Profiles of Tuakana

Jean Te Huia returned to nursing after a twenty year absence as a mature student she completed her comprehensive nursing and then midwifery training. Mapping out a career in Māori Health at the same time delivering babies and continuing with her education. Jean has since graduated as the first Māori Nurse from EIT, with a Masters in Nursing, continued with studies with a Postgraduate Diploma in Public Health, and Postgraduate Diploma in Specialty Primary Health Care Nursing and a Postgraduate Certificate in both Midwifery and Diabetes. Jean understands the commitment and stress associated with being a working mother while at the same time, juggling assignments, work schedules and trying to get some quality time with family and friends.

Jean is available on email, to support you, is happy to read your assignments and give constructive feedback. If you can get her to sit long enough, jean is happy to meet with you at “Choices Hastings Clinic” appointment necessary.

Phone: 06 878 7616
Availability: 1 hour per month
Iwi: Ngati Kahungunu
Email: tehuia@xtra.co.nz

Currently resides in Waipukurau, of Te Arawa descent, nurse smear taker and the Kaiwhakahaere of the National Cervical Screening Programme Hawke’s Bay.My role and responsibilities include providing screening education and health promotional strategies focussing on the recruitment and retention of Māori women to the cervical and breast screening programmes. A key focus is the on going development and maintenance of effective working relationships within the Māori community, and with health providers and organisations throughout the region. One of our strategies is to build the Māori nurse smear taker capacity in our region, with training and supervision, and ongoing mentoring and peer support. My vision is to empower Māori women to shape holistic screening services that enable their regular participation and facilitate healthy outcomes for all. I work Mon, Tues, and Wed 8am – 4.30pm but can be contacted on my cell phone at any time.

Kaiwhakahaere – Māori Coordinator
Cervical Screening Programme
Napier Health Centre
76 Wellesley Rd
Napier

Phone: (06) 8341877 or Ext: 4276 internally
Mobile: 025 2759135
Fax: (06) 8781693
E-mail: sandracorbett@hawkesbaydhb.govt.nz

Kei te aha
Ko Hikurangi raua ko Moumoukai oku Maunga
Ko Waiapu raua ko Nuhaka oku Awa
Ko Rahui, ko Kaiwaka, ko Hinerupe ratou ko Rakatoa oku Marae
Ko Ngati Porou raua ko Ngati Kahungunu oku Iwi
Ko Horowai raua ko Atareta Puketapu (Addie Dewes ranei) oku Maatua
Ko Aisha raua Ko Deena oku tamaahine

I am a Registered Nurse and have worked for Kahungunu Health Services – Choices, a Nursing and Midwifery service. I am fortunate to have run Nurse led clinics in Hastings and Waipukurau, involving various aspects of health promotion and clinical nursing. My nursing career started out as a teenager – from a desire to nurse my elderly Grandmother. She had a world view that I understood and one which helped keep her and her whanau in good health. This has helped shape my own world view and one which I value and attribute to my mahi.My desire is to work alongside our whanau, especially those whom have limited access to health services, ie., Māori, Pacific Island and low socio economic communities. To support and enhance what they perceive attributes to keeping good health for them. I seek to share the knowledge I have gained throughout my nursing career with others in the Nursing profession and would like to support all students and new graduates on their journey through Health in Aotearoa. Participating in the Tuakana/Teina programme I hope will provide this and I look forward to progressing in the field of nursing together.

Phone: 027 846 1427
Email: christeve.legeyt@gmail.com

Kia ora

I am passionate about nursing, and the significance of my role in serving underserved communities. My future aspiration is to become a nurse practitioner so that my scope of practice can be extended allowing me to provide a wider range of services to those in need. In achieving this goal I have completed a Masters of Nursing qualification and I teach in the Bachelor of Nursing Degree at EIT.

I am currently working for Health Hawkes Bay as a Workforce Coordinator.I am particularly interested in the areas of health promotion, education, prevention and increasing the health status of Māori, Pacific Islanders, and lower income New Zealanders. I believe there are communities in New Zealand that are in need of holistic support and I believe nurses are at the forefront to provide this support.

Iwi: Ngati Kahungunu
Availability: 4-8 hours per month or 1-2 hours a week, phone calls, e-mail, face-to-face.
Email: Bobbie@healthhb.co.nz
Phone: 021 061 9632

Ko Moumoukai toku Maunga
Ko Waiterohia toku Awa
Ko Takitimu toku Waka
Ko Ngati Rakaipaaka toku Hapu
Ko Ngati Kahungunu raua ko Rongomaiwahine oku Iwi
Ko Manutai raua ko Te Poho O Te Rehu oku Marae
No Nuhaka ahau
Ko Te Rangi Saunders toku ingoa

Tena koutou katoaI am very proud to call myself a Registered Nurse; I am currently employed at Kahungunu Health Services – Choices in Hastings which is a GP, Midwifery and Nursing service health provider. I work across the board from tamariki right up to our kaumatua. I have a particular interest in women and babies which has led me to further my knowledge in this area. I am to begin my Midwifery training in January 2012, which I am very excited about.I am happy to offer support, guidance or just a listening ear to anyone wanting to pursue a career in health. I wish you all the very best for your future endeavours whatever they may be. I leave you with this whakatauki (Māori proverb)“Ehara taku toa i te toa takitahi he toa takitini”“My strengths are not that of one person but that of many “Kia tau te rangimarie i runga ia koutou katoa, tena koutou, tena koutou, tena koutou katoa.

Phone: 878 7616

Email: ema.taungakore@hbdhb.govt.nz

My background of nursing is medical based.

I have a passion for nursing and I am looking forward to meeting and encouraging new nurses into this rewarding profession.

I live at Waimarma with my partner. We have 4 children and 2 mokopuna. Only one of our children is at home with us now.

Email: Anne.Bruce@hawkesbaydhb.govt.nz