Abstinence
Korekai
To not consume, in this context - all forms of drugs/alcohol
Access, Accessible, Accessibility
Whakatapoko
Eg - He whare whakatapoko - an accessible building
Accessible Parking
Tūnga Waka Whakatapoko
Accessible Toilet
Wharepaku Whakatapoko
Addiction
Waranga
Addictions
Ngā Piringa Wara
Emphasising connection as opposed to addiction
Addictions
Ngā Waranga
Addictions Counsellor, Addictions Practitioner
Kaiwhakamahereora Waranga
Agoraphobia
Mae Ahoaho
Alcohol
Waipiro
Alcohol Addiction (connection)
Te Piringa Wara Waipiro
Alleviate Distress
Hiki Taumahatanga
Alzheimers
Tuapaemahara
Ambivalence, Confusion
Rangirua
Anorexia
Māuiui Whakatiki
Anxiety, Anxious
Manawapā
Aromatherapy
Haumanu ā-kakara
Assessment
Aromatawai
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
Aroreretini
Attention goes to many things
Attitude
Waiaro
Autism
Takiwātanga
From 'tōku/tōna anō takiwā' - 'my/his/her own time and space'
Autistic Person
Tangata Whaitakiwātanga
Behaviour
Whanonga
Bi-polar Disorder
Māuiui Whaiaro Rua
Blind Person
Tangata Kāpō
Blurred vision, Seeing double
Atarua
Braille
Tuhi Matapō
Bulimia
Pukuruaki
Calmers
Ngā Whakamahuru
Relaxants, sleep and anti-anxiety medications
Cannabis, Marijuana
Tarutaru
Care Plan
Mahere Tautiaki
Citizen
Kirirarau
Citizenship
Raraunga
Clinic (therapy)
Whare Haumanu
Cocaine
Kukarau
Co-Existing Problems (CEP)
Whaiwero Maha
Collective Rights
Ngā Tika Takitini
Complex/sophisticated Needs
Oranga Ararau
Many pathways to wellbeing
Compulsion
Whanonga Auau
Conflict
Taututetute
Confused
Pōkaikaha
Convulsion, Spasm
Hukihuki
Counsellor, Practitioner
Kaiwhakamahereora
Cultural Identity
Tuakiri ā-ahurea
Cultural Therapist
Kaituku Haumanu ā-ahurea
Culture
Ahurea
Deaf
Turi
Deaf Culture
Ahurea Turi
Delirious
Kutukutu
Dementia
Korongenge
Dependency (on)
Warawara (ki)
Depressants
Ngā Whakatautō
Depressed, Depression
Hākerekere
Ngākau Pōuri
Pāpōuri
Diagnosis
Whakatau Māuiui
Dignity
Amaru
Mana
Disabilites
Ngā Whaikaha
Disability Parking
Tūnga Waka Whaikaha
Disability Persons Organisation (DPO)
Tōpūtanga Tāngata Whaikaha
Disabled
Whaikaha
To have strength, to have ability, otherly abled, enabled. A word created within the Māori disabled community.
Disabled Toilet
Wharepaku Whaikaha
Discrimination
Whakatoihara
Disorder
Māuiui
Diversity
Kanorau
Dizzy, Giddy
Āmai
Ānini
Rorohuri
Downs Syndrome
Pūira Kehe
Odd numbered chromosome
Drop-In Service
Ratonga Toro Noa Mai
Drug, Narcotic
Whakapōauau
Drug Addiction (connection)
Te Piringa Wara Whakapōauau
Emotional Health
Hauora Kare ā-roto
Hauora Aurongo
Emotions
Aurongo
Kare ā-roto
Epilepsy
Hūkiki
Equality
Mana Ōrite
Ethnic Group
Mātāwaka
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder
Māuiui Waipiro Pā Piriiho
Fundamental Rights
Ngā Tika Tūāpapa
Gambling
Petipeti
Gambling Addiction (connection)
Te Piringa Wara Petipeti
Grief Stress
Tāmitanga Kahu Tara
Group Work
Mahi ā-rōpū
Half Deaf
Haurua Turi
This term has come from the Deaf Community
Hallucination
Pohewanga
Hallucinogen
Whakapohewa
Harm Reduction
Whakamimiti Puna Mamae
Harmful Gambling
Petipeti Whakararu
Hearing Impaired
Hakiri
High (inebriate)
Hūrori
Human Rights
Ngā Tika Tangata
Hysterical
Keka
Illicit Drugs
Whakapōauau Taihara
Illness
Mate
Impulsive
Takahorohoro
Indifferent, Moody, Morose
Haumaruru
Inhalants
Whakangānga
Intergenerational Trauma
Pāmamae Heke Iho
Intergenerational Traumatic Stress
Tāmitanga Pāmamae Heke Iho
Intoxicated, Drunk
Haurangi
Justice
Manatika
Lapse
Tapepanga
Dialect variation
Tapepenga
Dialect variation
Liberty, Freedom
Herekorenga
Wāteatanga
Lived Experience
Mātau ā-wheako
Make Peace, Cement peace (after conflict)
Hohou Rongo
Māori Culture
Ahurea Māori
Medication, Medicine
Rongoā
Medication Assisted Treatment
Whakapakari Pātū ā-rongoā
Mental Health
Hauora Hinengaro
Mental Health Challenges
Ngā Wero Hauora Hinengaro
Literal - Wero i.e. Challenge
Māuiui Hauora Hinengaro
Figurative - Māuiui i.e. 'out of balance'
Mental Health Counsellor, Mental Health Practitioner
Kaiwhakamahereora Hinengaro
Mental Health Issues
Ngā Take Hauora Hinengaro
Mental Health Problems
Ngā Raruraru Hauora Hinengaro
Mental Health Unit
Manga Hauora Hinengaro
Mentally Distressed, Eccentric
Wairangi
Mentally Ill
Pōrangi
Methamphetamine
Tioata Whakaihi
Mood Disorder
Māuiui Kare ā-roto
Māuiui Aurongo
Movement Problem, Co-ordination Problem
Raru Kori Tinana
Music Therapy
Haumanu ā-puoro
Neurodiversity
Kanorau ā-roro
Neurological Problem
Raru ā-io
Nondiscrimination
Whakatoihara Kore
Numbness
Matakerekere
Nutritionist
Mātanga Kai Taiora
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
Māuiui Whakaauau
Occupational Therapist
Kaituku Haumanu Ngangahau
Occupational Therapy
Haumanu Ngangahau
Opioids
Ngā Whakaporehu
Outcomes (changes)
Ngā Rerekētanga
Panic
Maurirere
Paralysis
Iokerewai
Participation
Whai Wāhi
Whai Whakaurunga
Pasifika Peoples
Ngā Iwi o Te Moana Nui a Kiwa
Ngā Whanaunga o Te Moana Nui a Kiwa
Ngāi Moana Nui a Kiwa
Ngāi Pasifika
Peace
Rangimārie
Rongomau
Peer
Hoa Aropā
Peer Group
Rōpū Aropā
Peer Support
Tautoko ā-aropā
People
Tāngata
People with disabilities
Tāngata Whaikaha
People with Disabilities' Culture
Ahurea Whaikaha
Person
Tangata
Person in recovery
Tangata Whaioranga
(A) Person with an addiction
(He) Pā Waranga
Person with co-existing problems
Tangata Whaiwero Maha
Person with many challenges
Person with lived experience
Tangata Mātau ā-wheako
Person with schizophrenia
Tangata Wairua Tuakoi
Personality, Identity Disorder
Māuiui Tuakiri
Phobia
Mae
Physical Health
Hauora Tinana
Physiotherapy
Haumanu Korikori
Post Traumatic Stress (PTS)
Tāmitanga Muri Pāmamae
Psyche
Awe Wairua
Psychiatrist
Rata Hauora Hinengaro
Tākuta Hauora Hinengaro
Psychologist
Kaimātai Hauora Hinengaro
Psychology
Mātai Hauora Hinengaro
Psychosis
Māuiui Ahotea
Psychotherapist
Kaituku Haumanu Hinengaro
Ramp
Rōnaki
Recovery
Whaioranga
Recovery Capital
Ngā Āwhina Whakaoranga
Refugee
Rerenga
Rehabilitation
Whakamātūtūnga
Relapse
Matahoki
Relapse Prevention
Te Aukati Matahoki
Relax
Mauritau
Residential Rehabilitation
Noho Whakamātūtū
Residential Treatment
Noho Whakapakari Pātū (o te Whare Tapawhā)
To reinforce the walls of the Whare Tapawhā model of health
Resilience
Manawaroa
Wanatītanga
Respite Care
Tautiaki Tānga Manawa
Restless
Tou Pīwakawaka
Tou Tīrairaka
Tou Tīrakaraka
Tou Pīwaiwaka
Restrain
Whakaita
Ruminate
Whakaaro Whakaauau
Schizophrenia
Māuiui Wairua Tuakoi
Seclude
Whakataratahi
Seclusion and Restraint
Here Taratahi
See unclearly, Dim vision
Matarehu
Seizure
Hūkeke
Self-esteem, Self-respect, Self-worth
Kiritau
Sensory Modulation
Whakaāio ā-rongo
Service User seeking wellness, Consumer seeking wellness, Person seeking wellness
Tangata Whai Ora
Service User/Consumer Family or Collective
Whānau Whai Ora
Service User/Consumer/Person with wellness (singular)
Tangata Whaiora
Service Users/Consumers/People seeking wellness (plural)
Tāngata Whai Ora
Service Users/Consumers/People with wellness (plural)
Tāngata Whaiora
Sexual Abuse
Taitōkai
Sexual Activity
Mahi Onioni
Sexual Orientation
Aronga Hōkaka
Aronga Taera
Sexuality
Hōkakatanga
Taeratanga
Shame Stress
Tāmitanga Whakamā
Sign Language
Te Reo Turi
Te Reo Rongo ā-whatu
Social Life
Mahi Ngahau
Social Networks
Tūhononga ā-ngahau
Social Phobia
Mae Piringa Tangata
Social Worker
Tauwhiro
Specific Phobia
Mae Tauwhāiti
Speech Language Therapists
Kaituku Haumanu Ngutu Tūī
Spiritual Health
Hauora Wairua
Stigma
Poapoataunu
Stimulants
Ngā Whakaihiihi
Stoned
Māngina
Strengths and Resilience (as an approach)
Ngā Pātū Tūroa o te Whare Tapawhā
Stress
Tāmitanga
Stress Related Illness
Mate Tāmitanga
Stress Relief (activities)
Ngā Mahi Hiki Tāmitanga
Stresses
Ngā Tāmitanga
Stroke
Roro Ikura
Success, Successful
Angitu
Momoho
Waimārie
Suicide, to be racked with grief sometimes leading to suicide
Whakamomori
Support Group
Rōpū Tautoko
Support Workers
Ngā Tuarā Tautoko
Support Workers Collective
Te Hunga Tuarā Tautoko
Symptom
Tohu Māuiui
Tohu Mate - Illness symptom, Tohu Māuiwi - Disorder symptom
Therapist
Kaituku Haumanu
Therapy
Haumanu
Tranquility, Serenity
Āiotanga
Waikanaetanga
Transgender person
Tangata Whakawhitiira
Trauma
Pāmamae
Traumatic Event
Pāmamaetanga
Traumatic Stress
Tāmitanga Pāmamae
Traumatic Stress Disorder
Māuiui Pāmamaetanga
Treatment Plan
Mahere Whakapakari Pātū
Universal Rights
Ngā Tika Mā Te Katoa
Video Gaming Disorder
Māuiui Tākaro Ataata
Visually Impaired Person
Tangata Matarehu
Person with some visual ability
Volatile Substance Misuse
Whakangā Pahūrehu
Wellness Plan
Mahere Whai Ora
Williams Syndrome
Withdrawal
Maunuwara
Withdrawal Symptoms
Tohu Māuiui Maunuwara
Work Stress
Tāmitanga Mahi
Work Together
Mahi Tahi
Worry
Māharahara
