Our focus is transformation. The fundamental driver is the power of whānau to determine their own future. Te Pūtahitanga invests in people who are working to build thriving whānau, whether this is about enhancing hauora, strengthening cultural pride, or creating sustainable financial livelihoods. The status quo is already being funded, our commitment is to investing in the different and the bold, so if you’ve got an idea to help your whānau flourish, we want to hear from you.
Te Pūtahitanga o Te Waipounamu has just celebrated its first year as the Whānau Ora Commissioning Agency for Te Waipounamu.
Follow us on Instagram @whanau_ora or use the hashtag #Whanau_Ora; Facebook; or visit www.teputahitanga.org Better still, ring us on 0800 187 689 (0800@TPOTW) or come in and see us at 10 Show Place, Addington, Christchurch.
Te Pūtahitanga is a unique model. We are proud of Te Taumata; our iwi partnership between the nine iwi of Te Waipounamu: Ngāi Tahu, Ngāti Apa ki te Rā Tō, Ngāti Tama, Ngāti Kuia, Ngāti Koata, Te Ati Awa, Ngāti Toa Rangatira, Rangitāne and Ngāti Rārua. The iwi partnership sets the strategic vision and direction for Te Pūtahitanga. For the iwi of Te Waipounamu, being able to invest in whānau is a long-standing aspiration.
Te Putahitanga staff have opened our offices up to the creative genius of Maui Studios and Digital Natives who are co-locating with us at our premises.
Back row, Sampson Karst (Manu Media), David Nicholls, Helen Leahy, Alice Matheson, Madison Henry (Maui Studios), Matt Rush, Hori Mataki (Ariki Creative). Front row, Maania Farrar, Norm Dewes (Te Putahitanga Board Chair), Lesley Kelly, Rowena Gotty, Morgan Hale and son Levi. Absent, Lisa Tumahai (Te Taumata Chair, Te Pūtahitanga), Vincent Egan (Maui Studios), Haydon Richards and Juli Tyler (Te Pūtahitanga).
News from the Ngāi Tahu Whakapapa Unit
WWI Project Kia ora whānau, firstly we would like to thank all members who have shared their photographs and stories about their whānau who served in World War I. This has been a great help with the project so far.
The Whakapapa Unit can be found on the ground floor of Te Whare o Te Waipounamu – we believe that you build your home on a strong foundation.
It’s great to see more manuhiri coming in to see us, to register their whānau and to meet with our team to search through their ancestry and whānau files. This is due to our fantastic new premises which is more accessible for Ngāi Tahu whānui. We welcome you all to come in and have a kōrero and if you wish to spend time with a team member or search through our files, we recommend that you make an appointment to ensure we have a quiet room to kōrero. Please call 0800 KAI TAHU (0800 524 8248) and ask to speak with someone from our team. Nau mai, haere mai.
Our hope is to build up profiles for each and every Ngāi Tahu soldier who served in World War I and to be able to honour them we need your help. If you have any information we can share, big or small, we would love to hear from you. This may be anything from a photograph, a birth/death date, to a story about them or the time that they served. Please call or email Allanah Burgess from the Whakapapa Unit if you can support this kaupapa. Email Allanah.Burgess@ngaitahu.iwi.nz; or ring 03 974 0082.
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