Health and Wellbeing Courses

Whāngai i tō tāua tuahine, hei tangi i a tāua

Our qualifications are aimed at developing and nurturing our people's sense of identity as Māori while giving our people the necessary knowledge and skills of a particular industry, advantaging you in the Aotearoa workforce and beyond. See through a Māori world view as you learn to integrate Māori knowledge into all aspects of your life.

Develop confidence to practice traditional healing techniques through Rongoā Māori or become a Kawa Oranga exponent and learn to integrate Māori philosophies into a career in Health Promotion, Sports & Exercise Science or begin your wellbeing journey with our FREE fully online certificate Poupou Whakapiki Mauri. Our whānau Māori need you working to uplift the wellbeing of whānau for the benefit of NZ by gaining more than a social workers qualification with Toiora Whānau. Ko au te whenua ko te whenua ko au, give expression to our connection within te ao mārama with studies in Kaitiakitanga Pūtaiao.

Our qualifications at diploma and degree level can be thought of as a triple major with 50 percent of the qualification focusing on the specialisation and the other half divided evenly between te reo Māori and iwi and hapū studies. 

Learn more by selecting the qualification below and enrol online to begin your journey towards a career in the Health and Wellbeing sector!

Study with Te Wānanga o Raukawa:

• NZQA recognised qualifications.
• Learn or develop your reo Māori through every programme offered.
• Reconnect back to your marae and whānau through Iwi and Hapū Studies.
• Blended delivery means you don’t need to live in Ōtaki to study with us.
• Toiora Whānau is supported by the NZ Social Workers Registration board.
• Noho style and blended delivery offers study that fits around you, your whānau and work commitments.
• Begin your studies with our one-year Level 5 Heke (diploma), the first year towards your bachelor degree.
• Students are accommodated and fed while attending residential seminars on campus.
• Free pick up and drop off from local bus stops and 24 hours security while on campus.