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Looking past the noise

There was no shortage of challenges.An evolving health environment. Growing demand. Providers already doing the mahi to support whānau while navigating the same pressures and constraints.For Toi Manawa Alliance Chief Executive Katarina Gordon (Ngāti Porou), the question wasn't how to build a bigger organisation.It was whether the organisation was playing the role its communities needed it to play."The health sector is always changing," she says. "There's always going to be noise. Our challenge...

End of year Wrap up from the Board Chair

Ngā mihi mahana o te raumati ki a koe i tēnei wā whakahirahira. Kia kitea koe e tēnei īmēra e rite ana ki te pārekareka ki tētahi wā whakatā Kirihimete me tō whānau, he tino tika hoki nā te mea ko te mahi hauora he wāhi hurihuri tonu, he tino hira hoki hei arotahi i ā tātou kaha.As the year draws to a close, thank you for your guidance, input and the inspiration you have provided to Eastern Bay Primary Health Alliance in 2025. We want to keep you updated on our mahi and direction...

Hāpainga receives sector recognition

The Bay of Plenty stop smoking service Hāpainga has been recognised at Te Whakanuia i a Auahi Kore national awards held at the Auckland War Memorial Museum on 13 November 2025.Hosted by Hāpai Te Hauora Māori Public Health, the event celebrated the people, organisations and initiatives contributing to Aotearoa’s Smokefree goal. Hāpainga received Te Tohu Mauri Ora, a recognition that acknowledges stop smoking providers showing leadership and impact in supporting whānau to become smokefree.T...