2027 Annual Conference
— Registration now open for Te Ao Mārama members.
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Ko wai mātou?
About us
"Te Ao Mārama exists to lead, represent, and elevate the Māori oral health workforce."
Founded in 1995, we are an organisation providing leadership, representation and support to the Māori oral health workforce- including clinical and non-clinical professionals.
Te Ao Mārama works through advocacy, governance and workforce development to improve Māori oral health equity
Whakawhanaungatanga
Building community and professional connections across Aotearoa
Kaitiakitanga
Guardianship of oral health equity for Māori communities
Mātauranga
Advancing education, research, and professional development
Rangatiratanga
Māori self-determination in oral health leadership
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Ngā Kōrero Hou
Toitū te Tiriti o Waitangi!
Toitū te Whenua! Toitū Te Reo Māori!
Article I / Kawanatanga
Māori sovereignty and governance over Māori oral health.
Article II / Tino Rangatiratanga
Reclaiming the right for our people to make their own decisions, with sovereignty over their own taonga.
Article III / Oritetanga
‘Hei Oranga Niho mo te Iwi Maori’
Good oral health for Maori, for life'.
Moe mai rā e ngā Rangatira, moe mai, moe mai, moe mai Hamilton Manaia Pihopa (21 Dec 1928 - 21 Nov 2017) & Inez Haereata Kingi (1 Jan 1931 – 27 July 2022)
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Use our searchable directory and interactive map to locate Māori dental
professionals across Aotearoa New Zealand. Includes information on NZ oral
healthcare funding to help you access the right care.