A Youth Summit engaging about 70 Tuvaluan young people in West Auckland was recently held in Henderson. The two-day summit explored issues and challenges faced by Tuvaluan youth in New Zealand today. The summit led by Tuvalu Auckland Community Trust and funded by Pasifika Futures under the Whānau Ora Small Grant fund, created an event to… Read more »
USO Bike Ride Campaign launch
USO Bike Ride launched their Bluff2Cape 2016 campaign on Saturday 30 January at the Te Akapuanga Hall in Cannons Creek, Porirua. Pasifika Futures is very supportive of this initiative in raising the profile and importance of health and wellbeing for Pacific and Māori through the activity of bike riding. Wellington-born Samoan Christopher Te’o, the founder… Read more »
Congratulations to our very own, Dr Jesse Kokaua
Congratulations to our new doctor in the public health sector, Dr Jesse Kokaua. Mr Kokaua successfully defended his Ph.D. thesis on applying Bayesian models to the analysis of the prevalence of mental disorders and mental health service use for Cook Islanders living in New Zealand. His thesis looked at the prevalence of mental health disorders,… Read more »
Gavin Faeamani bids farewell to Pasifika Futures
Whānau Ora evaluator, Gavin Faeamani bids farewell to Pasifika Futures after serving a year and a half on the job. Mrs Debbie Sorensen, Chief Executive Pasifika Futures says Gavin’s departure brings a mixture of feelings. “We are feeling sad to see him go, but we are also very happy to see Gavin extending his academic… Read more »
19 Jan 2016: Emeline Afeaki-Mafile’o receives New Zealand Order of Merit
Dr Kiki Maoate, Chairman of Pasifika Futures has congratulated Emeline Afeaki-Mafile’o and other Pacific recipients of appointments and awards in the 2016 New Year Honours. Ms Emeline Afeaki-Mafile’o, a social worker and entrepreneur has been made Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit for her services to the Pacific community. The honour reflects Ms… Read more »
Report back from the Whānau Ora Conference
Feedback gathered on Pasifika Whānau Ora Conference, which took place in Wellington in November, has been distilled into an evaluation report which can be downloaded below. The conference celebrated the 2nd year of Pasifika Whānau Ora work as a national initiative with a program focussing on the theme “Pacific Wellbeing: Co-creating our future”. Attracting 150… Read more »
Families Journey
This video features family stories describing families’ journeys and successes under the Whānau Ora programme
Whānau Ora Innovations Project
The Innovation Funding Pool was established to invest in the development of new, innovative projects to support Pacific families to achieve their dreams in one or more of the key outcome areas of financial freedom; lifelong learning; living longer, living better; and leading and caring for our families and communities.
Whānau Ora approach is working
About 150 participants from across New Zealand, including partners and providers of Whānau Ora and senior representatives from key government agencies, came together in Wellington for a two-day conference 24-25 November, featuring a high-level panel discussion and various presentations on Pacific Whānau Ora work. The Minister in charge of Whānau Ora, Te Ururoa Flavell, and… Read more »
Congratulations on Dame Tariana Turia book launch
Pasifika Futures chief executive Debbie Sorensen applauds the publication of Dame Tariana Turia story ‘Crossing the Floor’ which launched recently in Wellington. Minister for Whānau Ora Te Ururoa Flavell hosted the book launch in Parliament and spoke about Tariana as a woman of immense substance; a person of principle; a leader with the utmost integrity…. Read more »