The first Oranga Pāmu Hauora Day has been held at Eyre Lodge, at Te Whenua Hou and organisers Ra Dallas and Elya Ameriks are enthusiastic about the future potential of the pilot event. “Our aim was to get as many of our health providers as possible to engage with whānau on the farms, to introduce them to Ngāi Tahu Farming, so that we can work together to ensure the wellbeing and health of our farming whānau,” Ra says. There are now around 130 people living in the Te Whenua Hou community and around a hundred of them took time out of their work day to attend the Hauora event. Farming staff and Whenua Kura students were provided with a ‘health passport’ and encouraged to visit the different providers offering everything from free blood pressure and eye tests to advice on diabetes, money management, sexual health, cardio-respiratory health, tax refunds, immigration … Continue reading Successful Oranga Pāmu Health Day