The Tūturu Service: True to your authentic self

Our Philsophy

You are the expert around your own gender and sexuality– however you like to describe yourself, including binary-trans, non-binary, transgender, tangata ira tāne, agender, 

whakawahine, tāhine, fakaleitī, leitī, akava’ine, fa’afafine, genderqueer, gender diverse. Our team provides support around exploration of gender and social affirmation, and work with your whānau. 

How can we help you?

Gender affirming healthcare with Te Ara Rau Access & Choice is a free health and wellbeing service to provide support on your journey to authenticity. Our trained professionals, including those with lived experience, can provide support to any person and their whānau living in the MidCentral region. We can help to advocate for your care within the health system as a whole. Patients requiring a consent or readiness assessment will be referred to a specialist provider for a package of care.

Please note: Tāngata whaiora who are in crisis and need urgent support, please contact MidCentral’s Mental Health and Addictions team on 0800 653 357.