Tirohanga the houchen wellness space.

The WISEStart Māmā & Pēpi programme is now open at Tirohanga. Mothers of pēpi aged between six to sixteen weeks, who live in the Waikato region, can apply now for WISEStart Māmā & Pēpi to experience a free three-day over three months stay in our beautiful space.

If you live in the Waikato region, and you’d like to receive updates and information about our services, register here.

Keep an eye on our website as we’ll update it as new services are launched for people and whānau living in the Waikato region.

Tirohanga is a locally-based wellbeing space that has been set up to serve people and whānau living in the Waikato. If you live in the area we serve, we look forward to welcoming you to one of our services and/or future programmes in our special space.

If you’re a mother of a baby aged between six to sixteen weeks and you live in the Waikato region, you can apply now to experience our WISEStart Māmā & Pēpi programme.

Keen to know when new services become available? If you live in the Waikato region, register here to receive updates and information about our upcoming services. When additional services and programmes are available, you’ll be able to book online on our website.

The first service to open – WISEStart Māmā & Pēpi – will be open Monday – Thursday, from 9.30 am – 4 pm.
Keep an eye on this website or sign up for our newsletter to get updates and information on opening hours of new services and programmes as they become available.

Please note:
(i)Tirohanga will not offer services or programmes on Friday as this day is set aside for our team to review feedback, develop and enhance our offerings.
(ii)Tirohanga will be closed on weekends and statutory holidays, unless we are offering a special event.

Our special space is not set up for walk-ins. The wellbeing, health and safety of our staff and all those who access support or who take part in programmes at Tirohanga is important to us. If you would like more information about any of the services at Tirohanga you can email us at info@tirohanga.co.nz.
If you are a mother of a new baby, and you live in the Waikato region, you can apply now to be considered for a place in our WISEStart Māma & Pēpi programme.

Our first service and space to open is the WISEStart Māmā & Pēpi Space. This will be available to mothers of pēpi aged between six to sixteen weeks in the Waikato region.

Mothers can apply for a FREE three-day programme with their pēpi. This will include nutritious meals while on-site, support from a lactation consultant and mirimiri massage if requested, learn how to make baby-safe kawakawa balms and oils, nutritionist-led baby nutrition workshop and enjoy a mindfulness & movement session. There will be no cost to māmā who access this service.

Tirohanga is managed by two leaders who have a combined 20+ years experience delivering successful health and wellbeing programmes in Aotearoa.
The Māmā & Pēpi Space is supported by a lactation consultant.
Other health specialists and experts will be contracted to offer mirimiri, rongoā Māori and other wellbeing services and programmes.

Yes! All our buildings are wheelchair accessible and The Lounge building offers an accessible toilet.
Our team will complete a full needs assessment with all mothers who apply and meet the criteria to experience a free stay at our WISEStart Māmā & Pēpi Space.
We’ll collect information on any accessibility, disability or dietary requirements that people and whānau may have when they register for programmes and services.

We’ll do everything possible to ensure your time at Tirohanga is stress-free and restorative.

We believe that wellbeing support should be easy to access. That means it should be local, it should be fit-for-purpose and cost should not be a barrier.

We’re proud that Tirohanga offers an exciting new concept in wellbeing. It’s been designed by the local community for local people. Check out our co-design report to see what local people said they wanted and needed from our services and special space. We’ve listened and we’ve responded. We’ve spent two years renovating Tirohanga into a stunning environment that offers multiple spaces to learn, connect, relax, and replenish. We’ve developed a range of services and programmes that support local people to restore in a way that’s right for each individual and whānau. We understand that everyone is at a different stage in their wellbeing journey…. so you choose what’s right for you.

As we roll out services and programmes, we’ll be working hard to secure funding so that we can offer as many services as possible free-of-charge.
Please note: some special health and wellbeing services that will be delivered by external specialists at Tirohanga may incur fees. If this is the case, we promise that this will be clearly communicated on all promotional materials and booking forms.