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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 external URL .

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, and 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. It provides advice and a Turi Māori perspective to the NZSL Board, and is progressing 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. It provides accessibility information and advice to communities, government, and services.