Waka Toa Ora is an inter-sectoral network in the Waitaha Canterbury region. It is based on the WHO Healthy Cities model and was previously known as Healthy Christchurch. The key theme of the initiative is that all sectors and groups have a role to play in creating a healthy Waitaha, whatever their specific focus (recreation, employment, youth, environmental enhancement, transport, housing or another aspect of health or wellbeing). Waka Toa Ora aims to: Forge a common vision for a healthy region; Foster healthy relationships between diverse agencies and sectors, from ‘grassroots’ groups to government agencies; Enable flexible, collaborative and prompt responses to emergent health issues; Ensure all policy incorporates a health perspective.