We thank all our staff, volunteers and funders for helping to support our whānau during this time.
We’ve received a number of thank you messages in person, on our Facebook page, and via email from whānau who are appreciative of the hygiene packs they've received and other assistance. We thank all our staff, volunteers and funders for helping to support our whānau during this time. We will continue to distribute hygiene packs until mid-June. Whānau are welcome to apply for another pack even if they’ve already received one.
A big mihi to our team of volunteers from Te Pou Oranga O Whakatōhea who have been driving over from Opotiki to help us to continue to pump out self-care packs to whānau.Kelley Korau (in orange) from one of our Collective partners – Te Waiariki Purea Trust, stepped into the coordination of hygiene pack data and delivery through the Collective and network. Jenny Kaka-Scott (TAWO Healthy Families) set up the infrastructure to ensure this process was up and running before handing over to Kelley.Te Arawa Whānau Ora Collective and Healthy Families Rotorua would like to thank Ngāti Pikiao leader Piki Thomas for his incredible contribution to the nearly 20,000 Whānau Ora Commissioning Agency’s Hygiene Packs. Since the beginning of Covid-19 Level 4 Lockdown, Piki who is also the National Māori Advisor to the New Zealand Fire Service has been involved in leading more than 80 volunteers to complete the packaging of a total of 19,200 Whānau Ora Hygiene Packs which have been delivered to whānau across the Waiariki region.
