Wellness programme
Our vision for Wellness at Port Otago is simple. We want our kaimahi to be well supported, so they can feel their best. We therefore give kaimahi access to the resources they need to achieve good wellbeing.
Our Wellness framework
Our vision
Our vision for Wellness at Port Otago is simple. We want our Kaimahi to be well supported so they are always feeling at their best. We make wellbeing a priority and want our kaimahi to have access to the resources they require to achieve good wellbeing.
To support our vision, a project team of Wellness Champions from across the business was formed. The project team have started actioning ideas suggested by our Kaimahi through engagement sessions and lighthouse suggestions and show no signs of slowing.
Wellness themes
To achieve our vision, we have selected five general themes to focus on, which fall into areas of our wider framework. The themes for 2023/24 are:
- Men’s Health
- Women’s Health
- Financial Wellbeing
- Mental Wellbeing
- General Health and Wellbeing
Having defined themes allows us to meet the needs of our diverse workforce, by providing a wide range of initiatives. Our hope is this will encourage all of our Kaimahi to get involved.
Our framework
Our framework, the container ship, is based on the Four Dimensions of Wellbeing (Te Whare Tapa Wha), developed by Sir Mason Durie in 1984.
The four dimensions are:
- taha tinana (physical wellbeing)
- taha hinengaro (mental wellbeing)
- taha wairua (spiritual wellbeing)
- taha whanau (family wellbeing)
Traditionally, the four dimensions are visualised as a house. We have chosen to use a container ship.
Our four dimensions of wellbeing
Wellness Champions
A team of Wellness Champions from across the business lead and action the ideas suggested by our kaimahi. These ideas are generated through feedback and engagement sessions across our teams .
In recent years, Port Otago’s Wellness Team has initiated:
- Free on-site health checks
- Weekly fruit boxes to all of our breakrooms
- Financial wellness workshops
- Good Yarn mental health literacy programme
- Free period products at all worksites.
Other activities organised by the team include:
- Campaigns such as Steptember, Money Month, Movember, Pink Shirt Day and Breast Cancer Awareness Month
- Supporting community events, such as gifting Christmas presents to local schools, and donating food items to Presbyterian Support’s Foodbank Kai for Octacan and our local Kōpūtai Foodshare at Christmas
- Winter Wellness Seminar Series, aimed at improving kaimahi health habits and overall wellbeing
- Supporting four Port Otago social sports teams – dodgeball, netball, touch rugby and football – to get out and have fun.