Ōtākaro Kōrero Joseph Houghton

In the first episode for 2021, we chat with Matt Bush, a staff member at Waitākiri Primary School and the new Across School Teacher for Hauora.

In this episode, we interview Tim Bateman, former Crusaders and Hurricanes rugby player and owner of O-Studio and Cloud9, businesses that promote physical and mental wellbeing. They discuss the role that values play at both school and in the businesses that Tim owns.

In this episode we interview Kim Smith, Head of Health and PE at Shirley Boys, about how she has worked with the team at Shirley to create a relevant and sustainable PLD program for their staff.

In this episode we interview Andrew Barker, principal of Waitākiri Primary School, about the Puna Kōrero Project, a project which sought to empower Māori and Pasifika voice in our Kāhui Ako.

In this episode Pete Beswick discusses Mental Health Awareness Week with Adrienne Buckingham from the New Zealand Institute of Wellbeing and Resilience.

In this episode we discuss the culturally responsive framework and tool - The Hikairo Schema - with Dr Matiu Rātima from the University of Canterbury