Working the body and revitalising Te Reo Māori are what Natalie Muller of Ngāpuhi is aiming for in her morning fitness classes in Auckland.
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Community building through functional fitness
Nearly 100 competitors from Auckland and Wellington turned up to Discipline Performance Gym in East Tāmaki to take part in the "D7 Games". Owners Deach and Lisa Faafou say it's about building community and enabling people from all backgrounds and disciplines.
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Pipiwharauroa Wallace is a survivor
A Māori newborn girl is the youngest ever in Aotearoa to receive a liver transplant. Pipiwharauroa Wallace is now recovering after undergoing the transplant at less than four weeks old.
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Te Aka Mauri- Rotorua's first multi-million dollar library, children's health hub
Former New Zealander of the Year Dr Lance O'Sullivan says health services located in hospitals around the country need to be available within the community. This follows the opening of the first multi-million dollar library and children’s health hub in Rotorua.
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Ngāti Maniapoto mum on a mission to normalise rongoā Māori
A Ngāti Maniapoto mum is on a mission to normalise rongoā Māori in everyday use. The good Samaritan is sharing her knowledge of traditional rongoā healing practices and karakia to whānau who need it for free.
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Encouraging communities to be fizzy drink free
Māori Public Health providers Hāpai Te Hauora say consumption of sugary drinks is linked to obesity, diabetes, hypertension, tooth decay and many other health problems. Fizz Free Whānau is a month-long challenge in January by Hāpai Te Hauora which challenges whānau to ditch the fizz and go fizzy drink free for that month.
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New Te Oranganui CEO to focus on poor health prevention
The Whanganui iwi health authority, Te Oranganui, has a new CEO. Wheturangi Walsh-Tapiata says she would like to see more of a focus on the prevention of poor health in the region, rather than the treatment of it.
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Medicinal cannabis bill 'step in the right direction'- East Coast hemp grower
A spokesman for the East Coast company vying to be the country's first medicinal cannabis growing operation says he expects the government to announce more access to medicinal cannabis for importers and the chronically ill.
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Māori doctor says less carbs, more fats to combat diabetes
November is NZ Diabetes Action month and Dr Lily Fraser is on a mission to help change Māori attitudes towards nutrition as a means to combat this debilitating disease.
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Charity sees Taranaki man taking on Iron Man
A Taranaki man is set to take on a big challenge, after conquering his battle with obesity. Dinnie Moeahu is raising money for the Little Fighters Trust by competing in an Iron Man competition next year.
