Te Houkura/ Whanau Ora
Kathy Mihaere
Kaiawhina
Service Hours
Service Hours
Monday to Friday – 8.30am to 4.30pm
Contact Details
Contact Details
PO Box 62, 10 Gordon St, Dannevirke
Tel: (06) 374 6860
Fax: (06) 374 5209
Kathy’s Cell: 027 545 5245
Email: kathy.mihaere@rangitane.co.nz
Who can use this Service?
Who can use this Service?
- Whānau living in the Tamaki nui a Rua Rohe (Tararua District)
- We accept self referrals and referrals from other services
This service provides
Te Houkura Whānau Violence Programme
- Whanau violence impacts on every aspect of an individual and whanau lives. For Maori it damages the Taha wairua, Taha Hinengaro, Taha Tinana and the whanau systems.
- To be able to “break the cycle for many whanau, intergenerational behaviours” requires practise, repetition and safety nets around the whole whanau. Not new to Maori, a communal approach if utilised in a positive manner, allows for growth and development of the individual and their whanau collectively. Violence is a learnt behaviour, so too can be unlearnt.
- Te Houkura is an intervention programme that supports and educates whanau whom have been affected from violence. Exploring the impact on the whanau systems and dispelling the illusion around whanau violence.
- Within the present system people are often punished/incarcerated or separated as a way of “dealing with the issue”
- To be able to move towards a more liberated whanau and community, the illusion that violence is normal needs to be dispelled.
- Whanau violence needs to be understood in terms of Te ao hurihuri (changing current times) and Te ao Maori. In order to address these issues dedicated appropriate cultural interventions need to be implemented.
