Te Aho Tapu Self-Assessment Tool is available to support your cultural capability journey

Fire and Emergency New Zealand’s commitment to working with Māori as tāngata whenua means we recognise the status of Māori as tāngata whenua and the importance of working alongside Māori communities.

As evidenced by our research into the impacts on people from unwanted fires as part of the road to the release of the Te Aho Tapu framework, we know Māori are more than twice more likely to be hospitalised due to injuries from fire, and four times more likely to die from a fire-related fatality, than non-Māori.

To improve these statistics, we need to build strong relationships that enable us to work with Māori and iwi as we develop and deliver our services. Doing this requires us to have an appropriate level of cultural capability. 

After more than two years in the making, the Te Aho Tapu Self-Assessment Tool has finally arrived to tautoko (support) your culture capability journey. It has been piloted with more than 250 Fire and Emergency personnel across varying roles and regions and after its success as a pilot we are confident it will benefit the whole organisation.   

The Pou Whirinaki team are available and can be contacted at teahotapu@fireandemergency.nz to ensure our people are supported through the Te Aho Tapu Self-Assessment Tool. This is important because the initial results will inform part of our success against the Rautaki Māori and position us to move forward as an organisation into the future.  

To access the Self Assessment Tool click here .(external link)