Healthy CityTe Ora o ManukauHealth-Promoting Schools
Healthy City
Manukau is one of over 1800 communities worldwide involved in the World Health Organisation (WHO) project, Healthy Cities. The overall aim is to achieve "Healthy for All". The guiding principle is that health focused agencies working together is essential to improve the health and wellbeing of the community.
Te Ora o Manukau - Manukau the Healthy City initiative was introduced in 1989 with signing of the original Healthy City Charter.
Read the Te Ora o Manukau - Manukau the Healthy City Charter 2007
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Health impact assessment
In late 2008, Manukau City Council, through Manukau the Healthy City, commissioned a health impact assessment (HIA) of the 
Manukau Built Form and Spatial Structure Plan. The plan is centred on the long term development of the city centre area of Manukau. The HIA was completed in June 2009, and endorsed by Manukau City Council in late 2009.
A central finding of the HIA was that the long-term development of the Manukau City Centre area should be focused on ensuring accessibility for families and people with disabilities; by doing so this will support development of an environment that is accessible and health promoting for all population groups. There was strong support for better provision of open space in the city centre area, including improving the safety and accessibility of Hayman Park, and the revitalisation of the Puhinui Stream.
The Ministry of Health in partnership with Manukau City Council have developed the Wiri Spatial Structure Plan: Health Impact Assessment Report available below.
Wiri Spatial Structure Plan: Health Impact Assessment Report (6.2mb)
Contact:
Emele Faifua
Healthy City Advisor
Phone: 09 261 8471
Email: Emele.faifua@aucklandcouncil.govt.nz
Te Ora o Manukau
Te Ora o Manukau is a collective made up of Māori signatories to the Te Ora o Manukau-Manukau the Healthy City Charter. They work together towards improving health and wellbeing outcomes for Maori and are guided by the intent of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and the Ottawa Charter.
Te Ora o Manukau is a Ministry of Health (MOH) co-funded partnership with Manukau City Council.
Statement of Intent
We are committed to:
- Whanau ora (enhancing family health and wellbeing)
- Kotahitanga (collaborative relationships)
- Tikanga Māori (preferred practice models for Māori)
- Tinorangatiratanga (by Māori for Māori).
Contact:
Lee-Cherie King
Pae Arahi - Te Ora o Manukau - Adviser
Phone: 09 262 5735
Email: LeeCherie.King@manukau.govt.nz
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Health-Promoting Schools
A health promoting school is one where the staff, students, whanau, local community groups and organisations drive the health of the school by identifying and addressing health issues. Manukau City Council supports nine Manurewa schools to achieve this.
Every health promoting school has a team of hardworking students dedicated to spreading the word and encouraging their classmates to be healthier.
The overall aim of the programme is to support schools to enhance the emotional, social, physical and moral wellbeing of the whole school community.
Find out more on the Health-Promoting Schools webpage.
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