Tātou tātou - kaitiaki kōrero about hauora / wellbeing

"Where I am now, which I think is a really good place, I'll hopefully look in 10 years and say I'm in a better place. That's always the goal." Sakhr Munassar shares his hauora journey with Tuihana and Rochelle. Sakhr talks about how he believes Te Tiriti o Waitangi is key to hauora in Aotearoa.

"Indigenising your mind for better ways of living and your own development starts with you realising what your issues are. For those people still trying to navigate that, you've got to dig deep." Tu Chapman shares about her hauora journey with Tuihana and Rochelle. Tu talks about her important journey to find her place and to know herself.

"Our tipuna didn't sign Te Tiriti o Waitangi to work 40-60 hour weeks. So what did they want us to have and how do we live that?" Eden Skipper shares his hauora journey with Tuihana and Rochelle. Eden talks about how he's spent time mapping out what grounds and feeds him.

"People work in this sector because they're passionate about the work they do and they feel it makes a difference. We're here because we're givers and that's a real problem for wellbeing because we give, often, at the expense of ourselves." Holly Snape shares about her hauora journey with Tuihana and Rochelle. Holly talks about introducing a wellbeing programme for her kaimahi and the impacts that's had. 

"I'm good at telling other people's stories but sometimes it's my own that I struggle the most with because it's always been about our whānau, our community." Natalia Sexton shares her hauora journey with Tuihana and Rochelle. Natalia says she remains acutely aware of the need to build and take on those things we learnt during COVID to ensure our practices and the way we work going forward benefits.

"I care so much about communities but I need to get myself into good health and be well so I can serve others." Kodrean Eashae shares about his hauora journey with Tuihana and Rochelle. Kodrean talks about how he is working on relaxing and slowly learning about how to take time for himself.

"I've learnt over the last couple of years that it's about making hauora a priority, blocking in time in my day that enables me to do something for my own wellbeing." Michelle Kitney shares her hauora journey with Tuihana and Rochelle. Michelle talks about the line between passion and perfectionism, the mindset shift required, and learning to say no. Michelle and Rochelle also share about the origins of Tātou tātou.

"I had to learn and discover that I could look after myself, I could look after my mental health." Sabina Larsen shares her hauora journey with Tuihana and Rochelle. Sabina talks about the time when she was really struggling and had to learn how to look after herself.

"Because the responsibility I feel to lift up my community means that I get pulled in a whole lot of different ways and it can be difficult to manage." Fole Finau shares his hauora journey with Tuihana and Rochelle. Fole talks about his journey to find an equilibrium between the tension of giving and the importance of looking after his family.

"I want to make sure that my time in community is not at the expense of time with my whānau." Whetu Campbell (Ngāti Porou, Ngāpuhi) shares his hauora journey with Tuihana and Rochelle. Whetu shares how it took him a long time to get the right balance and make sure his mahi is not at the expense of what he's doing or why he's doing it.