NZNO nurses, healthcare assistants and some midwives plan to strike from 9am on Wednesday 30 July to 9am on Thursday 31 July. Patient safety is our priority and our hospitals will remain open. Continue to attend all appointments unless we have contacted you directly to reschedule.
Nau mai haere mai ki Ngā Wānanga o Hine Kopu.
“He ōhanga wairua he puna tangata”
Your tūpuna chose you.
We acknowledge the unique and special status of Ngā Hine kōpū as the keepers of te ira tangata.
Ngā Wānanga o Hine Kōpū is a FREE kaupapa Māori labour, birth and parenting programme designed for wahine hapu and their whānau. The wānanga is an interactive and fun programme run over 2 days
Ngā Wānanga o Hine Kōpū has been designed to provide you and your whānau with the best information and skills needed to be ready for pregnancy, birth and parenthood. Over the 2 days, you will explore mātauranga Māori including traditional birthing practices, kōrero from a variety of knowledgeable speakers. You will be able to participate in interactive activities, connect with other like-minded people and you will be encouraged to wānanga with your own whānau around creating your own whānau birthing tikanga.
Other than listening to and having the opportunity to kōrero with some awesome kaikōrero, you will also receive your own wānanga pack. Inside you will find everything you need to participate and more. There will be a Whānau Workbook that you can utilise to capture your whakaaro and our kōrero. It also includes uku (clay) so you can make an ipu whenua, a vessel to hold your pēpi placenta, muka to tie the pēpi pito as well as some other beautiful taonga for you and your pēpi.
Our kaikōrero will engage you in pūrākau, mātauranga Māori, kōrero around mama, pēpi and whānau rongoā (more than panipani and tonics). You will hear kōrero around taonga puoro, waikawa/wahakura, wai u, the use of tī rākau as a healthy decision-making technique, and we can also create a special space for our dads to wānanga with themselves (what is said in that space – stays in that space!)
Ngā Wānanga o Hine Kōpū - the antenatal programme - YouTube
Register using this form and we will be in contact with you soon.
