{"id":34298,"date":"2025-09-21T03:25:07","date_gmt":"2025-09-21T03:25:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/34298\/"},"modified":"2025-09-21T03:25:07","modified_gmt":"2025-09-21T03:25:07","slug":"on-the-up-northlands-ngati-hine-health-trust-gets-culturally-adapted-triple-p-positive-parenting-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/34298\/","title":{"rendered":"On the Up: Northland\u2019s Ng\u0101ti Hine Health Trust gets culturally adapted Triple P – Positive Parenting Program"},"content":{"rendered":"

The strategies help to build strong family relationships<\/a>, encourage positive behaviours and strengthen resilience, she said.<\/p>\n

Triple P started in New Zealand but now has its headquarters in Australia. A key focus is research to ensure that what it offers is backed by evidence.<\/p>\n

Ten years ago, Ng\u0101ti Hine Health Trust collaborated with Triple P<\/a>, the University of Queensland and the University of Auckland to create Te Wh\u0101nau Pou Toru, a culturally adapted version of Triple P, designed specifically for M\u0101ori wh\u0101nau.<\/p>\n

Results from a randomised controlled trial involving 70 Northland wh\u0101nau showed participants experienced less parental conflict over child rearing and lower levels of challenging behaviour in their tamariki.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe research showed parents are feeling more confident in their parenting, less stressed and were finding it more rewarding,\u201d Riach said.<\/p>\n

While funding for the courses has not been available over the past 10 years, Ng\u0101ti Hine Health Trust has now decided to fund the courses itself, said chief executive Tamati Shepherd-Wipiiti.<\/p>\n

The trust connects with thousands of families each year through its social workers and health clinics in Whang\u0101rei and the Far North, he said.<\/p>\n

\"Ng\u0101tiNg\u0101ti Hine Health Trust\u2019s Katherine Diamond (left) and Tamati Shepherd-Wipiiti, with Jackie Riach from Triple P New Zealand, sign the memorandum of understanding that will deliver proven parenting courses in Northland. Photo \/ Denise Piper<\/p>\n

Social workers struggle to keep up with the demand, but courses like those offered through Triple P are about providing a fence at the top of the cliff before serious intervention is needed, Shepherd-Wipiiti said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have invested our own money with this \u2013 we\u2019re not waiting, our wh\u0101nau need it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ng\u0101ti Hine Health Trust<\/a> and Triple P signed a memorandum of understanding on Tuesday, September 16, and held a small event to celebrate the partnership.<\/p>\n

During formalities, Shepherd-Wipiiti shared his own parenting challenges.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve got a young baby \u2013 she\u2019s 19 months and already in charge,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cShe\u2019s a surrogate miracle, but when you\u2019re gay and have no family, it\u2019s a lonely place.<\/p>\n

\u201cHaving these programmes for a diverse community is really important, such as rainbow communities or if English is not your first language.\u201d<\/p>\n

More details about which courses will be offered are still to be decided, but Shepherd-Wipiiti hoped to help 500 to 1000 families in the first year alone.<\/p>\n

Like all services offered by Ng\u0101ti Hine Health Trust<\/a>, they will not be restricted to those of M\u0101ori descent, but will be open to anyone who wants to receive the manaaki (hospitality) of the organisation, he said.<\/p>\n

Denise Piper is a news reporter<\/a> for the Northern Advocate, focusing on health and business. She has had more than 20 years in journalism and is passionate about covering stories that make a difference.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The strategies help to build strong family relationships, encourage positive behaviours and strengthen resilience, she said. Triple P…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":34299,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[32144,32143,4190,4189,71,6276,134,5838,32142,111,43,139,32141,1067,24926,69,90,8765,3766,2989,32145,21964,32146,18835,223,3765,27561,9438,810],"class_list":["post-34298","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-new-zealand","tag-adapted","tag-culturally","tag-demand","tag-driving","tag-from","tag-gets","tag-health","tag-help","tag-hine","tag-new-zealand","tag-news","tag-newzealand","tag-ngti","tag-northland","tag-northlands","tag-nz","tag-on","tag-parenting","tag-parents","tag-positive","tag-practical","tag-program","tag-programmes","tag-strong","tag-the","tag-tips","tag-triple","tag-trust","tag-up"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34298","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=34298"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34298\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/34299"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=34298"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=34298"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=34298"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}