As part of Hauora Taiwhenua’s continuing commitment to
improving the health of rural communities, the Rural Health
Careers Promotion Programme’s final noho marae visit of
2022 will be taking place end of November to early
December.
This visit will see Ngati Kuri welcome
tertiary health students from all over Aotearoa New Zealand
onto Takahanga Marae for a four-day stay running Monday
November 28 to Thursday December 1.
Noho marae visits
are an integral part of the Rural Health Careers Promotion
Programme and offer the opportunity for students of health
to engage with Māori health models and practices.
The
students, who come from a wide range of health disciplines,
will be exposed to traditional Māori hauora and wellbeing
perspectives and techniques to enrich their own
understanding and appreciation of Rongoā
Māori.
School students from Kaikōura’s local kura
will also visit Takahanga Marae to take part in interactive
workshops hosted by tertiary students. These workshops are
designed to encourage attending school students to consider
rural health care as a career.
Our health students
will also visit Te Hā o Te Ora and have conversations with
hospital staff about the realities of working in a rural
hospital setting and how the rural lifestyle and setting
influences their work.
As well as discussing Māori
hauora and wellbeing practices, Rongoā Māori, and the
distinct and unique points of practicing rural health care
in a Māori cultural setting, the students will also have
the opportunity to experience the natural and cultural
beauty of the surrounding Kaikōura area.
This noho
marae is a special experience for the up-and-coming health
professionals to listen and learn from others while also
sharing their own experiences, knowledge, and skills to
equip local rangatahi with the information they need to make
decisions about pursuing a career in health or
wellbeing.
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