Taku Hauora Healthy Me 

Te Whare Tapa Whā was developed by leading Māori health advocate Sir Mason Durie in 1984. The model describes health and wellbeing as a wharenui/meeting house with four walls.

These 4 walls represent:

• taha wairua/ spiritual wellbeing, 

• taha hinengaro/ mental and emotional wellbeing, 

• taha tinana/ physical wellbeing and 

• taha whānau/ family and social wellbeing. 

• Our connection with the whenua/land forms the foundation.

When all these things are in balance, we thrive. When one or more of these is out of balance our wellbeing is impacted.

mentalhealth.org website.