ABOUT | KO WAI MĀTOU | Te Oranganui

KOROWAITIA TE PUNA WAIORA, HEI ORANGA MOTUHAKE MŌ TE IWI

Kei te kotahitanga o ngā kūmete nō uta, nō tai te oranga o te iwi

We are working for a common cause to effect positive change for the whānau we serve.

Nō te whānau, mō te whānau

We acknowledge whānau are the experts in their own lives.

Kia mau, kia ū ki ngā kete mātauranga nō ngā tūpuna

Our delivery and commitment to whānau, each other, and our partners is underpinned by Mātauranga and Kaupapa-Māori.

Whaia te ara tika ahakoa te aha

Whānau ability to attain wellbeing is a fundamental right.

KO WAI MATOU

Te Oranganui is an iwi governed organisation that was established in 1993 to improve access and service delivery of health services to Māori in the Whanganui Region.

Over time the roles and functions of the organisation have grown and the organisation now delivers a wide range of health and social services to all people throughout the Whanganui and neighboring regions.

OUR MISSION:

Investing in transformational wellbeing where whānau are at the centre of everything we do.

WE ASPIRE:

To be an innovative and contemporary whānau ora organisation with, and for, whānau.

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Te Oranganui Trust Inc. was formed in 1993 after the need for a health organisation “for Māori by Māori” was identified. The Tauihu was constituted in 1993 with the original make up of members consisting of one member from each of the following tribal groups, hapū or body:

Ngā Rauru Kītahi
Ngā Wairiki – Ngāti Apa
Tamaūpoko
Hinengākau
Tupoho
Ōtaihape
Whanganui River Māori Trust Board
Whanganui Regional Development Board Trust
Two Tauihu appointed co-opted members

The timeline below gives a brief overview of significant milestones in the history of Te Oranganui Trust Inc

OUR HISTORY | TĀHUHU KŌRERO

1984

Establishment of Te Korimako Community Health Service

OUR BOARD | TE PŌARI

Sharlene Tapa-Mosen - Chair

Tūpoho

Te Āti Haunui ā Pāpārangi, Ngā Rauru Kītahi, Ngāti Maniapoto

Shar is one of the Tūpoho representatives for Te Oranganui Trust and has held several governance roles both in mainstream, iwi organisations and education. Shar is committed to whānau. She works with iwi and hapū at a flaxroots level and previously worked with organisations to develop capability, identify risks, quality improvements and create possibilities for development. She is experienced in health systems, contracts, business and leadership and management.

Shar qualified as a Registered Nurse and is a nursing lecturer at Whanganui UCOL, married with 2 children and lives in Whanganui.

Renée Bradley - Deputy chair

Ngā Rauru

Renée Bradley is of Ngaa Rauru, Ngāti Ruanui and Ngāti Rangi descent.

Renée has strong governance foundations and a good head for strategy. Having been born and raised in Ngaa Rauru, she is very much at home “on the ground” and has the skills and experiences that give volume to a Ngaa Rauru voice ensuring that the interests of Ngaa Rauru uri are at the forefront and their perspective is reflected in forums where Ngaa Rauru are stakeholders.

Her professional career has been built in iwi Māori organisations, iwi health in particular. She has extensive understanding of the health and social service inequities our uri face having worked at a senior management level at Te Oranganui Trust, and alongside Hauora a Iwi and the Māori Health Outcomes Advisory Group. She also has the benefit of knowing what the operational challenges are and where stronger leadership and direction from governance is required to make progress.

Raising a young whānau in Whanganui, Renée is committed to changing outcomes for Māori in the rohe and looks forward to working alongside individuals who also care about achieving whānau ora impact for our people.

Te Aroha McDonnell

Tamaūpoko

E kii anei te kōrero, Tamaūpoko ki uta, Tamaūpoko ki tai. He uri tēnei nō Te Awa Tupua o Whanganui, ko au te awa, ko te awa ko au.

I’m especially proud and it’s been my privilege to serve as a member of the Board of Te Oranganui since 2012, supported by Te Rūnanga o Tamaūpoko. I was elected as the Pouherenga (Chairperson) of the Board at the end of 2017.

For almost 30 years Te Oranganui has delivered and supported our whānau with health service delivery and more recently as the whānau ora lead agent for our rohe. Just as the past was secure for our whānau in the direction of Te Oranganui, growth is imminent for our organisation and Te Oranganui will continue to evolve for generations to come.

The whakatauki “Korowaitia te puna waiora hei oranga motuhake mō te iwi” is prevalent now and will remain relevant moving towards an exciting future.

Hakopa Canterbury

Tūpoho

Paraninihi ki Waitōtara
Waitōtara ki Taipake
Taipake ki Piraunui
Piraunui ki Matemateonga
Matemateonga ki Te Awa o Whanganui
Te Awa o Whanganui ki Te Kāhui Maunga
Whakawhiti mai ra ngā Awa o Mangawhero me Whangaehu
Ānei ngā rohe o ōku tupuna.

I aspire to improve the well-being of my people, my land and my awa. In gaining this position, I foresee that my Rangahaurunga entrust in me as a new and upcoming Rangatakapū to share and grow theirs and my own visions as kaitiaki of our Iwi and community of Whanganui. For a number of years, I have been engaged in numerous hui across our three Iwi of Ngaa Rauru, Whanganui and Ngā Wairiki-Ngāi Apa including Hapū and Marae hui, Land Settlement Negotiations, Iwi development and various other kaupapa throughout these districts. We of Whanganui are river people who relish in her many resources from offering a place of peace and tranquility, to fun activities and physical pursuits, to providing a source of numerous kai and rongoa. I look forward to holding that responsibility and revitalising our tikanga through this forum.

I am a very passionate mokopuna of Te Awanuiarua who appreciates the mahi that contributes to the protection and rejuvenation of our People. As a Rangatakapū and younger generation of the Awa, I bring forward fresh and up-to-date ideas of improvement of our Iwi processes and development as well as maintaining the preservation of our Mana Tupuna before us, especially the visions as set out by the likes of my Pou Koroheke – Professor Morvin Te Anatipa Simon, Tā Atawhai Taiaroa, John Tahuparae, Matiu Mareikura, Jim Takarangi and my Pou Kuia – Ruiha Jackson, Noti Takarangi-Firmin, Dardanelle Metekingi, Julie Ranginui, Te Manawanui Pauro and so many others.

Korowaitia te puna waiora, hei oranga motuhake mō te Iwi!

Tahinganui Hina

Ngā Rauru

Becoming a Board member for Te Oranganui is a great opportunity to give back to our community, especially an organisation that has a focus on our whānau, hapū and Iwi at the forefront. I have whakapapa links to Ngā Rauru Kītahi, Whanganui, Ngā Wairiki, Ngāti Apa gives me the energy and passion to ensure we make the best decisions for our whānau in this space.

Having spent a large part living away from Whanganui, I am excited to serve our community. I hope to utilise my experience, skills, and a fresh perspective that will add value to the board and the organisation we represent. Adding to the foundations and legacy that has been laid before us for the betterment of our people into the future.

Katarina Hina

Ngā Wairiki - Ngāti Apa

Ngā Wairiki, Whanganui Iwi nui tonu, Ngāti Apa, Ngāti Porou oku Iwi, ko Kauangaroa te marae

Katarina’s primary role is Pou Whakahaere General Manager Operations for Te Rūnanga o Ngā Wairiki - Ngāti Apa, her role oversees the social and economic development portfolios of the Rūnanga and has been with them since September 2019.

Katarina comes from an education background and served many years with Hinengakau Development Trust and later as their governance representative establishing Te Puna Mātauranga o Whanganui. Her recent appointments into governance roles include Te Mātuku Iwi Māori Partnership Board, Localities Steering Group (Health reforms), Te Manu Atatu Māori Business Network, The Backhouse Trust, Hāpu Chair Ngā Wairiki ki Uta, Te Pūkenga Subsidiary Director and Independent Co Chair Manawatu – Whanganui Regional Skills Leadership Group.

Katarina lives at Kaiwhaiki Marae with her partner Dave Pauro and have 5 tamariki and one mokopuna.

Awhi Kingi

Tamaūpoko

Of Ngāti Rangi, Te Āti Haunui-a-Pāpārangi, Ngāti Tuwharetoa, Ngāti Maniapoto descent, Awhi is first and foremost a māmā, raising her whānau she aims to create and shape a future where our mokopuna will thrive.

Awhi has significant experience working within the health sector, as a registered nurse she has worked as a Health Improvement Practitioner and also within parenting and pregnancy services. She is currently working across our rohe as a District Nurse. In this role she has the privilege of seeing to the health needs of whānau in their homes.

Awhi undertook her nursing degree with an aim of returning home to the Awa to work alongside her whānau, hapū and iwi.

Prior to her nursing journey, Awhi worked as a Nutrition and Physical Activity Health Promoter at the Whanganui District Health Board.

Awhi’s heart is with the people, and as such undertaking this governance role with Te Oranganui Trust is a natural fit for her.

Grant Huwyler

Ngā Wairiki-Ngāti Apa

Whilst raised in Pūtiki where he still lives, Grant’s whānau have strong Ngāti Apa and Ngā Wairiki origins which have led him back there to play numerous roles in over 30 years of involvement in development activities. He has followed in his father’s footsteps to take on the role of Group CEO for Te Rūnanga o Ngā Wairiki – Ngāti Apa, a position he has held for 14 years. Other signficant influences in the formative period in his life were his kuia and his uncles and aunties, including Kahurangi Tariana Turia who was instrumental in Grant becoming involved in iwi research back in the 1990s, which started him on his iwi development journey. She also led the establishment of Te Oranganui.

In his past, Grant was part of a small team that established Māori Television, and served as General Manager for the Hokotehi Moriori Trust in Rekohu / Chatham Islands. Otherwise, he was involved in the process to settle Ngā Wairiki me Ngāti Apa Treaty claims and has been a part of the journey which has seen Te Rūnanga o Ngā Wairiki – Ngāti Apa grow from having little to now owning and managing $120m in assets, and around 70 staff. Grant brings substantial experience in organisational development and a genuine desire to contribute to governance and management systems that support transformational change and great outcomes for whānau.

Wheturangi Walsh-Tapiata

Mātaiwhetū - Chief Executive

Elijah Pue

Kaihautū Te Taituarā | Service Manager Business Unit

Rebecca Davis

Kaihautū Waiora Whānau | Service Manager Healthy Families

Jamie Procter

Kaihautū Te Waipuna | Service Manager Te Waipuna Health

Carolyn Young

Kaihutū Te Taihāhā | Service Manager Disability Support Services

Mel Maniapoto-Bennett

Kaihautū Waiora Hinengaro | Service Manager Mental Health and Addiction

Brylee Tauri

Kaihautū Te Tairanga Ora | Service Manager Health and Wellbeing/COVID-19

OUR MANAGEMENT TEAM | TE KEI O TE WAKA

OUR LOGO | TOHU

Moko Waiora | Enduring Legacy

Honours the original Te Oranganui tohu whilst recognising a new chapter that acknowledges the evolution of Te Oranganui, evidenced by whānau transformation for the past 27 years.

Moko Waiora or ‘Enduring Legacy’ professes that we are striving for more than hauora, we are striving for waiora; when everything in our body flows like wai, and our four dimensions of wellness never diminish.

Moko

Comes from Rūaumoko from that we have “moko” (female essence imprint) Mokopuna (creates legacy) it is the im- print from a source of legacy and this is forever present.

Waiora

The essence of waiora is represented in the white line that runs through the middle of the design

The four koru within the moko represent a journey from past into the future, like that of Te Oranganui, moving through the first 26 years, and now at a point where the kaupapa has been sustained for this long and it is now time to move into the future and create an enduring legacy for our people.

Black colour represents

Papatūānuku

Matua Te mana - Ruapehu

Matua Te Toa - Tongariro

Matua Te Pononga - Ngauruhoe

Matua Te Tapu - Taranaki

Black peaks of the Maunga represent Papatūānuku reaching out to Ranginui when he cries

Blue lines represent Ranginui, Tāwhirimātea & Tangaroa

Green ORA represents the circle of life

Grey represents challenges & noise of the modern world, a reminder to remember the importance of activity ā tinana, ā wairua, ā hinengaro, me te whānau