Healthy Families South Auckland

15/04/2026

Te Ahi Kōmau ki Tua is back 🔥

Our Tāmaki ki te Tonga marae collective is gearing up to bring the vibe once again.

Te Ahi kōmau bringing together Tāmaki ki te Tonga communities to uplift, connect, and activate kaupapa that keep ahi kā burning, creating spaces where mātauranga, kai, creativity and collective strength come to life for our people, by our people.

If you’re keen to be part of it, check out the details below 👇

31/03/2026

Grateful to 275 Times for highlighting our mahi underway in Māngere following the publishing of the He kai kei aku ringa report.

Healthy Families South Auckland and Health Coalition Aotearoa are meeting with Māngere community throughout March and April to talanoa in response to rising food insecurity across South Auckland.

The March issue of 275 Times is available now: www.275times.com/editions

26/03/2026

Healthy Families South Auckland and Health Coalition Aotearoa have released two important reports focused on improving access to affordable, nutritious food across South Auckland.

Called “He kai kei aku ringa - There is food in my hands”, the foundation & community reports respond to rising food poverty and highlight community-led initiatives already making a difference.

After a year of research alongside the Māngere community, key actions have been identified. These include changes to planning and zoning, stronger protections around school food environments, funding and regulations, and broader shifts to support a fairer food system.

You can read our Māngere food systems report at www.healthcoalition.org.nz/resources

Healthy Families South Auckland and Health Coalition Aotearoa have released two new reports highlighting key policy actions needed to improve access to affordable, nutritious food for communities across South Auckland. Titled “He kai kei aku ringa – There is food in my hands”, the foundation a...

01/03/2026

As Healthy Families South Auckland and Auckland University of Technology’s Design for Sustainability programme enter their tenth year of partnership, their collaboration continues to demonstrate the power of community-centred innovation.

Over the past decade, students have transformed real-world challenges into practical initiatives that strengthen community wellbeing and are grounded in systems change.

With the Healthy Families South Auckland and AUT partnership reaching a decade milestone in 2026, Lead Systems Innovator Julio Bin and Senior Lecturer Lisa McEwan reflect on a successful 2025 programme, why this partnership is important and what opportunities lie ahead. 2025 highlights and the Good....

10/02/2026

🎤 Voices from the night

Throughout the launch, we asked people to share their experience, what connection means to them, what whānau conversations can feel like, and why spaces like this matter.

These reflections remind us that kōrero can be powerful, healing, and sometimes challenging, but always worth it. Thank you to everyone who shared openly and honestly. Your voices sit at the heart of this kaupapa.

09/02/2026

✨ What a night. What a kaupapa. ✨

We gathered with whānau, rangatahi, and partners to celebrate the launch of Kōrero Mai, a deck of conversation cards designed to support whānau to kōrero, connect, and grow together.

These cards create space for honest conversations, gentle moments of reflection, and meaningful connection, in a way that works for your whānau, at your pace. There’s no right or wrong way to use them, just opportunities to listen, learn, and come together.

We’re deeply grateful for everyone who came along and helped mark this moment with us. This is only the beginning 💚

27/01/2026

Connection doesn't always have to be perfect, it just has to feel safe. With Kōrero Mai, even the cheekiest responses can spark understanding and joy

Coming soon

23/01/2026

We all want connection

As parents, finding the right way to reach our young people isn’t always easy.
Sometimes, having the right tools makes all the difference.

Kōrero Mai coming soon.

05/01/2026

Auckland Council's Healthy Families South Auckland team has released the first in a series of major upcoming reports, with ImpactLab highlighting the significant social value created through the Whenua to Whenua programme delivered at the Papatoetoe Food Hub.

These findings reaffirm how culturally grounded, community led food initiatives strengthen local resilience, deepen connections to the whakapapa of kai and enhance community wellbeing.

This report sets the foundation for further insights to come as Healthy Families South Auckland continues to build a clearer picture of the impact of its systems change efforts in 2026

A new report from ImpactLab provides comprehensive insights into the social impact of one of the initiatives created and implemented by the Food Hub Collective, an organisation supported by Healthy Families South Auckland. The GoodMeasure Foundations and Forecast Report focuses on the Food Hub Colle...

18/12/2025

Thank you. To all the communities, partners and advocates we were privileged to work with this year, your dedication and work to continue to shift systems for our communities to thrive has shone brighter and brighter each year.

Over the Christmas period, our team will be taking a short break to rest and recharge, so we can be back ready to continue the work in the new year. Our offices reopen on Monday 5 January 2026.

Until then, have a safe and happy holiday with your loved ones.

Merry Christmas from the Healthy Families South Auckland team.

17/12/2025

As 2025 draws to a close, Healthy Families South Auckland – The Cause Collective, reflects on a year defined by connection, to each other, to our whakapapa, and to the systems that shape our everyday wellbeing.

Across every strand of our work, from Oranga Whakapapa to Mental Health & Wellbeing, Food Systems and Movement & Sport, the heartbeat has remained the same: shifting prevention from something that happens to our communities, to something that happens with them.

Check out our latest ipānui to read more about this mammoth year.

Reconnecting people, purpose and prevention  As 2025 draws to a close, Healthy Families South Auckland – The Cause Collective, reflects on a year defined by connection, to each other, to our whakapapa, and to the systems that shape our everyday wellbeing. Across every strand of our work, from O...