Niho Taniwha in Action

Teams across Aotearoa are using Niho Taniwha to shift systems and achieve better outcomes for whānau and hapori. Explore how through the case studies and video presentations below.

Practice Foundations

Presenters: Angie Tangaere, Eruini Hawke & Riki-Lee Saua

In this Practice Foundations session, The Lab shares the key dimensions and practices of Niho Taniwha and examples of how it has been applied.

He Kupenga Horopounamu

Presenters: Tammy Potini, Makere Ihakara & Roimata Taniwha-Paoo

Te Waka Kerewai (Māori Outcomes team from Auckland Council) share their experiences engaging Hautū Waka and Niho Taniwha within their flagship programme - He Kupenga Horopounamu.

This recording is from the 2026 Niho Taniwha Symposium.

Foundations of Niho Taniwha

Presenters: Angie Tangaere, Eruini Hawke & Penny Hagen

The Auckland Co-Design Lab speaks about the foundations of Niho Taniwha.

This recording is from the 2026 Niho Taniwha Symposium.

Community Immunisation Project

Presenters: Tanya Radford, Emily Welch & Connie Field

The Early Years Team at the National Public Health Service talks about Te Whāriki, an essential part of Niho Taniwha that holds a firm foundation for the practice.

This recording is from the 2026 Niho Taniwha Symposium.

Further watching

Explore past webinars on Niho Taniwha:

Mini Case Studies

This document provides four ‘mini’ case studies as examples of the ways Niho Taniwha has been put into practice in different contexts.



National Public Health Service

This case study shares how teams across the National Public Health Service (NPHS) in Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora are using Niho Taniwha as a learning system to support community-led action to increase childhood immunisation uptake.

Health New Zealand Te Whatu Ora

This case study shares how Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora used Niho Taniwha as a learning system to support the redesign of the Well Child Tamariki Ora (WCTO) service.

Te Waka Kerewai, Auckland Council

This case study shares how Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora used Niho Taniwha as a learning system to support the redesign of the Well Child Tamariki Ora (WCTO) service.

Are you using Niho Taniwha in your mahi? We'd love to hear about it.

We're keen to connect with teams and practitioners who are currently applying Niho Taniwha. If you have experiences, stories, reflections or examples of practice you'd be happy to share, we'd love to hear from you.

Sharing what we're learning helps build collective knowledge and supports others on their Niho Taniwha journey.

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Explore Niho Taniwha

  • Learn about the whakapapa of Niho Taniwha and how it came to be.

  • Build your understanding of Niho Taniwha through the following resources:

    • Niho Taniwha Overview: A slide deck introducing the key elements of Niho Taniwha.

    • Niho Taniwha Introduction: A comprehensive exploration of the framework, its purpose, key elements and what it supports us to do.

  • Guidance, tools and templates to support teams applying the Niho Taniwha framework including:

    • Downloadable practice guides and templates

    • The Niho Taniwha Practice Guide

    • Practice advice for Te Whāriki and each Wāhi Ako

    • Guidance to help you decide if Niho Taniwha is suitable in your context and how to get started.

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  • See how teams across Aotearoa are using Niho Taniwha in their mahi, through case studies and recorded presentations.

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  • Join the Niho Taniwha Learning Network for support, shared learning and practical examples from others applying Niho Taniwha.

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