Pacific community leaders run healthy living/healthy action day programmes in various Auckland locations for Pacific people over 65 years of age living in South and West Auckland.
Access is through community referral, through an MOH contracted Needs Assessment Service Centre (NASC), or by contacting Vaka Tautua via email, phone or private message on social media.
The ethnic specific weekly programmes provide a variety of activities, education, health promotion and safety programmes in an environment where older people are respected and valued.
Programmes encourage a holistic view of health, and have included regular education and monitoring of key health indicators (e.g. blood pressure, diabetes), education in healthy eating (e.g. nutrition), passive exercise, music, dance and traditional arts and crafts.
There are currently 7 older peoples' groups across the Auckland region: Cook Island, Samoan, Niuean,Tongan and Tuvaluan.
Please contact Vaka Tautua for more information via the listed phone, email or social media channels shown.