What do we do?

As a roopu we are here to strengthen the Māori identity and Māori cultural safety within the physiotherapy profession

Our guiding vision is strengthening whānau, hapu and iwi as an outcome to all actions

Our kaitiaki -

Our kaitiaki -

  • Witana Pately - Tumuaki

    Ko Hikurangi me Mauao oku maunga

    Ko Horouta me Taikitimu oku Waka

    Ko Waipahu toku awa

    Ko Tutetenga me Opureora oku Marae

    Ko Te Pirirakau me Te Whanau a Tuwhakairiora oku Hapu

    Ko Ngati Porou me Ngai Te Rangi oku Iwi

    No Putaruru Ahau

    Ko Witana Petley taku ingoa

  • Blake Taylor

    Ko Mauao Ko Hikurangi ngā maunga.

    Ko Tauranga te moana.

    Ko Waiapu te awa.

    Ko Mātaatua Ko Nukutere ngā waka.

    Ko Te Kutaroa Ko Ōhinewaiapu ngā marae.

    Ko Ngāti Tauaiti Ko Ngāi Taharora ngā hapū.

    Ko Ngāi Te Rangi Ko Ngāti Porou ngā iwi.

    Ko Blake Taylor tōku ingoa.

    Nō Tūranga-nui-a-Kiwa ahau

    Engari, kei Heretaunga ahau e noho ana ināianei.

    Tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou, tēnā tātou katoa

  • Miranda Buhler

    Tihei māuri ora!

    Ko Tāmaki-makau-rau tōku papakāinga

    Ko Hunua te pae maunga

    Ko Wairoa te awa

    Nō Ngāti Iuropi ōku tupuna. Ko Koterana rātou ko Airani, ko Ingirangi, ko Potukara, ko Witirana ngā iwi.

    Ko Ōtepoti tōku kāinga ināianei. Tēnei, ko Araiteuru te uta, ko Araiteuru te tai ē, ko Araiteuru te waka, ko Araiteuru te tangata. Ko Araituru te marae. Ko Te Whare Wānanga o Otāgo me Te Whare Tū Taua ngā wānanga. Ko te reo te waka wairua. Ko te reo me ōna tikanga he taonga mō te hauora.

    Ko Miranda Bűhler tōku ingoa. He mihi nui ki a tātou katoa

  • Dale Wilson Scully

    Ko Dale Wilson tōku ingoa

    Tainui te waka

    Taupiri te maunga

    Te Hoe o Tainui te marae

    Waikato te awa

    Waikato Ngāti Maniapoto Ngāi te rangi Ngāti whatua ngā hapū

    My rock is my lovely husband Michael Scully

    We live in Hamilton

    My daughter is Tiara Wilson currently resides in Wellington.

    I have 5 sisters and our brother lucky him

    I am a Kaitiaki based in Kirikiriroa amongst a strong roopu of Māori physios and students.

    My interests is about mana enhancing our Māori physio hāpori and being able to support our Māori, PI physio students having positive learning experiences

    Ehara tāku tia I te toa takitahi, engari he toa takitini

    Its not myself as an indivdual but my strength as a collective we can make a difference

  • Sheree Tikao-Harkess

    Ko wai au?

    Ko Sheree Tikao Harkess au

    Ko Te Poho o Tamatea Pokai Whenua te māuka

    Ko Whakaraupo te moana

    Ko Kai Tahu ko Kāti Mamoe ko Waitaha kā iwi

    Ko Tikao, ko Subrizky, ko Solomon, ko Ropata, Ko Ellison ōhoku whānau

    E noho ana au ki Ōtautahi

    Ko Hakarangi Tichborne tōhoku hoa rakatira

    Tokowha a māua tamariki

    He Physiotherapist au

Our Roles -

Our Roles -

  • Tumuaki

    The tumuaki has a key role for guiding our waka, delegating tasks within the roopu and checking our kaitiaki are all managing their load. This involves multiple hui with our key stakeholders, responding to external requests and queries, representing the roopu on panels, joining conference committees to represent the roopu (ie PNZ 2024 scientific committee)

  • Marketting

    The marketing lead is in charge of communicating what we are up to, what kaupapa we want to advocate for, and what support is available to our Māori physiotherapists in the profession. Aspects of this include creating social media templates, loading with the PNZ staff for marketing and administration, writing Physio matters articles, and sharing content with our wider roopu to communicate opportunities, issues, events and all of our happenings effectively online.

  • Events lead

    The event lead organises roopu events such as webinars and in-person wānanga. This involves behind the scene noho marae planning, organising kaitiaki professional development, and organising strategic wānanga to ensure kaitiaki are acting in line with the Tae Ora Tinana vision: strengthening the Māori identity in the physiotherapy profession and increasing cultural safety.

  • Secretary

    The secretary's role is to collect, sort and manage any information/data involving the roopu. This includes data collection, fundraising applications, management of the Google drive, and coordinating submissions.

  • Relationships

    The relationship lead has recently been established as our roopu extends our reach within our profession and the health system. This role is important as it involves maintaining and strengthening our relationships with other organisations. The relationship lead will have direct contact with our four physiotherapy schools, attend graduations, be the link with tauira at the schools, and organising regional hui.

  • Finances

    The financial lead manages all things money. Tasks for the financial lead will include formulating the budget and business plan annually and ensuring we track against it and monitor our actions accordingly.

Our Values -

Our Values -

  • Oranga

    Build thriving and sustainable systems and outcomes (ngā hua)

  • Manaakitanga

    Support and care for all

  • Tuāpapa

    Have a firm foundation grounding in mātauranga Māori

  • Mana Motuhake

    In control of what we do for ourselves

  • Whanaungatanga

    Holding one to one another and our relationships

  • Te Taiāo

    Being connected to our natural environment for our wellbeing

Our tiriti partner -

Our tiriti partner -

Physiotherapy New Zealand