Mahitahi Hauora Annual Report 20222023 FINAL v17 - Flipbook - Page 21
2022/2023 - Mahitahi Hauora Annual Report
Providing nutritious
local food through the
Kai Ora Fund
Our tamariki learning to plant in our community garden
The purpose of the Kai Ora Fund
is to enable Northlanders to grow
and eat nutritious and sustainably
grown local food.
Through a small community
grants process, it supports
innovative projects that address
food security, bene昀椀t the wider
community and encourage
employment and economic
development in the region.
The fund enables communities
to have an accessible, affordable
and safe food supply for current
and future generations. It helps
them to be resilient to future
disruption or unavailability of
food due to various risk factors
including droughts, fuel shortages
and economic instability.
To date the fund has,
• disbursed $141,195 from a
total funding pool of $160,000.
• funded 42 projects: 22 in Far
North, 14 in Whangārei, 2
in Kaipara, and 2 across Tai
Tokerau.
The fund was established in
2015 by Te Tai Tokerau PHO and
Far North District Council. Over
the years the partnership has
grown to include Mahitahi Hauora
PHE, Far North District Council,
Whangārei District Council,
Te Puni Kōkiri, Ngā Tai Ora (Te
Whatu Ora), Healthy Families
Far North, The Ministry of Social
Development and Kaipara District
Council.
*Decrease from last year due to
COVID-19 and severe weather.
• received 61 applications
seeking a total of $255,000.*
• delivered three Kai Ora Fund
workshops (Whangārei,
Kaikohe, and Kaitaia)
connecting with 78 project
members.
Focusing on Primary
Health Care –
acknowledging the
work of General
Practice
The challenges of
general practice across
Aotearoa and our local
region have largely
continued this year.
"Te Hōkai Nuku held 12 wãnanga, enriching younger generations with
mātauranga around growing kai. By bringing our tamariki and our
mokopuna along for the ride, they are more likely to grow a natural a昀케nity
for the environment and continue the good work."
- Jared Hiakita
Primary and community care providers are yet to see an approach that
more fully supports them, rather than focussing resources on hospitals
and secondary care.
We acknowledge the workforce challenges that persist across our general
practices, and the continuation of a funding model that is not 昀椀t for
purpose. While some funding to support pay disparity for primary care
Nurses was implemented, there was little to no additional funding to
support GP’s or general practice as a whole, with an uplift of only 5% on
capitation this year, less than the inflation rate.
With more of our GP workforce retiring and our inability to 昀椀ll vacancies
on a permanent basis, the patient appointment waiting times extend
out to six weeks in some practices. This is unacceptable. It deprives our
Tai Tokerau population of the level of care they are entitled to. We see
closed books, extended patient wait times, and reduced after hours care
clinics. The situation is not unique to Tai Tokerau, as we know the whole of
Aotearoa grapples with primary care workforce shortages.
As a PHO, we strive to be a strong advocate for sustainable general
practice and community healthcare in Tai Tokerau, we work closely with
GPNZ, Te Whatu Ora, Te Aka Whai Ora, and Health NZ to achieve better
funding and outcomes for our region.
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