Te Pūtahitanga o Te Waipounamu Information

Te Pūtahitanga o Te Waipounamu is the Whānau Ora Commissioning Agency for the South Island, Rakiura and Rēkohu/Wharekauri. We work on behalf of eight iwi in the South Island to support and enable whānau to create sustained social impact. We do this by developing and investing in ideas and initiatives to improve outcomes for Māori, underpinned by whānau-centered principles and strategies. Te Pūtahitanga o Te Waipounamu also invests in Navigator roles that sit with our Partners to support and build whānau capability. We work to respond to whānau innovation, to foster and grow inspirational ideas that are whānau-centered, intergenerational, locally driven and provide direct impact for whānau. We represent a legal partnership of eight Iwi o Te Waipounamu: Ngāti Apa ki te Rā To; Ngāti Kuia, Ngāti Koata, Ngāti Rārua, Ngāti Tama ki Te Tauihu, Ngāti Toa Rangatira, Rangitāne o Wairau and Te Atiawa o te Waka-a-Māui. Our name represents the convergence of the rivers of Te Waipounamu, which brings sustenance to the people and reflects the partnership’s founding principle of whanaungatanga.