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Florence (Floss)

Registered Nurse
Joined the team January 2025

Floss did her student Nursing placement at Te Kupenga Hauora-Ahuriri, she then obtained a Community Support Worker position here while she finished her studies. Now she has secured a role as a Registered Nurse.

What Floss loves most about here role is exchanging matauranga, mana, whakapapa and rongoā expertise amongst the workplace to deliver higher quality of care for whaiora as a Registered Nurse. As a Registered Nurse Floss is passionate about listening and advocating for whānau, so they can receive the best care. As Māori she believes and actions Hauora beyond the tangible sense which entails tīkanga, kawa, mana motuhake, whānau ora, aroha, kōrero, whakapapa and whenua.

Floss was taught from a young age to hunt, gather, forage, fish and garden which grew her passion to embrace her natural abilities to care, nurture and provide. She enjoys the outdoors, elements, whenua, being with whānau and all genres of music. Floss's greatest achievement in life was becoming a māmā.

"Mauria te pono" - believe in yourself.

She holds a Bachelor of Nursing.

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