Our Team
Herena Te Wano
Operations
Ngāti Tuwharetoa, Te Arawa, Ngāti Maniapoto
Having previously worked in tertiary education, Herena transferred to
the health sector 5 years ago. She is passionate about advancing Māori
Health.
Her qualifications include BA (Māori Studies), Certificate of Adult Teaching, Certificate of Health Promotion and a Post-graduate Certificate in Public Health.
On Māori SIDS:
“I am inspired by the great work that all the Māori SIDS teams have been involved in over the last 15 years, and their passion to protect and promote the lives and potential of ngā mokopuna Māori.”
Angeline Tangiora
Research and Development
Ngati Kahungunu, Rongomaiwahine
Angeline
Tangiora is a current registered nurse who detoured from mainstream
nursing to supporting the establishment of a Maori health provider
service in Hastings and fulfils her passion for looking after her
people in the community.
Her qualifications include - BA Health Studies (BHS), Diploma Maori and Management (Dip MMgt), Graduate Certificate in Clinical Teaching.
On Research and Development:
SIDS is defined as “the sudden death of an infant under one year of age which remains unexplained after a thorough case investigation, including performance of a complete autopsy, examination of the death scene, and review of the clinical history”.
The primary focus is to reduce Maori SIDS (cot death) using an evidence based approach and ensuring existing and prospective information on relevant SIDS research are identified. This means staying connected with the community and working closely with the Maori SIDS team in preparing appropriate messages and programmes for use in the community.
Nicola MacDonald
Education and Training
Ngāpuhi
(Profile to come)
Ngaire Pera
Programme Coordination
Ngāpuhi
(Profile to come)
Our Taumata
Mereaira Davies, George Taipari, Ripeka Taipari
(Profiles to come)
