Whanau Ora : Report of the Taskforce on Whanau-Centred Initiatives
Whanau Ora : Report of the Taskforce on Whanau-Centred Initiatives
Whanau Ora : Report of the Taskforce on Whanau-Centred Initiatives
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oles in identifying providers who might best address whānau-centred goals.<br />
Members <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> panels will be appointed <strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> recommendati<strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> Māori<br />
leadership in each regi<strong>on</strong>.<br />
Kia whai taangata e mōhio<br />
ana ki ngā taha Māori me te<br />
taha Kāwana.<br />
7.6.3 While <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>re is merit in having panels located as close as possible to<br />
communities and aligned to iwi, <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>Taskforce</str<strong>on</strong>g> has also taken into account<br />
<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> need for ec<strong>on</strong>omies <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> scale and <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> avoidance <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> high governance and<br />
management costs at <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> possible expense <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> whānau.<br />
7.6.4 The <str<strong>on</strong>g>Taskforce</str<strong>on</strong>g>, <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>refore, proposes that <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>re be eight to ten regi<strong>on</strong>al<br />
panels, based <strong>on</strong> Māori Land Court districts, and that <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> panels be<br />
serviced by existing agencies.<br />
7.7 Building <strong>on</strong> Existing Provider Capabilities<br />
7.7.1 The <str<strong>on</strong>g>Taskforce</str<strong>on</strong>g> is c<strong>on</strong>scious that many <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> c<strong>on</strong>cerns raised about <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />
wellbeing <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> whānau are already being addressed by innovative interventi<strong>on</strong>s<br />
and whānau-centred programmes. Over <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> past two decades, increased<br />
awareness <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> importance <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> culture to health and wellbeing, an increase<br />
in <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> service opti<strong>on</strong>s available to whānau, and a rapid increase in Māori<br />
providers and practiti<strong>on</strong>ers has significantly changed <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> c<strong>on</strong>text for<br />
realising whānau wellbeing. The change has been mirrored by government<br />
policies that have introduced c<strong>on</strong>testability and devoluti<strong>on</strong> as core<br />
comp<strong>on</strong>ents <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> state-funded delivery systems. At a broader policy level <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>re<br />
has also been increasing recogniti<strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> relati<strong>on</strong>ships between social,<br />
ec<strong>on</strong>omic and cultural wellbeing and <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> sense <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> effecting better linkages<br />
between all three.<br />
7.7.2 The <str<strong>on</strong>g>Taskforce</str<strong>on</strong>g> acknowledges <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> high levels <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> expertise am<strong>on</strong>g<br />
practiti<strong>on</strong>ers and <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> several models <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> practice <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>y have developed to<br />
meet <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> diverse needs <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> whānau. Increasingly, also, <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>re has been a shift<br />
towards evidence-based approaches with an interest in outcome measures<br />
that fit with both Māori world views and c<strong>on</strong>temporary societal realities.<br />
Apart from <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> emergence <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> a large cohort <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> whānau practiti<strong>on</strong>ers,<br />
many provider organisati<strong>on</strong>s have similarly acquired managerial and<br />
organisati<strong>on</strong>al skills and have dem<strong>on</strong>strated a capacity to engage with<br />
a range <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> government, iwi and community agencies. Larger provider<br />
organisati<strong>on</strong>s such as iwi rūnanga manage multiple complex c<strong>on</strong>tracts<br />
across a range <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> sectors and are able to bring a mix <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> skills to a single<br />
point <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> delivery.<br />
The Trust will have an <strong>on</strong>going commitment to building provider capacity<br />
and capability. Resourcing will be required to aid in <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> development <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />
providers.<br />
7.7.3 The <str<strong>on</strong>g>Taskforce</str<strong>on</strong>g> c<strong>on</strong>siders that initiatives to advance <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> interests <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />
whānau in recent years have transformative potential and should be<br />
extended within a framework that provides comprehensive coverage,<br />
simplified c<strong>on</strong>tracting procedures, more effective access for whānau and<br />
greater efficiencies.<br />
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