Lavinia Ngatoko
Posts by Lavinia Ngatoko for New Blog
Time of remembrance, reflection, and renewal
Nau mai i ngā hua, nau mai i ngā taonga, nau mai i te mātahi o te tau! Welcome the fruits of the year, welcome the many treasures, welcome the New Year! Whāia te mātauranga, ka tītiro whakamuri ki …Read more about 'Time of remembrance, reflection, and renewal'...
Effective Pacific leadership about serving others
Good leadership is about doing the right things at the right time and for the right reasons, says Public Health specialist and Associate Dean Pacific at the University of Auckland Faculty of Medical …Read more about 'Effective Pacific leadership about serving others'...
It's climate-crunch time, says UN Chief
“It’s climate crunch time” when it comes to tackling rising carbon emissions warned UN Secretary General, António Guterres when marking World Environment Day 2024 on Wednesday this week. As events w…Read more about 'It's climate-crunch time, says UN Chief'...
INTERVIEW: Study to create action plan for spiritual care in Aotearoa.
HPF recently caught up with Otago University’s Associate Professor, and member of HPF’s Academic Reference Group, Richard Egan for a written interview about a research study which he is co-leading t…Read more about 'INTERVIEW: Study to create action plan for spiritual care in Aotearoa.'...
Webishop to discuss effective leadership and Pacific wellbeing
Our Pacific Health Promotion webishop, featuring a panel of Pacific leaders in public health and health promotion, will be held on June 5 from 11am to 12.30pm. We invite you to come and join us at t…Read more about 'Webishop to discuss effective leadership and Pacific wellbeing '...
Kuala Lumpur Call to Action on Planetary Health
We can’t wait any longer – the time for action is now! That’s the key message from the Kuala Lumpur Call to Action on Planetary Health launched at the 2024 Planetary Health Annual Meeting (PHAM) an…Read more about 'Kuala Lumpur Call to Action on Planetary Health'...
Call to End Plastic Pollution
Those days when we filled supermarket plastic bags with our groceries seem like a distant memory. Here in Aotearoa NZ we’ve been making small, and I like to think, meaningful steps to phase out singl…
INTERVIEW: We need to be heard to effect action on alcohol, says Alcohol Healthwatch Director
HPF recently caught up with Alcohol Health Watch’s new Executive Director Andrew Galloway, who joined the organisation in October last year, for an indepth-interview about his extensive career. We al…
Culturally responsive health promotion approaches focus of webishop
We invite you to join us for our first webishop of the year ‘Culturally Responsive Health Promotion Approaches in Aotearoa NZ’ to be held on March 27 from 11am – 12.30pm. Aotearoa NZ has been a mel…Read more about 'Culturally responsive health promotion approaches focus of webishop'...
Registrations open for short course in health promotion
Registrations for Intake One of the short course in health promotion are NOW OPEN! Do you want to be empowered with new tools for your kete as a health promoter? Do you want to broaden your knowledg…Read more about 'Registrations open for short course in health promotion'...