The House
The House of the Taniwha is a Māori-led collective delivering professional development and community intatives.
Our goal is a shared goal to improve our communities capabilities and knowledge through specialised practitioners, educators and lived experince.
Giving our communities a shared space of opportunity to learn and grow.

The Taniwha Model
01
Identify
Recognizing the patterns and risks within our communities to initiate preventative action.
02
Bring Together
Assembling diverse stakeholders including health practitioners and whānau-led voices.
03
Understand
Deepening collective knowledge through shared expertise and lived-experience insights.
04
Design
Collaboratively crafting practical, evidence-based solutions for preventative practice.
05
Equip
Providing the necessary resources and professional development to implement solutions.
06
Connect
Facilitating trusted referrals and networking to ensure sustainable community engagement.
07
Prevent
Implementing preventative initiatives to create a safer and healthier future for all.

Whānau-Led Initiatives
Whānau knowledge belongs in the room, sitting alongside professional expertise — not beneath it.
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Strategic Partners
Practitioner Partners
Whānau-led Partners
Programme Partners
Event Partners
Funding Partners
Knowledge Partners


