Mission of Statement

Our mission is to work in partnership with fanau to ahieve positive health outcomes by utilising culturally and ethically based professional nursing practice.

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Vision

Vaka Atafaga Pacific Nursing Service (VAPNS) is recognised as a centre of excellence for shaping and influencing positive health and wellness outcomes for Pacific fanau.

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Values

As a service we foreground the needs of the fanau. We will demand excellence of ourselves in delivering services that make a difference to our tamamanu.

Our values are embedded in Pacific Worldviews as expressed in the Tokelau concept of 'Inati' and 'Alofa ki te tamānu’. These are understood as values of:

• The fair and equitable shaping of resources.

• Compassion, and transparency.

• Respectfulness, integrity, openness and honesty because the notion of Vā/relationship matters.

• We will take an intelligent approach to actively innovate primary health nursing for Pacific fanau.

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