Te Hapori Ora - The Village of Wellbeing

06/12/2025

Kia ora e te whānau

This is just a quick reminder about our koha opportunity — we still have 20 spots available for anyone wanting to jump in and support this kaupapa.

This koha draw will be completed this side of Christmas 🎄
As soon as the remaining tickets are sold and all payments are received, we will lock in the draw date and announce it here on our page.
If you’ve been meaning to grab a ticket, now is the perfect time.

Ngā mihi nui ki a koutou katoa for always backing Te Hapori Ora.
Let’s get these last few spots filled!

06/12/2025

✨ Celebrating Whānau Innovation: ATAMAI ORA in Action! ✨

Our whānau are out here walking the talk — taking the AI skills they gained through ATAMAI ORA – AI for Whānau Wellbeing, a kaupapa of Te Hapori Ora and facilitated by Doug Healey, and using them to uplift our community in real, meaningful ways.

Introducing an awesome new creation from two of our very own: Chrissy and Werimu — co-creators of a beautiful Wellness Journal and matching Coffee Cup, designed to keep your hinengaro, wairua, and kōrero aligned throughout the day.

These aren’t just products…
They’re daily companions that capture the key focal points of the wellbeing journey — perfect for quick reflection, grounding moments, and sparking healthy conversations with the people around you.

Whether it’s your morning brew or your evening wind-down, these pieces carry the heartbeat of our kaupapa.

🌿 Created by whānau, for whānau.
🔥 Built from knowledge, strengthened by aroha.

You can grab their awesome creations directly from their page — and here’s the important bit:
Your support of their kaupapa doesn’t just uplift Chrissy and Werimu… it strengthens the wellbeing of our entire community.
Every purchase helps grow their mahi, allowing them to continue creating tools that empower, heal, and inspire.

Let’s back our own.
Let’s elevate whānau-led innovation.
Let’s keep the wellbeing journey alive and thriving together.

He mana tō tēnā, tō tēnā o tātou — every one of us carries power.

Ko Wai Au - (Who Am I) - A Journal for everyone.

This Journals first 16 pages is my story, how i overcame obstacles in life up to this point and how to use the journal to help your own journey through life. The following pages is to fill in when you feel you need to and discover who you truly are .

The Cup
Is a gentle reminder and reflection on how you are filling up your cup when you have your morning cup of coffee or tea.

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Wairua ( Spirt ) - Hinengaro (Mind ) - Tinana ( Body ) - Whanau ( Family )

Journal - $40
Cup - $20
Journal & Cup Package $55

Ph: ( 027 ) 541- 3166
koruwairua@gmail.com

Nurture The Light Within

05/12/2025

Morena, morena e te whānau.

Another beautiful Saturday morning walk with the crew. After a couple of weeks that have been nothing short of productive—we don’t use that word busy anymore, whānau—we decided to ease off the pace and simply enjoy each other’s company.

We yarned with the manager of the Ball Blasters Hole-in-One Golf Challenge, smashed back a cup of chai latté with a stack of pancakes, and just hung out, chatting as we wandered along. The moon put on a show for us too, sitting over the landscape like it was part of the kōrero.

A slower morning. A fuller heart. Exactly what we needed.

02/12/2025

✨ Intergenerational Healing Wānanga – Term Completed ✨

Today we wrapped up our final Intergenerational Healing Wānanga for the term — completing a beautiful series of three wānanga held over these past weeks. Each one carried its own depth, its own breakthroughs, and its own moments of connection that reminded us why this kaupapa matters so much for our whānau.

We’ve been humbled by the incredible feedback from this term’s participants. Many shared that they didn’t want it to end, that the space felt grounding, uplifting, and healing in ways they didn’t expect. Hearing that reminds us that when whānau come together with honesty, courage, and aroha — transformation becomes possible.

To everyone who showed up, leaned in, shared their stories and listened with heart — thank you. You helped shape a wairua-rich space that will ripple long after today.

Our Intergenerational Healing Wānanga will return in 2026, and we look forward to welcoming you back into the circle when the time comes.

Until then, stay safe, stay well, and move gently as we head into the festive season with our whānau.
Arohanui,
Te Hapori Ora 🌿✨

01/12/2025

INTERGENERATIONAL HEALING WĀNANGA

This morning marks the last of three wānanga delivered for Term 4. Today, we’re at The POD (Poutama Oranga Destination) with our whānau, to introduce them to this space and The POD kaupapa, Te Hapori Ora’s - Wellbeing Activation Space. As we prepare for today’s delivery we set our intention for a fantastic day. More to come!

01/12/2025

✨ Tāne Ora & Wā Hine Ora – Term 4 Celebration ✨

Yesterday we gathered for a beautiful ceremony to honour our whānau who completed this term’s Tāne Ora and Wā Hine Ora kaupapa. The room was full of pride, reflection, and the quiet power that comes from showing up for your own growth.

A special mihi to our guest speaker Bex Lipp, author and co-creator behind the award-winning Wildling Books. The taonga our whānau received — gifted alongside their graduation certificates — were written by Bex herself. Her books are incredible resources that help tamariki and whānau navigate emotions with understanding, acceptance, and aroha. We highly recommend her work.

To our facilitators Savanna and Candis — ka rawe kōrua. You led Term 4 with skill, precision, and calm confidence. Kim and I are incredibly proud of your accomplishments this term, and it was awesome to hear the praise and gratitude from our participating whānau. You represented Te Hapori Ora with real integrity and heart.

To our graduating whānau — we wish you all a joyful, restful Christmas season. Take the tools with you, keep the practices alive, and know we’re cheering you on all the way.

Our Tāne Ora and Wā Hine Ora wānanga will return in 2026, and we look forward to seeing you again as we continue building strength, connection, and wellbeing together.

Arohanui,
Te Hapori Ora 🌿✨

28/11/2025

MAI NGĀ KARU O TE ORA
Through the Eyes of Wellbeing

A huge mihi to our guest speakers — Andy Livingstone (NZ Police), Aydan Werahiko (Haven Falls Funeral Home), and our Kimi from Te Kākano Consultants — for bringing their insight, courage, and aroha to today’s wānanga.

And a massive acknowledgement to our Kaimahi o Tūwharetoa who took part in this kaupapa, focussing on the role of kaimahi supporting whānau post-intervention following su***de.

This is a tapu space of deep responsibility, and each of you showed up with integrity, heart, and a true commitment to the wellbeing of our people.

28/11/2025

Mai Ngā Karu o te Ora — From the Eyes of Wellbeing

Today our people gathered at Haven Falls, Poutama Tangihanga, for a wānanga carried by deep purpose and even deeper aroha. Hosted by Te Hapori Ora, Mai Ngā Karu o te Ora is about strengthening Su***de Awareness across our community and building the skill sets of our collective kaimahi — including our community partners — who stand on the front lines of pre- and post-su***de intervention.

Because when we say “From the eyes of wellbeing, we encourage our people to live life,” we mean it with our full ❤️

We were honoured to welcome speakers from:
• New Zealand Police
• Haven Falls Funeral Home
• Te Hapori Ora
• Te Whāriki Aroha Collective

Each voice brought insight into the realities, challenges, and practices used by those who support whānau during some of the hardest moments a whānau can face.

This wānanga wasn’t just about information — it was an exploration. A weaving together of:
• the tikanga or systems involved,
• the services accessed,
• the cultural practices upheld,
• the professional responsibilities carried,
• and the courage of whānau who have walked alongside su***de in their lived experience.

Our kaupapa is grounded in the 5 Eyes Model, a framework that assists our whānau to keep safe — which Te Hapori Ora evolved into the ‘Korowai o te Oranga’ model that wraps around every person, every situation, every story.

Today, we strengthened connections, clarified our roles, deepened our shared understanding, and committed again to working as one for the wellbeing of our people.

He oranga ngākau, he pikinga waiora.
A nourished heart lifts wellbeing.

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25/11/2025

Intergenerational Healing Wānanga – Wānanga Tuarua

Today our kaupapa took to the moana, exploring our whakapapa stories through the waka. As the water sat calm and the weather opened beautifully for us, our whānau reflected on how each seat holds purpose, how every paddle stroke impacts the journey, and how the balance within a waka mirrors the balance within our own whānau dynamics.

We also experienced one way of whakawātea, allowing space to release, reset, and carry forward only what supports our hauora. It arrived gently, just like the waves that guided us, creating a shift not just in our minds, but within te tinana of our people.

A big mihi to Stephanie Richards and Taupō Waka Ama Club for opening this space and holding the waka for our whānau to wānanga upon. Being out on the moana moved our whānau in ways that words struggle to capture, and we appreciate the aroha, safety and guidance you provided.

We look forward to reconnecting next week for our final Intergenerational Healing Wānanga of the year, as we continue to honour our stories, our tūpuna, and the journey we are shaping for our next generations.

Mauri ora.

24/11/2025

Intergenerational Healing Wānanga – Live from Lake Taupō

We’re here on the shores of Lake Taupō for our second Intergenerational Healing Wānanga — held in the rohe of Tūwharetoa.
This morning we opened with a grounding ritual led by Kim and our Te Hapori Ora whānau, acknowledging the whenua and calling in its protection as we create Āhurutanga, a safe space for healing and transformation.

Today we dive deep into the significance of wai — and how water shapes the wellbeing of individuals, whānau, and hapū across generations.

The wairua is strong. The kōrero is flowing. The healing is already moving.

More to come once the wānanga is complete.

He taonga te wai.

23/11/2025

23/11/2025

Today our rangatahi stepped into two powerful kaupapa — Mau Patu and Mau Rākau, led by our Tuakana Whaea Kimi & Matua Hakuwai
Both spaces were rich with tikanga, responsibility, and learning our own limits, reminding us that strength isn’t just in the hit… it’s in the discipline, the respect, and the way we carry ourselves.

The sun was out, the energy was high, and our rangatahi showed up like champs!
We’re proud, we’re excited, and we’re ready for more!

Can’t wait to see everyone back again next week! ✨
Taiohi Ora – where our next generation grows strong in mind, body and spirit.