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Ō M Ā T O U R O H E

Our Regions

You can find the regions we operate in below:

N O R T H L A N D

1. Te Tai Tokerau

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C O N T A C T: T E K A H U W Ā H I N E

Location Details: Te Tai Tokerau
Contact Name: Joyce Croft
Contact Email: tekahuwahine1999@gmail.com

A B O U T:

Our roopu is based in Te Tai Tokerau. We are fortunate to have matua Tepania Kingi as our kaumatua, Kahu Pokai/Midwives, akonga, Nāhi/Nurses, tane and whanau members. We have had a member on the Te Tai Tokerau Maternity Clinical Governance Group for a while now and Deina Payne is there for us. We have three to four wānanga per year in various takiwa of Te Tai Tokerau, which are Te Whanga o Reipae, ara, Whangarei, Pewhairangi/Bay of Islands, Hokianga and Kaitaia.

A U C K L A N D R E GI O N

2. Tāmaki Makaurau

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C O N T A C T: R U A P O K A I

Location Details: Tāmaki Makaurau
Contact Names: Aroha Harris & Waimarie Onekawa
Contact Email: rua_pokai@outlook.com

A B O U T:

We welcome members from any of the wider Tāmaki Makaurau areas, from the North Shore, to West / East Auckland and all the way to the Waikato border.

Because of our large geographical area, we are adaptable and to cater for a large audience we can adapt our location if needed. We do however have strong ties with Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Te Kotuku (in Ranui, West Auckland) and we often enjoy spending time together here in wānanga. We plan for 3 noho / wānanga (kanohi ki te kanohi) per year and enjoy different types of kaupapa that enhance our wellbeing so we can continue supporting whānau Māori we care for. We also meet virtually as needed to address any urgent matters arising.

We welcome new members and we do not charge membership fees - please contact us via email to request a membership form. We are very responsive to requests via our inbox.

W A I K A T O R E G I O N

3. Waikato

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C O N T A C T: N G Ā M Ā I A K I W A I K A T O

Location Details: Tainui Waka
Contact Names: Kylee Jo Marere & Korina Vaugn
Contact Email: ngamaiakiwaikato@gmail.com

A B O U T:

Ngā Māia Ki Waikato.

E A S T C O A S T R E GI O N

4. Tairāwhiti

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C O N T A C T: N G Ā M Ā I A K I T E T A I R Ā W H I T I

Location Details: Tūranganui-a-Kiwa
Contact Names: Florence Te Kani & Nerissa Walters
Contact Email: florence.tekani@tdh.org.nz

A B O U T:

Te Tairawhiti

N E W P L Y M O U T H R E G I O N

5. Taranaki

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C O N T A C T: N G Ā M Ā I A K I T E T A R A N A K I

Location Details: Taranaki
Contact Name: Tawera Trinder
Contact Email: tawera@haputatanaki.co.nz

A B O U T:

Ngā Māia Ki Te Taranaki Taranaki rōpū of 8 are in our early stages. We consist of 3 midwives and 5 midwifery students. We have been slowly connecting and getting to know each other. Several members attended the Hui-A-Tau last year. Working around shift work, administrative work, placements and maternity leave, we endeavor to continue our gatherings through kaitahi and midwifery & tikanga related activities.

W H A K A T Ā N E / T A U R A N G A / Ō P Ō T I K I / R O T O R U A / T A U P Ō

6. Waiaariki

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C O N T A C T: N G Ā M Ā I A K I W A I A A R I K I

Location Details: Ehakatāne / Tauranga / Ōpōtiki / Rororua / Taupō
Contact Names: Marama Wilson-Hill, Te Rina Joseph & Janet Taiatini
Contact Email: maramahill07@gmail.com

A B O U T:

Waiaariki

H A W K E ' S B A Y

7. Takitimu

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C O N T A C T: N G Ā M Ā I A O T Ā K I T I M U

Location Details: Kahungunu Te Matau ā Māui
Contact Names: Annmarie Taiapa & Tungane Kani
Contact Email: ngamaiaotakitimu@gmail.com

A B O U T:

Newly established under this ingoā while also supporting the existing Māori Midwives ō Kahungunu.

Under the pōtae of Hau te Kura as a starting point Hapū partners within Te Wairoa and Te Matau a Māui have been collaborating in wānanga with a goal to bring our collective matauranga together, indigenise our approach, strengthen our whānaungatanga, manaaki our individual kaupapa while connecting with our whakapapa as uri ō Kahungunu me Rongomaiwāhine as a whānau of Takitimu waka.

Kahu pōkai tāpuhi kura based in Te Matau a Māui, located in the borders of Rongomaiwāhine to Tamakinuiārua and everywhere in between.

M A N A W A T Ū - W H A N G A N U I

8. Tararua Ngā Pae Maunga

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C O N T A C T: N G Ā M Ā I A O T A R A R U A N G Ā P A E M A U N G A

Location Details: Manawatū / Horowhenua / Tararua / Rangitikei / Te Papioea / Palmerston North
Contact Names: Renaye Judd / Nikita Hetet-Karl
Contact Email: ngamaiaotnpm@gmail.com

A B O U T:

Firstly, we want to acknowledge and give a big mihi to Julie Robb – O’Connell māori midwife, who bought Ngā Maia o Manawatū into the rohe. Originally within the Dannevirke region her work laid the foundation and enabled the momentum for the establishment and work to continue through Ngā Māia O Tararua Ngā Pae Maunga since 2022. We are based in Te Papaioea, and include the Manawatū, Horowhenua, Tararua and Rangitikei areas.

We hold monthly hui at chosen midwifery clinic rooms. Our yearly event planner this year has included, Hāputanga wānanga, Matariki celebrations with a scenario and debrief session, Waiata practice, and hui with stakeholders within our rohe.

We have an active facebook page for our māori midwives and tauira in these regions, and regular emails are sent to keep everyone informed.

Please contact us through our email page.

W E L L I N G T O N

9. Te Whanganui-a-Tara

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C O N T A C T:

Location Details: Whānaganui-a-tara
Contact Name: Victoria Roper
Contact Email: victoriaroper2023@gmail.com

A B O U T:

Our rōpū have not been hugely active, attributed to change in mahi for individuals and increasing workloads for our active members.

Please contact us through our email page..

S O U T H I S L A N D

10. Te Waipounamu

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C O N T A C T: N G Ā M Ā I A K I T A H U

Location Details: Te Waipounmu - based in Ōtautahi
Contact Names: Candice Cleave & Jay Waretini-Beaumont
Contact Email: maorimidwiveskitahu@gmail.com

A B O U T:

Historically known as "Māori Midwifery Roopu", Māori Midwives ki Tahu re-established in 2019 with a new name that represents the takiwa of Tahu Potiki in which we live and work.

We meet monthly and represent our rohe in various roles across the midwifery profession.

We have approximately 60 members and this includes our tangata tiriti allies and our tauira.

Our office bearers are Candice Cleave, and Jay Waretini-Beaumont.