Our Wellbeing hub includes simple and effective tips and ideas to strengthen your hauora (health and wellbeing). It also has support information, including where to get advice and how to access professional services.
To help us look after ourselves and our whānau we can use Te whare tapa whā, a holistic Māori health model that represents wellbeing as a wharenui, which has four cornerstones or walls for us to care for:
- Taha tinana – physical wellbeing
- Taha hinengaro – mental wellbeing
- Taha whānau – family, community, and social wellbeing
- Taha wairua – spiritual wellbeing.
Learn more about Te whare tapa whā and how to support our wharenui walls from the pages linked to below. You can also find information about the Pasifika Fonofale health model.
Your wellbeing
Te whare tapa whā
Te whare tapa whā is a model of health that represents health and wellbeing as a wharenui (meeting house) with four walls. Leading Māori health advocate, Sir Mason Durie developed the model in 1984.
The Fonofale model of health
The Fonofale Model promotes a holistic view of health that symbolises the wholeness of a Pasifika person.
Taha tinana – physical wellbeing
Looking after our physical health is important for our overall sense of wellbeing. Moving our body, eating well and getting enough sleep are key to supporting our body to be as healthy as it can be.
Taha hinengaro – mental wellbeing
Just like our physical health, we need to nurture and take care of our mental and emotional wellbeing.
Taha whānau – family, community and social wellbeing
Having strong, healthy connections with others is one of the best ways to maintain our wellbeing.
Taha wairua – spiritual wellbeing
Acknowledging who we are and the strength of our connections with people and places that are dear to us help feed and nurture our wairua. These are important and sometimes overlooked parts of our approach to health and wellbeing.
Available support
Mental health support
He raruraru? Having a tough time? Counselling could help. We have two counselling services available that offer free and confidential phone and on-line counselling services for currently enrolled learners.
Free health and wellbeing services
We offer a range of free health and wellbeing supports via our service partner Vitae, helping ākonga (learners) to stay balanced, feel good and thrive throughout their study journey.
Rainbow learner support
We're committed to the safety, visibility and inclusion of rainbow learners and kaimahi (staff). We have taken the Pride Pledge. This means we are committed to the safety, visibility, and inclusion of rainbow staff and learners.