Pink background and works Kurawaka with a pink blog in the background.

Kurawaka handout

This handout is part of the ‘Kurawaka’ exhibition. It is our koha to you and is an opportunity for you to reflect on your own health and wellbeing and develop an action plan.

Download a PDF of the ‘Kurawaka’ handout (pdf, 3MB)

Woman is created

Tāne called out, ‘We are seeking the path to woman ...’ They replied, ‘Go to the soil at Kurawaka … There the woman can be found, untouched, select, and sacred, for she possesses the essence of humankind.’

So, they went and arrived at the soil of Kurawaka. The bones took shape and then the head. The arms, the body, the limbs, the thighs, these all took shape and the skeleton was complete.

Taha hinengaro

Thinking about my mental health today

What I could do in this area?

Make a plan for today, this month, and this year

Today I can …….

This month I can …….

This year I can …….

Te ngākau

Thinking about my cultural health (spiritual, social, family) today

What I could do in this area…. Make a plan for today, this month, and this year

Today I can …….

This month I can …….

This year I can …….

Te whare tangata

Thinking about my general health and wellbeing today

What I could do in this area…. Make a plan for today, this month, and this year

Today I can …….

This month I can …….

This year I can …….

Te taiaroaro

Thinking about my sexual/reproductive health and well-being today

What I could do in this area…. Make a plan for today, this month, and this year

Today I can …….

This month I can …….

This year I can …….

Check-in and rate yourself regularly

You can check-in and rate yourself regularly using a five-point scale, for example:

  • struggling

  • working on it

  • getting there

  • making progress

  • sorted.

Rating system, shows dots in five shades of pink, with words struggling, working on it, getting there, making progress, sorted. Words are "Spaces for your check-in and rate regularly, fill in the dates and tick accordingly. An example of someone using the five-point scale and a tick on the making progress dot"

Taha hinengaro

Where am I at today:

Date and note of how you are feeling on the five-point scale.

Picture with heading taha hinengaro, words where I'm at today and a rating system of five dots in different shades of pink.  Under that are spaces for dates and five dots in different shades of pink.

Te ngākau

Where am I at today:

Date and note of how you are feeling on the five-point scale.

Picture with heading te ngākau, words where I'm at today and a rating system of five dots in different shades of pink.  Under that are spaces for dates and five dots in different shades of pink.

Te whare tangata

Where am I at today:

Date and note of how you are feeling on the five-point scale.

Picture with heading te whare tangata, words where I'm at today and a rating system of five dots in different shades of pink.  Under that are spaces for dates and five dots in different shades of pink.

Te taiaroaro

Where am I at today:

Date and note of how you are feeling on the five-point scale.

Picture with heading te taiaroaro, words where I'm at today and a rating system of five dots in different shades of pink.  Under that are spaces for dates and five dots in different shades of pink.