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Māori disability support services

Find a range of support, advice and advocacy services below. If we are missing a useful service or resource, please contact us.

Services, support and resources

  • Hei Whakapiki Mauri external URL : Empowering  tāngata whaikaha Māori and their whānau through whānaungatanga and  kōrero. It is a free service for  tāngata whaikaha Māori me  ō  rātou  whānau living in Waitaha.
  • Kāpō Māori Aotearoa: external URL   Providing support for tāngata kāpō access to services, advice and information about disability services, peer support.

  • Te Ao Mārama Aotearoa external URL : A charitable trust that is made up of  whānau across the  tāngata whaikaha  Māori hapori who work with  whānau ,  hapū and iwi leadership, crown agencies and the disability sector. 

  • Te Rōpū Kaitiaki external URL A Turi (Deaf) Māori led strategic advisory group that works in partnership with the New Zealand Sign Language Board and Whaikaha - Ministry of Disabled People. . Providing advice and a Turi Māori  perspective to the NZSL Board, and to progress a workplan to improve outcomes for Turi Māori. 
  • Te Roopu Waiora: external URL  A kaupapa Māori organisation founded and governed by whānau with physical, sensory and intellectual disabilities. Providing accessibility information and advice to communities, government and services.