Who is Mana Wāhine?
Following the Cartwright inquiry, Mana Wāhine was established by a group of strong wāhine and tāne rangatira in 1991, led by Waireti Walters and including the first chairwoman, Heather Marunui. The key focus was to provide a by Māori for Māori service for screening and health promotion services in our communities.
Today, Mana Wāhine is a collective of Māori Health Providers from Kāpiti, Porirua, and Hutt Valley. We are committed to improving the health of wāhine and their whānau.
Members of Mana Wāhine have trained kaimahi (community health workers) and are available to share their knowledge with you, your whānau, friends, work colleagues and team mates about Breast and Cervical Screening.
Since 2010 Mana Wāhine has been a member of Tākiri Mai te Ata Whānau Ora collective. Thus we are extremely well placed to provide holistic care including referrals to other services that may be required for women or their whānau. The Mana Wāhine collective is committed to ‘doing whatever it takes’ to ensure a culturally safe and stress-free screening pathway for Wāhine Māori and Pacific Peoples, contributing to equitable outcomes.
