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September Newsletter – Issue 13

Tēnā tātou e te whānau, Welcome to another edition of the Why Ora newsletter. Why Ora focuses on empowering Māori to fulfil their career and employment aspirations so that…

June Newsletter – Issue 12

Tēnā tātou e te whānau, Kei tāpiri iho nei tō tātou Why Ora pānui. Welcome to another edition of the Why Ora newsletter. Why Ora focuses on empowering Māori to…

April Newsletter – Issue 11

Tēnā tātou e te whānau, Kei tāpiri iho nei tō tātou Why Ora pānui. Welcome to the eleventh edition of the WhyOra newsletter. WhyOra focuses on empowering Māori to fulfil…

December Newsletter – Issue 10

Tēnā tātou e te whānau, Kei tāpiri iho nei tō tātou WhyOra pānui. Ko te tūmanako kia kite ai koutou i ngā hua pai mō tenei wahanga ō te tau….

Wellbeing! Important to career and study success

Staying focused and committed to a career journey is not easy. In these challenging times, sometimes it can be hard to get your head around it! Keeping yourself and your…

September Newsletter – Issue 9

Tēnā tātou e te whānau, Kei tāpiri iho nei tō tātou WhyOra pānui. Ko te tūmanako kia kite ai koutou i ngā hua pai mō tenei wahanga ō te tau….

Kia Ora, I am Jacinda Shaw.

I completed my Bachelors of Sport Science and Human Performance in Hamilton through Waikato Institute of Technology (Wintec). My degree was 3 years, subjects I covered within my degree were…

July Newsletter – Issue 8

Welcome to the eighth edition of the WhyOra newsletter. WhyOra focuses on empowering Māori to reach their full potential. Our newsletter highlights the success of those on a health career…

WhyOra workshops online – Week 3

‼️ OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY ‼️ 👉Today we will introduce to you Occupational Therapy. 👉Here is a quick overview of some things that may interest you about this career. If you are…

Kia Ora, I am Claire Enright.

I completed my Bachelor of Health Science (Midwifery) here in Taranaki through Auckland University of Technology (AUT). I studied as part of a satellite class tapping in remotely to classes…

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Internships are a valuable way of ensuring that students are exposed to the health sector in a safe and supportive way. They provide an arena for students to develop skills in a work placement situation and integrate knowledge and skills with well supervised practice experience.

Good opportunities for internships and well supervised learning require that there be a high level of co-operation and collaboration between WhyOra and the host agencies that offer internships throughout Taranaki.To be eligible for an internship you must be a Tertiary student studying a Health and Disability degree.

"I'm doing a Bachelor of Science. I want to end up working in health, but I'm still figuring that out. It's been a good opportunity to work with the Health Protection Unit."Natasha Stanton has spent her summer break on a WhyOra Internship with the Health Protection Unit.

Stanton, 19, who is Nga Rauru, has been has been travelling throughout the region visiting popular recreational water sites reviewing the effectiveness of health warning signs and looking at whether the signs were identifiable and easy to understand from the public's perspective.

"Maori have a connection to water, particularly as a symbol of health and wellbeing, so it's really great to have the opportunity to influence the way that connection is considered within public health policies and guidelines."

This project aims to increase the workforce capacity of the Māori health workforce within the Taranaki region by supporting the transition of Māori into the health sector. Cadetships provide paid employment opportunities for up to 12 months within various roles of the health and disability sector.

Whina Waiariki participated on a 12 month WhyOra cadetship splitting her time between Hawera Community Dental Unit and Ngati Ruanui Healthcare. Whina first become involved with the WhyOra secondary school “Health as a career programme,” as a school student and completed her cadetship in 2015. Whina now has full time permanent employment with Taranaki District Healthboard as a chairside assistant.

“I was a part of the WhyOra programme for about three years at high school and was told about the dental therapy cadetship through the programme,”. The cadetship is such a great opportunity and I have already gained many new skills and learnt a lot about different roles in the health sector,”.