All of our health education is underpinned by Whare tapa wha, it was created by Sir Mason Durie in 1984. The wharenui respresent our bodies, each wall/pillar is a representative of different aspects of health such as:

• Physical

• Mental and Emotional 

• Spiritual 

• Social

Without each aspect in harmony a person cannot be completly healthy, just like on a wharenui- if a wall was missing the whare will fall down.