Health and Disability Commission

Mental Health Deputy Chairperson of the Year 2024 (New Zealand): Tui Taurua
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Today my roles include The Deputy Chair for the Whakawaha Community Roopu for both the Health and Disability Commission (HDC) and Medical Council (2022 to present day). Furthermore, I am the Chair of Lived Experience Advisory Group, Noku Te Ao, Health Promotion Agency (2022 to present day). I facilitate a kaupapa Rapua Te Hinengaro Tangata Toa (Seek the Mind of a Warrior). This is the Maori (indigenous) W.R.A.P (Wellness Action Recovery Plan) 2001.