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News Update

Ngā Pou Mana have some exciting kaupapa on the horizon that we have been working on over the past few months.  Here's an update for all our members and networks.

Membership Renewals for Te Whatu Ora Health NZ (DHB) Members

Through advocacy work achieved working beside our members, PSA and APEX, Ngā Pou Mana have been approved for funding for up to $300 per member for membership fees under the MECA negotiations in May 2022.

This means, any allied health, scientific, technical, and public health worker that falls under the MECA arrangement is able to obtain a fully funded membership.

How do I access the funded membership option?

Click on the link below and fill out your information in the form.  We will get back to you within 5-7 days with a unique code/link that allows you to sign up through the fully funded membership option once we verify your details.

New Website

Ngā Pou Mana have been quietly working away at creating a new website that can do more for our members.  These are some of the features the new site will have over the coming weeks:

• Member sign in portal to webinars, podcasts, resources, and news updates.
• Short courses, member directory, discussion forum and ability to form special interest groups amongst members.
• Supervisor directory where members will be able to link in with Māori supervisors and kaupapa Māori supervision.

This is what the new member dashboard looks like when you sign in:

We are really excited about the new site, and hope you find it useful over the coming months.  As it is a new website, please let us know if you are having any trouble shooting issues accessing the site or its contents and we will endeavour to fix any problems as soon as possible.

Membership Renewals

The website is now back online for those who would like to renew their membership for 2022-2023.

A reminder there are 3 membership categories:

• Tangata Whenua Allied Health (click this link for details on which roles are considered)
• Tangata Whenua Associate (interested in the kaupapa, but not an allied health kaimahi/student)
• Tangata Whenua Affilate (groups, organisations etc that would like to join Ngā Pou Mana)

You must be a Tangata Whenua Allied Health member to have voting rights at the AGM, otherwise all members have the same privileges.

There are 3 payment categories:

• Students - $99/year
• Earning under $35k - $199/year
• Earning over $35k - $299/year

Membership roll over happens on the 1st of September each year.

Membership Services and Support

What do our members get as part of the membership?

• Access to monthly webinar trainings and recordings
• Regional face to face wānanga 4 times per year
• Annual Hui-Ā-Tau (Membership conference wānanga style)
• Annual scholarship awards ceremony
• Access to $20,000 worth of scholarships per year and growing
• Commencement of our Māori supervisors network to access supervision/kaitiakitanga
• Māori Allied Health Leadership Programme (commencing in 2023)
• Advocacy and Support
• Access to a Māori Allied Health network across Aotearoa
• Website portal and access to online webinars, podcasts, courses and resources

We are continuing to build on what we can provide members, and welcome your ideas and feedback.

Scholarships

Due to the website being offline this week while migrating to our new site, we have extended the time to apply for our scholarships.

You now have until midnight Sunday the 4th of September to put in your applications.

Kaupapa on the Horizon

We have some great events coming up including:

• September webinar series with Jason Pahi, Papa Mark Kopua and Whaea Di Rangihuna-Kopua, and  more.  Keep an eye out for the pānui coming next week.
• Save the dates for our annual Hui-Ā-Tau and AGM for 2022.  18th, 19th and 20th of October in Auckland More details coming soon.
• Regional wānanga recommencing December 2022.

Ngā mihi aroha!

We also want to announce and acknowledge our exiting Co-Chair, Dr Teah Carlson, who has been a staunch advocate and contributor to Ngā Pou Mana over the last few years and has now stood down from her position.

Logan Hamley is the interim Co-Chair that has stood in since Teah's departure.  Logan is a Lecturer/Pūkenga at the University of Waikato and studied Clinical Psychology.  Logan hails from Ngāti Rangi, Whanganui.  Logan has lots of governance experience and has already been a great addition to the Executive Committee.  We thank you for putting your hand up to support this kaupapa e hoa and welcome you to the whare!

To our outgoing Co-Chair, you will be missed Teah, and our leadership team would all agree that you have left us with the most beautiful legacy to continue on.  

Teah has always been passionate about the kaupapa of Ngā Pou Mana and continues to challenge systems on our behalf even now that she has left us.  We admire your hard work, dedication to the mahi and your activism to decolonise the health and education sectors.  You continue to be a guiding light, mentor, friend and whānau member to us all and we look forward to seeing you make waves wherever you may go.

We wish you all the best on your new journey, and hope you get to have some time to relax before pēpi arrives later in the year.

He aroha mutunga kore e te māreikura, rangatira, wāhine toa.

Love is you.

Dr Teah Carlson at a Ngā Pou Mana hui in Tāmaki.

Logan Hamley our interim Co-Chair.

That's all from us here at Ngā Pou Mana.

Please get in touch if you want more information or need any other support.

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