🍃'Te Wiki Hauora Wāhine' Women's Health Week
The Generator Newsletter
Issue 28
🍃Seeds of Strength: Honouring Wāhine in Wellness
Riana lee Tamati – 21, Māori, and Unstoppable🔥
A high-performance athlete, coach, co-founder of a Whanganui sports club and winner at the Te Manu Atatū Māori Business Awards. While recovering from serious sports injuries Riana launched The Zone: Whanganui’s first health & wellness hub with group training and recovery spaces for athletes and the wider community.
PT qualified, passionate about wellbeing, and ready to uplift rangatahi through movement and healing. This powerhouse wahine! Click HERE to view her story.
Papakura Pasifika Mum of 4 chose Wellbeing over burnout
In 2022, Tash left her job to reclaim time, grow food, and live simply with her tamariki.
Now she helps others do the same – through gardening, upcycling, chickens, sharing produce and cooking from scratch.
She kohas her time to local schools, supporting Garden to Table and community gardens, planting seeds with anyone keen to learn 🌱
✉️Villagefaerie@gmail.com
MSD Employment Support for Local Businesses & Charities
The Ministry of Social Development (MSD) offers a range of employment services to help local businesses, employers, and charities grow their teams and support jobseekers into sustainable work.
Whether you're hiring or running a community project, MSD can help — including wage subsidies for eligible new staff!
Opportunities include:
🌱 Mana in
Mahi – support for apprenticeships & cadetships
🌿 Flexi-wage Projects in the Community – for environmental & social impact work. Contact Generator National Team.
📚 Training & extra support for job candidates
🏗️ Careers in Construction & Infrastructure
🔄 Redeployment Support
🧑💼 Free recruitment services for employers
Generator businesses are encouraged to contact MSD’s National Team to explore how these supports can help grow your impact.
Nominate now for the Tu Rangatira Awards – part of Te Maeva Nui NZ (CC63023) – celebrating outstanding leadership and service in the Cook Islands NZ community.
