TE HA ORA ANTENATAL (Birthing Classes)

Te Rina Joseph - Tamariki Ora Co-ordinator



This course provides whanau with up to date information on pregnancy and birthing it also gives whanau more options when exploring Traditional Maori birthing practices

Day classes

1 Day a week for 3 weeks

10.00am – 12.00pm

Alternatively

Evening classes

1 Night a week for 3 weeks

Venue

Maketu Health & Social Services

Contact Lyn here at the Hauora to express your interest or for further details

TAMARIKI ORA SERVICES

Tamariki Ora Services is a care and support service for pre-school tamariki and their whanau.  The service supports parents and caregivers by providing in home visits and access to clinics.  This service is available to pregnant women and mothers with tamariki (under five years) living in Maketu and the surrounding district.

What does this service offer:

·        Antenatal and Post natal in-home visits

·        Well Child/Core Checks

·        Immunisations

·        B4 School Checks

·        Ear and eye checks

·        Access to dental care

·        Breast feeding education

·        Parenting advice, support and education

·        Safe home education

·        Hearing Referral

If you have a new baby and would like to access our Tamariki Ora services contact Lyn, here at the Hauora.

A Word from Finance..........

We’d like to give a VERY special thank you to Tauranga Energy Consumer Trust otherwise known as TECT for their generous contribution. This year just over $8000 was received as a contribution to be used toward the purchase of electrical items for Maketu Hauora.

With this money we were able to complete our project to purchase and install additional computers and equipment desperately needed for staff. Where previously 12 staff shared 5 computers with TECT’s contribution we’ve been able to purchase and install additional computers, a much needed resources as our services rely heavily on the recording of information and outcome data. 

Kei runga noa atu koutou  TECT ! You are appreciated J

In addition some of you may recall back in 2011 and 2012 the Driver Licensing programmes that were run by Maketu Health & Social Services.  This was thanks to the support shown to our community by First Sovereign Trust.

Although some time ago now it was thanks to their financial support that we were able to run these programmes. Promote awareness about road safety and vehicle issues, and reduce the number of unlicensed drivers in Maketu.

Ka pai rawa atu First Sovereign! You are appreciated J

Rangatahi Maia School Holiday Programme

SCHOOL HOLIDAY PROGRAMME 7^th Oct – 11^th Oct 2013

REGISTRATIONS NOW OPEN

Limited spaces are available and some financial costs may apply

5-10 year olds

Upon registration, you will be issued an information pack with all details regarding the holiday programme. Please be sure to fill out all forms along with payment. Due to the high demand please note that payment is required to secure your child’s place on the programme.

Please see Nichola Awatere for registration info pack on reception of the Maketu Hauora or any further enquiries please phone Raven on 5332 551 ext 803.

FreeCycle

Our nonprofit mission is to build a worldwide gifting movement that reduces waste, saves precious resources & eases the burden on our landfills while enabling our members to benefit from the strength of a larger community." 

Freecycle is an online portal where individual’s list items they want to give away for FREE. Everything from toys their kids have grown out of, to piles of garden pebbles no longer... required.A great place to pick up items for our whanau in need, Check out the website for details. Http://nz.freecycle.org/
                                           

What is Freecycle?

We are an online / email based community where people who have unwanted items can easily find other people who want them, rather than sending them to the landfills. This allows perfectly good (but unwanted) items from being thrown into the landfills, and giving them a new lease of life with a new owner.

The items you give must be FREE, legal and age-appropriate. More about this can be found on our F.A.Q.. You can see some examples of offers/wanted on our examples page

Based on the old adage that "one person's trash is another person's treasure", Freecycle's goal is to slow the flow of trash into our landfills by connecting people who want to get rid of old "stuff" with those frugal people looking for free "stuff".

Na Raven Walker
Admin/Reception

Kaumatua Sports Day

On Monday 19^th August 20 Maketu Kaumatua attended the Kaumatua Games at the ASB Arena at Baypark. Games included, noodle hockey, badminton, bowls, uni hockey, tabletennis, and quoits to name a few. It was a thoroughly enjoyable day with our 2 teams giving everything a go.

Na Suzy Butler

Kaumatua Kaiwhakahaere

Te Wananga O Aotearoa

Kia Ora Whanau,

Te Wananga O Aotearoa are offering several very good open courses that are part-time, home-based for 9 months, level 1 programme, Fee Free and NZQA accredited. You will have help from your very own kaitiaki and/or work within a group at the hauora once - three times a week. Whatever options suits best.

To Enroll you need 
To be atleast 16 years old
NZ citizen or permanent resident
Have no tertiary qualification higher than Level 1
and have a birth certificate.

If this sounds like you, Maketu Hauora would like you to come in and see how you can apply yourself to this awesome opportunity.
The courses available are:

• Budgeting
• Learning to learn
• Employment skills for our male's
• Mauri Ora - reconnecting students with Maori culture
• Adult learning - Reading, writing and numbers.

More confidence, more skills. Better living! - be quick. Enrolments are available at front reception at Maketu Health & Social Services.
Please call for more info.
I look forward to your call on 07 5332 551

Nga Mihi
Raven Walker
Reception / Admin