Te Wakahuia Manawatū Trust was formed in 1998 and is based in Highbury, Palmerston North in response to strong calls from the local community to have their own health services provided by their own people. The Trust provides mobile health services to some rural communities - these extend to other areas of Palmerston North/Manawatu, Tararua and Horowhenua regions. The objective of the Trust is to ensure all health and social services provided meet the physical, spiritual, social and emotional needs of whānau Māori. Through mobilizing resources and skills, the Trust assists Maori communities to build the health and social capacity of individuals, whānau and the wider hapori, and support the achievement of Whānau Ora.

Te Wakahuia is a Primary Health Care Team (PHCT) that actively promotes shared leadership, continuous quality improvement in primary health care practice and service innovation. The overall aim of the Highbury PHCT is to strive for excellence in the delivery of Whānau Ora Services to our Communities and improving access to community health and social services, co-ordination and continuity of care and reduce inequities for whānau through a collaborative approach to service delivery ensuring a more effective and efficient use of community health resources. The Highbury PHCT comprises a number of highly skilled professionals from various disciplines, including nursing, community health workers, counsellors, social workers, health promoters and kaiwhakaaraara, who work efficiently and effectively to assist whānau to realise their aspirations. Te Wakahuia is not a General Practice Service.

Physical Location

56 Pembroke Street, Highbury, Palmerston North, 4412

PO Box 4564, Manawatu Mail Centre, Palmerston North, 4442

Hours

Monday — Friday
8:30am — 5pm

Contact

PH: 06 357 3400

info@tewakahuia.org.nz

Rārangi Mōtika - Code of Rights

He mōtika ōu.

He Rārangi Mōtika tō ngā tāngata katoa e whakamahi ana i ngā ratonga hauora, i ngā ratonga hauā, hei whakamaru i a rātou. He Kaitiaki motuhake tō ngā mōtika nei, e ai ki tētahi ture e mana ana i Aotearoa, e kïia ana ko Te Ture mō te Toihau Hauora, Hauātanga o te tau 1994.

You have rights.

Everyone using a health or disability service has the protection of a Code of Rights. An independent Commissioner promotes and protects these rights under a New Zealand law called the Health and Disability Commissioner Act 1994.

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