provision of information, guidance, advice, and resources.

Provision of information, guidance, advice, and resources.

Kaupapa Māori

Kaupapa Māori community and/or social support that is culturally appropriate for Māori, promote Mātauranga Māori, tikanga Māori, and whānau-centred models of care.

Kaupapa Māori community and/or social support that is culturally appropriate for Māori, promote Mātauranga Māori, tikanga Māori, and whānau-centred models of care.

Pregnancy and parenting

Pregnancy and parenting support for family/whānau.

Pregnancy and parenting support for family/whānau.

Rongoā Māori | Māori healing
Service navigator

Service navigators work alongside you to help connect you with the right health and social services to meet your needs.

Service navigators work alongside you to help connect you with the right health and social services to meet your needs.

Social and group activities

Provision of social and group activities in the community.

Provision of social and group activities in the community.

Social work

Advocacy, information and support for you and your family/whānau.

Advocacy, information and support for you and your family/whānau.

Well Child Tamariki Ora

Well Child Tamariki Ora programme provides free health checks for your tamariki from 6 weeks to 5 years of age.

Well Child Tamariki Ora programme provides free health checks for your tamariki from 6 weeks to 5 years of age.

Whānau Ora

Whānau Ora services focus on the whānau as a whole, addressing individual needs within the context of the whānau. Whānau are supported to identify their own goals and supported to build their capacity to achieve them.

  • Kaupapa Māori

Whānau Ora services focus on the whānau as a whole, addressing individual needs within the context of the whānau. Whānau are supported to identify their own goals and supported to build their capacity to achieve them.

Region

Canterbury

Contact Details

8:30 AM to 5:00 PM.

Alternatively call (03) 344 5062

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Level 3
7 Winston Avenue
Papanui
Ōtautahi
Canterbury 8053

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Level 3
7 Winston Avenue
Papanui
Ōtautahi
Canterbury 8053

This page was last updated at 12:15PM on June 3, 2026. This information is reviewed and edited by Te Puawaitanga ki Ōtautahi Trust.