Our Community, Our Stories
We are a national Pacific health and social services provider with a strong regional presence across Auckland, Wellington, Canterbury and Otago regions.
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Community garden addresses mental health
The Kadavu Canterbury Club, a Fijian cultural group used Solesolevaki as a way of addressing the issues of mental health and well-being.
Family support the key to quality of life
When Fuamoa Allen fell into a coma after brain surgery twelve years ago, her doctors advised she would not have long to live. Fuamoa’s daughter Trudy Savea refused to accept this prognosis, fighting to keep her mother alive and well cared for within the family home in Takanini.
Supporting youth mental health with Five Ways to Wellbeing
For eight weeks over summer, Vaka Tautua has played host to several University of Otago students as part of the POPO internship programme. POPO, which stands for the Pacific Opportunities Programme at Otago, aims to increase the number of Pacific students in health related fields in Aotearoa.
Raising awareness of mental health for Pacific communities in Aotearoa
In support of Mental Health Awareness Week 2022, Vaka Tautua’s Ola Fiafia Mental Health teams in the Auckland and Wellington regions held fun activities throughout the week to engage their local communities and promote mental wellbeing for Pacific people.