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Mauri Ora Associates
Phone: (09) 486 7148
Fax: (09) 486 7150
Email: enquiries@mauriora.co.nz

PO Box 33577
Takapuna
North Shore City 0740

Level 1
7 Anzac Street
Takapuna
North Shore City
Auckland

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Course Information

Philosophy/Kaupapa

• Deliver quality education programmes
• Develop innovative learning solutions
• Highly engaged in establishing and designing supportive learning environments
• Deliver education solutions that are time- and cost- effective for both trainee/students and their employers

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Proverb/Pepeha: kete kete kā kā kū kū whakawhitiwhiti wheiao This Māori proverb (adapted) may be loosely rendered in English as: “Diversity creates the world’s rich chorus”

Vision/Tirohanga: Helping Health & Social Service Organisations to analyse and achieve their goals

Mission Statement/Wawata: In order to overcome disparity we create innovative, cost-effective, evidence-based, education and research solutions to develop a work force that is outcome orientated, culturally competent and focuses on the needs of vulnerable populations

Philosophy/Kaupapa: Our objective is to deliver cost-effective educational solutions, backed by evidence based research in innovative, student-focused learning environments.  More…

What We Do

Mauri Ora principals and staff combine international insight with firsthand experience in cultural competency and critical communication to providing training, independent advice and consultancy services to organisations seeking support in:

• Cultural competency training and development;
• Critical communications training and development;
• Evaluation, service reviews and auditing;
• Research in health disparities and other related health issues;
• Run symposia on topical health issues;
• Complete organisational benchmark reviews;

How we do it

Competency Courses

We offer a range of courses in the field of cultural competency specifically for the clinical environment, delivering better the relationships between the clinician and patient.

Critical Communication Courses

We offer a range of courses in the field of Critical Communications in a clinical environment, improving relationships within clinical teams.

Benchmark

We offer a one-off review of cultural competency within your organisation. However, building upon that, as part of your continuous improvement programme, we can offer an annual review of cultural competency & health disparities within your organisation. Each year’s review makes recommendations and reports on improvements or declines from the previous year.

Symposia

Available nationwide, with highly authoritative speakers, cultural competency, health disparities and the health status of vulnerable populations. The latest research is evidence-based.
Research

We undertake research projects in all areas of cultural competency, diversity and the experiences of health care of vulnerable populations.

Our recent work

About Us

TIHEI MAURI ORA

Mauri Ora is a unique consultancy that combines the extensive experience, background and qualifications of its key Associates and networks.

Mauri Ora Associates was established in 2000 to provide management consultancy and education services to a broad range of organisations in the public and private sectors. Its principal aim is to improve the delivery of culturally appropriate services to Māori.

A secondary aim is to elevate indigenous development by expanding into other sectors.

Values
Founded by Māori health and educational professionals, Mauri Ora Associates is committed to:

• Whanau, hapu, iwi and Māori community development
• The preservation of Māori cultural integrity, tikanga and te reo
• Māori workforce development
• Quality services and robust advice for Māori health gain

Mauri Ora Associates activities, experience, credentials

Mauri Ora Associates Ltd (MOA) was established in 2000 and is a clinical consultancy based in Auckland. Our major areas of business activity are: training, research, and evaluation. These services are provided nation-wide to Māori providers, Non-Government Organisations, private companies, and the major government agencies.

MOA is a registered CME provider and brings a strong background of clinical, training, business development and cultural competency as reflected in the range of work it has completed, and is currently undertaking. This work includes:

• Māori clinical leadership and directorship of the first Primary Health Organisation (PHO) in the country;
• The cultural audit of 34 DHBs, tertiary institutes, and professional colleges that provide post entry clinical training;
• The delivery of the Graduate Certificate of Clinical Teaching (Māori) in collaboration with the Christchurch College of Education – training over 50 Māori doctors, nurses and health workers in clinical leadership positions;
• The delivery of the Certificate in Hauora Māori in collaboration with Te Ataarangi Trust – training over 400 Māori health clinicians and workers in Māori language and tikanga competencies;
• The delivery of training programmes such as:
  • Leadership in Māori Public Health (4 cohorts);
  • Leadership Programme for Māori working in Disabilities (2 cohorts);
  • Leadership Programme for Māori Nurses (2 cohorts);
  • Cultural competencies for PHO primary care teams;
  • Māori Primary Care Hui;
  • Treaty of Waitangi & Tikanga Best Practice Training with Auckland DHB;
• Research into He Ritenga Whakaaro: Māori experiences of health services for a joint venture including the Ministry of Health, Health Research Council and ACC;
• Research into improving access for the Cancer Society New Zealand;
• Psychiatric Support Services to ACC including the development of the credentialing process for Psychiatrists and standardising reporting templates;
• Feasibility study of a shared Management Service Organisation for the Māori-led PHOs;
• Suicide Prevention Policy review for New Zealand Police;
• Youth Mental Health Services Implementation Plan for the Waikato District Health Board.
• PHO strategic and business planning;
• PHO Population Health Services modelling project;
• Peview of Māori oral health services in New Zealand;
• The provision of Branch Medical Advice to ACC branches in the North Island;
• ACC cultural competency handbook and training resources;
• MoH Māori screening competencies and training resources;
• MoH Māori provider quality plan and guidelines;
• MoH Māori Provider capacity and capability plan;
• Development of a monitoring framework for Whānau Poutirirangiora-a-Papa;
• Needs analysis project with Te Manu Toroa; and
• A national Best Practice Framework for Māori with Disabilities.
• Development of cultural competence frameworks and / or resources for the New Zealand Medical Council, the Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners, and the Australasian Faculty of Public Health medicine.

Copies of Mauri Ora developed resources available from:

http://www.mauriora.co.nz/file/He-Ritenga-Whakaaro.pdf
http://www.mcnz.org.nz/Publications/Statements/tabid/81/Default.aspx
http://www.afphm.org.nz/index.htm
http://www.acc.co.nz/wcm001/idcplg?IdcService=SS_GET_PAGE&nodeId=3932&ssSourceNodeId=3899

Many of the projects noted above required extensive consultation with individuals, experts, communities, and professional groups. Mauri Ora is skilled in developing or implementing effective consultation strategies, supported by a network of experts and consultants to assist in that work.