Working with Māori

We aim to ensure the cultural values and perspectives of Māori people who use Pact services are respected and that Māori staff within Pact are supported to enhance their knowledge and skills of Tikanga Māori.

Staff and Māori people accessing a Pact service are supported to maintain or build their local existing connections with whānau, hapu and iwi. We recognise the importance of whānau being involved in the support, planning and delivery of services for Māori accessing a Pact service. This is demonstrated by Pact support teams using the Te Whare Tapa Wha framework as an integral part of our practice when working with Māori.

The four cornerstones (or sides) of Māori health