Te Tara o Te Whai - Hauraki Locality Development

Ko Wai Mātou

About Us

The development of a locality-based approach to the delivery of services is not new. As providers, our response to COVID-19 paved the way for innovative and collaborative approaches to meeting the needs of our communities and our commitment to working collectively has been unchanged.

Our efforts in Hauraki were recognised with the selection of Hauraki as one of the locality prototypes in February 2022. Te Puna Hauora Matua o Hauraki will play a lead role in supporting the locality development for the next three years.

The Hauraki locality – Te Tara o te Whai is just one thread for weaving oranga together. So, as we learn what being a locality means in Hauraki, we will share what we know with others so that we are all in a better position to deliver a whānau-informed health system across the Tainui rohe. Whilst we may have more questions than answers, the ability to create and design locality plans is a significant opportunity to tailor health and wellbeing services for our communities.

Taima Campbell

"The transformation of Health in Hauraki

is a process of partnership and needs a grassroots - iwi/whānau/community-led approach."

" Te Tara o te Whai is just one thread for weaving oranga together. "

Nāuhau te rourou,

Nāku te rourou

Ka ora ai te manuhiri

“With your basket of knowledge

and my basket of knowledge,

the people will prosper.”

Michelle Paekau-Neho

Hauraki Localities Programme Manager

Michelle Paekau-Neho is the recently appointed Hauraki Localities Programme Manager for Te Puna Hauora Matua O Hauraki, Hauraki Primary Health Organisation. With a background working in the education and health sectors addressing inequalities for Māori, she describes her first week in her position as ‘busy with transitions, and going well.’ Previously, she was Team Leader for the Healthy Homes Initiative and, prior to that, Senior Case Manager (both roles within Te Whatu Ora - Waikato).

Michelle is very passionate about improving services for whānau accessing health services and was attracted to the position and organisation as she wanted to be part of something helping improve pathways for whānau requiring health care and can make changes to improve health outcomes. She says she plans to be ‘disruptive - disruption is needed for how things currently are and changes need to be made to the health system.’ She wants to make a significant impact in her role by removing barriers that are preventing whānau in the community from living healthy and thriving life.

Michelle is married with two sons and a daughter. In her spare time, Michelle enjoys spending time with whānau, going on trips away, spending time with extended whānau in Raglan, going for walks and watching documentaries and movies. She is looking forward to engaging with the community in upcoming planned whānau events.

Nāuhau te rourou, Nāku te rourou

Ka ora ai te manuhiri
“With your basket of knowledge and my basket of knowledge, the people will prosper.”

Michelle Paekau-Neho

Hauraki Localities Programme Manager

Michelle Paekau-Neho is the recently appointed Hauraki Localities Programme Manager for Te Puna Hauora Matua O Hauraki, Hauraki Primary Health Organisation. With a background working in the education and health sectors addressing inequalities for Māori, she describes her first week into her position as ‘busy with transitions, and going well.’ Previously she was Team Leader for the Healthy Homes Initiative and, prior to that, Senior Case Manager (both roles within Te Whatu Ora - Waikato).

Michelle is very passionate about improving services for whānau accessing health services and was attracted to the position and organisation as she wanted to be part of something helping improve pathways for whānau requiring health care, and have the opportunity to make changes to improve health outcomes. She says she plans to be ‘disruptive - disruption is needed for how things currently are and changes need to be made to the health system.’ She wants to make a significant impact in her role by removing barriers that are preventing whānau in the community from living a healthy and thriving life.