Māori Cancer Kaiarahi Service

The Māori Cancer Kaiarahi Service is a free service in Southland designed to support Māori and their whānau with high suspicion of/or diagnosis of cancer.

The Kaiarahi Service helps support Māori and their whānau with high suspicion of/or diagnosis of cancer to get the right information, make informed decisions about treatment options, and get to treatment.

The kaiawhina will assist and make the pathway as smooth as possible by

Ensuring that you have the information you need to make informed choices about your health and treatment.
Making sure you are able to attend all your appointments. The Kaiawhina can attend important appointments with you.
Ensuring that you understand medical terms.
Helping you and your whānau to access other services to meet your needs.
Tautoko with regular phone calls and visits.

We are here to help

(03) 214 5260

0800 925 242

Whanau can be referred by:

Self-referral
GPs
Cancer Society
The Hospital
Friends
Whānau
Hospice
District Nurses
Any health providers and other professionals.

You can be referred at any stage of your journey.

Feedback

The aroha raua koe awhi provided from Nga Kete has been amazing. The general call tocheck -in, the support of kai and medical supplies have been well appreciated. Massivearoha for Barb's your mahi is tumeke & I hope one day i can help someone in my waka. Ngamihi nui ehoa x

This service is amazing and all the workers are fantastic

The aroha raua koe awhi provided from Nga Kete has been amazing. The general call to check -in, the support of kai and medical supplies have been well appreciated. Massive aroha for Barb's your mahi is tumeke & I hope one day i can help someone in my waka. Ngamihi nui ehoa x

I could not manage without your service you are so loving, caring & helpful. You help me with so much with what I do & go. Thank you again.

Nga Kete Matauranga Pounamu Charitable Trust has definitely helped me and Thelma. Thanks to Jo Cullen and Barbara Metzger for their great support, without their help I don't know how we would have coped with the situation at hand, lastly and the counselling from Catherine Friend.

Client Feedback

Maori Cancer Kaiarahi Service has helped lots of people and their whānau through the years, here is some recent feedback, we hope we can help you in the same way.