Welcome, Nau Mai, Afio Mai to the Pūtahi Manawa | Healthy Hearts for Aotearoa New Zealand Centre of Research Excellence (CoRE) website. Bringing together communities, researchers, clinicians, and educators to disrupt the status quo and take action for heart health equity.

Pūtahi Manawa Vision

To achieve heart health equity for Māori and Pacific Peoples.

Kia tutuki ai te mana o te hauora ngākau mō ngā iwi Māori me ngā iwi o Te Moananui-a-Kiwa.

Ia ausia le tulaga tutusa o le soifua maloloina o le fatu mo Maori ma Tagata Pasefika.

Tihei mauri ora!
Ko te pūtahi manawa o te ora
Ko te pūtahi manawa o te kōrero
Ko te pūtahi manawa o te iwi
Ko Pūtahi Manawa tēnei e mihi ake nei
Kei ngā mana, kei ngā reo
Nau mai haere mai ki tēnei pae tukutuku o Pūtahi Manawa

 

Behold, the breath of life
A gathering of heart health experts
A confluence of research  
A meeting place of communities 
We wish to welcome you all 
The many people and voices
to the online home of Pūtahi Manawa

Students engaging with OnE team at Kudos Science Spinners, Auckland

Pūtahi Manawa focuses on collaborative research and educational initiatives as we strive to make a significant impact in cardiovascular health in Aotearoa, New Zealand. Our goal is to create a future where every individual enjoys improved heart well-being and overall cardiovascular health.

 

At the heart of our research is an innovative "business not as usual" approach, fostering collaboration with our Māori and Pacific communities to cultivate a more equitable health research workforce and a dynamic research environment.

 

These whakatauki proverbs speaks to the collaborative efforts of different groups working together to achieve a common desired outcome.


Māori Whakatauki

Mā pango, mā whero, ka oti te mahi

Through black and red the work will be completed

Māori Proverb

 

 
Samoan Muāgagana 

O le tele o sulu e maua ai figota 

Through collaboration, the most difficult challenges can be overcome. 

Samoan Proverb

 

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Te Ara Haka Ora: Exploring te ao Māori pathways to heart health
Te Ara Haka Ora: Exploring te ao Māori pathways to heart health
Te Ara Haka Ora, co-led by the National Hauora Coalition (NHC) and Te Toka Tumai, Auckland City Hospital and funded by Pūtahi Manawa, will explore how kapa haka, whakapapa and mātauranga Māori can inform cardiovascular healthcare in Aotearoa.
Changes to Pūtahi Manawa Travel Grants
Changes to Pūtahi Manawa Travel Grants
We have a new way of assessing Travel Grant applications that goes live in November this year! Travel grant applications will be reviewed every two months. We’ve set application deadlines based on the travel period.
Breathing new life into heart health research
Breathing new life into heart health research
Could changing the way we breathe help protect our hearts? Pūtahi Manawa researchers are exploring the links between anxiety and cardiovascular health, combining breathing practices, mātauranga Māori and science to find new ways to prevent heart disease.