We are the Whānau Ora commissioning agency for Te Waipounamu.

We work on behalf of eight Te Waipounamu iwi to determine the best ways to support whānau development.

Our approach aims to create social impact by investing directly in initiatives developed by whānau or community groups. We also support a significant workforce of Whānau Ora Navigators who work directly with whānau to support them to develop their own pathway plans.

All our mahi is centred on the philosophy that whānau must be placed at the centre of service design and delivery, supporting them to realise their own solutions.

Our Funds

Ā mātou pūtea

We have funding streams available for whānau living in Te Waipounamu, Rakiura, and Wharekauri

Wave

Wave

Our Wave funding is a social innovation model that gives whānau the agency to realise their own aspirations

Ruia

Ruia

This is a contestable fund which supports rangatahi wellbeing, intergenerational leadership, succession planning and cultural development

Te Kīwai

Te Kīwai

This fund has been designed to support tamariki and rangatahi wellbeing through play, active recreation and sport

Kōanga Kai

Kōanga Kai

Kōanga Kai provides physical resources and coaching so that whānau can create gardens in their homes and communities

Tama Ora

Tama Ora

Tama Ora can help you create an event, project or programme targeted at keeping tamariki and rangatahi active

Tai Neke Tai Ora

Tai Neke Tai Ora

This fund is for individuals or groups that want to support whānau wellbeing and connection to te ao Māori

Aroā

Aroā

Aroā is about connecting whānau to the information and services they need to stay healthy

WHĀNAU ORA OUTCOMES

The Whānau Ora Framework continues to guide the work of Te Taumata to improve outcomes for whānau. Agreed to by Te Taumata and the Crown, the framework provides the central foundation of our commissioning methodology and stipulates a Whānau Ora Framework approach that seeks the following outcomes:

POU TAHI

Whānau in Te Waipounamu are self-managing and empowered leaders.

Huia feather, korowai and taniko are symbolic of rangatiratanga and leadership.

POU RUA

Whānau in Te Waipounamu are leading healthy lifestyles.

Parirau (wing) represents the physical wellbeing of the whānau and whānau having the ability to thrive.

POU TORU

Whānau in Te Waipounamu are participating fully in society.

Poutama symbolises education and knowledge. With knowledge comes better participation in society. Mangopare is a symbol of strength.

POU WHĀ

Whānau in Te Waipounamu are confidently participating in te ao Māori (the Māori world).

Whakapapa, Papatuanuku, takarangi (spiral) separating Ranginui, the centre of te ao Māori is our connection to our whakapapa.

POU RIMA

Whānau in Te Waipounamu are economically secure and successfully involved in wealth creation.

Pataka a traditional storehouse with the addition of a poha (kelp bag) containing titi.

POU ONO

Whānau in Te Waipounamu are cohesive, resilient and nurturing

Interwoven koru, embracing with indicative lines, showing certainty and connection during

POU WHITU

Whānau in Te Waipounamu are responsible stewards of their living and natural environment.

Manaia (guardian) – how we should see whānau within the environment.

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A safe space to kōrero

The energy of the pride events in Ōtautahi and the beauty of seeing entities grow and our own kaimahi thrive; it's been a busy but joyful week of Whānau Ora in Te Waipounamu.
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A safe space to kōrero

The energy of the pride events in Ōtautahi and the beauty of seeing entities grow and our own kaimahi thrive; it's been a busy but joyful week of Whānau Ora in Te Waipounamu.
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Is a target of 5% ‘progressive’?

This week, after a visit to Murihiku, the Government’s ‘Progressive Procurement’ policy has been on my mind.
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Whānau know best

This week was one of new beginnings, with a new staff member on board and a new tenant welcomed into the tari. We were also happy to support Ōtautahi-based Wave entity Kai Connoisseurs as they organised a Cyclone Gabrielle fundraiser in record time.
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Rangatahi Creative

With the help of RUIA funding from Te Pūtahitanga o Te Waipounamu, Luke Siaki founder of Rangatahi Creative has created a hub and a safe space for a dozen rangatahi to learn new skills and gain the confidence required to reach their full potential.
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“Our concept was to deliver māra kai at home to whānau. Māra kai can help to save your mental health, your well-being and your hauora”

Jade Moana from Aweko Kai

Nā te pūtea tautoko

Watch these previously funded kaupapa

Reigning Downs in Murihiku is providing rangatahi with an alternative learning experience through hōiho. Through bespoke horse riding lessons and they encourage rangatahi who are challenged by the mainstream education system to build essential skills like resilience, confidence, perseverance and leadership.

Located in the heart of the western suburbs of Ōtautahi, Whānau Whanake support whānau along their own journeys to follow their own moemoeā and dreams. Through the Kōanga Kai initiative, they are giving struggling whānau access to, and knowledge on how to grow and cook fresh kai while also growing intergenerational connections in a warm and relaxed space.

Te Kai a Te Rangatira is a kaupapa Māori initiative that is supporting Rakiura Māori to reconnect with their identity, culture and language. The kaupapa creates spaces for whānau to learn customary practices in line with te reo Māori, and then having places to put these into practice. The whānau are geographically disadvantaged, unable to easily attend kaupapa Māori events to observe and learn the rituals of encounter, customary practices and processes. Therefore, Te Kai a Te Rangatira has created spaces and kaupapa for the whānau and community to emulate these practices.