About Us
Our Kaupapa
We stand beside you, not above you, in every choice you make for the wellbeing of you and your whānau.
Te Roopu Tautoko ki te Tonga is a community-based health and social service provider serving individuals and whānau across the Otago region. We are committed to improving wellbeing through a kaupapa Māori, people-centred approach that recognises the whole person.
Our kaupapa is guided by three core values:
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Mana Atua — spiritual wellbeing and connection.
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Mana Tangata — respect for the dignity, strength, and potential of people.
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Mana Whenua — connection to land, place, and the resources that sustain us.
These values shape how we deliver our services and how we engage with the communities we support. We take a holistic approach to wellbeing, recognising that physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual health are deeply connected.
Where appropriate, we incorporate tikanga Māori and work alongside Kuia, Koroua, and spiritual healers to support healing, balance, and reconnection. These practices can play an important role in strengthening wairua and supporting overall wellbeing.
At the heart of our work is a commitment to empowerment. We aim to encourage and support individuals and their whānau to take positive control of their lives, build resilience, and move forward with confidence.
Our Logo Tells a Story:
Kia Pae Tāwhiti Te Whakaaro
Seeking out distant horizons begins with a single thought.
The circular base represents both the starting point of a journey toward wellbeing and a never-ending pursuit of knowledge. It also symbolises being surrounded by awhi and tautoko — care, support, and connection.
The waves represent the whānau who come to us, while the taurapa of the waka symbolises the journey they undertake alongside our kaimahi. Together, this journey supports whānau to grow, enrich themselves, and deepen their understanding of Ko wai au.
The curve through the centre reflects both the path already travelled and the future aspirations of whānau, expressed through the poutama — a symbol of progression and growth.
Throughout this journey, each whānau discovers the missing pieces of their own puzzle, learning how to live in a world grounded in truth, honesty, and sincerity.
Kei tō taha mātou, ehara i te mea kei runga i a koe, mā ia kōwhiringa māu mō te oranga, mō koutou ko tō whānau.
He kaiwhakarato ratonga hauora, ratonga pāpori hoki a Te Rōpū Tautoko ki te Tonga, e hāngai ana ki te hapori, e tautoko ana i ngā tāngata takitahi me ō rātou whānau puta noa i te rohe o Ōtākou. E ū ana mātou ki te whakapai ake i te oranga mā te aronga kaupapa Māori, aronga ki te tangata, e mōhio ana ki te katoa o te tangata.
E arahina ana tō mātou kaupapa e ngā uara matua e toru:
Mana Atua — te oranga wairua me te hononga ki te ao wairua.
Mana Tangata — te whakaute i te tapu, te kaha, me te pūmanawa o te tangata.
Mana Whenua — te hononga ki te whenua, ki te wāhi, me ngā rawa e ora ai tātou.
Ko ēnei uara e ārahi ana i te āhua o ā mātou mahi me te huarahi e mahi tahi ai mātou me ngā hapori e tautokohia ana e mātou. He aronga whānui tō mātou ki te oranga, e mōhio ana he tino hononga tō te hauora tinana, hinengaro, whatumanawa, me te wairua.
Ina tika ana, ka whakauru mātou i ngā tikanga Māori, ā, ka mahi tahi me ngā Kuia, ngā Koroua, me ngā kaiwhakaora wairua hei tautoko i te whakaora, te taurite, me te whakahono anō. He wāhanga nui ēnei mahi ki te whakakaha i te wairua me te tautoko i te oranga whānui.
Ko te whakamana i te tangata te pūtake o ā mātou mahi. Ko tā mātou whāinga he whakatenatena, he tautoko i ngā tāngata takitahi me ō rātou whānau kia whai mana anō rātou ki te whakahaere pai i ō rātou oranga, kia pakari ake, ā, kia anga whakamua me te māia.
To Tatou Moko Korero
Kia Pae Tāwhiti Te Whakaaro
Rapua nga pae tawhiti ka timata ma te whakaaro.
Ko te ahua o te turanga porohita e tohu ana i te timatanga o te haerenga ki te oranga me te rapu matauranga kore mutu, tae atu ki te awhi me te tautoko.
Ko nga ngaru e tohu ana i te whanau e haere mai ana ki a matou ko te taurapa/waka e tohu ana i te haerenga a te whanau ki te mahi ki te taha o a matou kaimahi ki te whakarangatira i a ratou ano me te maarama ake ki Ko Wai Au.
Ko te ānau i waenganui e whakaatu ana i te haerenga o mua, me nga wawata o te whanau a meake nei ma te poutama.
Hei wahanga o tenei haerenga ka kitea e ia whanau nga wahanga o te panga e ngaro ana me pehea te noho i roto i te ao pono, pono me te pono.
CONTACT
Ph: 03-477 46 70
6 Wolseley Street
Ōtepoti Dunedin
PO Box 1493
Dunedin
admin@teroopu.nz
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