News
This section includes news and opinion pieces from Le Va and Te Pou staff. You can click on an author's name in the right hand column to read all posts by that person, or use the archive and tags to find news by date or topic. Why not join the conversation and let us know what you think? Your comments are welcome on all news posts.
Pacific scholarships and awards address health workforce shortages
Published: 03 April 2012 by Monique Faleafa
Nearly $1.7 million will be awarded to more than 220 Pacific people who have chosen to study a health related qualification in 2012.
Successful first day at GPS conference
Published: 04 April 2012 by Le Va
Yesterday morning saw a ‘full house’ at Waipuna Conference Centre, with more than 300 people coming together for the GPS Growing Pacific Solutions for our families conference, organised by Le Va.
Culture the key to growing Pacific solutions
Published: 22 April 2012 by Le Va
The GPS 2012 - Growing Pacific Solutions for our families fono held in Auckland earlier this month brought together over 300 delegates from the health, social services and disability sector for the first inter-sectoral Pacific gathering this year.
Launch of the Le Va Pacific disability cultural competency training programme
Published: 22 April 2012 by Le Va
The launch of Le Va’s Pacific Disability Cultural Competency Training Programme at the GPS 2012 fono marks an important milestone in the development of Pacific cultural competency training as an effective tool in supporting non-Pacific people to better engage and respond to the needs of Pacific peoples.
Forging collaborative partnerships across sectors
Published: 24 April 2012 by Monique Faleafa
Earlier this month the GPS 2012: Growing Pacific Solutions for our families national fono brought our Pacific communities and mental health, addictions, disabilities and other social sectors together, to work across boundaries on common issues and share innovation.
Working together effectively
Published: 27 April 2012 by Robyn Shearer
It has been a great journey working in partnership with Matua Raki and the Werry Centre to bring together work supporting services in managing co-existing mental health and addiction disorders.
