Haere ra – Farewell

“Kaua koutou e mataku, Go for it, don’t stop, and don’t be frightened of the new things that are going to happen”. These are the words spoken by the first Chairperson of Te Hauora O Te Hiku O Te Ika, Muriwai Popata in 1995. These words inspired Michele Wi the current...

An investment in healthy children

New Zealand has the third highest obesity rate in the world, and being part of these statistics is only getting worse. Children cannot be held responsible for their obesity but parents and whanau need to protect them from the obesogenic environment. Eighty percent of...