Te Wiki Hauora Tāne – Men’s Health Week
June 9 - June 15
At Te Tiratū, we stand with the kaupapa of Te Wiki Hauora Tāne – Men’s Health Week because our tāne deserve better — better health, better support, and better chances at long, fulfilling lives.
For one week in June each year, Men’s Health Week reminds us that small steps lead to powerful change. But for our whānau, especially our Māori and Pasifika men, one week isn’t enough.
Too many of our tāne are lost too early to illnesses that are preventable. Eight whānau every day lose a father, partner, or tupuna to something that didn’t need to take them. That’s not right — and it’s something we can change.
Māori men are living shorter lives, facing higher rates of heart disease, diabetes, and suicide. The statistics are clear, but they are not our destiny.
Te Tiratu backs Men’s Health Week as part of a bigger movement: a commitment to oranga — physical, mental, and spiritual wellbeing — rooted in whakapapa and mana motuhake.
This June, and every day after, let’s kōrero with our tāne. Let’s get checked. Let’s move more. Let’s show up — for ourselves, for our whānau, and for the generations to come.
Because our lives matter. Our men matter. Check out the Men’s Health Week website for more.