Kawepūrongo
Looking to kapa haka for heart health answers
Pūtahi Manawa is offering up to $300,000 for Māori-led research exploring how kapa haka supports cardiovascular health. The grant will build evidence for Māori-led approaches to improving heart health and wellbeing.
Māori summer research with Pūtahi Manawa: an update
After three successful years, Kura Raumati will not be running this coming summer of 2026/27, but the Pūtahi Manawa and Pūhoro STEMM partnership continues.
Le Alamea Pūtahi Manawa: Investing in Pacific Communities to Lead Heart Health Solutions
Le Alamea Pūtahi Manawa supports five Pacific-led projects that improve heart health through storytelling, arts, sport, nutrition, and technology. The Pacific-governed fund invests in culturally grounded solutions led by Pacific communities.
Farewell to our Founding Co-Director Professor Julian Paton
Pūtahi Manawa acknowledges the contribution of Founding Co-Director Professor Julian Paton as he steps down after seven years. His leadership helped shape the Centre, advance cardiovascular research, and strengthen heart health equity in Aotearoa.
Leading Conversations on Equity at CSANZ 2026
Pūtahi Manawa researchers, students and leaders joined cardiovascular experts at CSANZ 2026, sharing research, strengthening collaborations and leading conversations on equity, workforce development and improving heart health outcomes for all.
Double Trouble: New Zealand’s First Look at Blood Pressure and Blood Glucose Together
For the first time in Aotearoa, Pūtahi Manawa researchers are turning their focus to the combined impact of high blood pressure and high blood glucose (‘Sweet Pressure’)—two silent threats that often go hand in hand but have rarely been studied together.