Tairāwhiti upholds Te Tiriti o Waitangi. Mana whenua partnerships are maintained with integrity.
We support or contribute to programmes, services or projects where the wellbeing impact is clear. We use our wellbeing framework, He Rangitapu He Tohu Ora, as a guiding set of outcomes for all funding decisions. Applications need to consider the fundamental principles of equity, sustainability and integrity. These are represented in the waharoa (gateway) of He Rangitapu He Tohu Ora.
He Rangitapu He Tohu Ora
This pou focuses on all people, whānau and communities of Tairāwhiti having unhindered access to support and opportunities that enhance their wellbeing. It’s about shared wellbeing for all people.
This is about being good ancestors and our obligations to future generations. Children and young people have a better set of opportunities than the current generation.
Applications should also demonstrate how it aligns with Te aka rautaki ki te tau 2026, the Trust's strategic plan.
Our funding and investment applications will prompt you to describe how these principles apply to your project. Beyond the waharoa, the next stage of the framework is Ngā Muka – wellbeing outcomes. The six muka are complementary and when woven together, complete the holistic vision the people of Tairāwhiti have for wellbeing.
Applications should also demonstrate how it aligns with Te aka rautaki ki te tau 2026, the Trust's strategic plan.
Our funding and investment applications will prompt you to describe how these principles apply to your project. Beyond the waharoa, the next stage of the framework is Ngā Muka – wellbeing outcomes. The six muka are complementary and when woven together, complete the holistic vision the people of Tairāwhiti have for wellbeing.
Hapori
Communities
Communities are healthy, happy, and empowered. The voice of communities is integral to decisions that impact their lives.
Waharoa
In partnering with the Trust, we encourage you to step through our waharoa. It is always open to anyone who aspires to benefit the people of Tairāwhiti.
Hapori
Communities
Communities are healthy, happy, and empowered. The voice of communities is integral to decisions that impact their lives.
Waharoa
In partnering with the Trust, we encourage you to step through our waharoa. It is always open to anyone who aspires to benefit the people of Tairāwhiti.
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Mātauranga
Knowledge
Diverse systems of knowledge, information, and Mātauranga Māori are accessible, utilised, valued and evolve.
Waharoa
In partnering with the Trust, we encourage you to step through our waharoa. It is always open to anyone who aspires to benefit the people of Tairāwhiti.
Mātauranga
Knowledge
Diverse systems of knowledge, information, and Mātauranga Māori are accessible, utilised, valued and evolve.
Waharoa
In partnering with the Trust, we encourage you to step through our waharoa. It is always open to anyone who aspires to benefit the people of Tairāwhiti.
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Kia mauri tū
Integrity
Te Taahu. Tairāwhiti upholds Te Tiriti o Waitangi. Mana Whenua partnerships are maintained with integrity.
Muka
Our muka represent wellbeing outcomes. Our muka statements are aspirations. They articulate what success looks like across interdependent and dynamic areas that are important to us.
Kia mauri tū
Integrity
Te Taahu. Tairāwhiti upholds Te Tiriti o Waitangi. Mana Whenua partnerships are maintained with integrity.
Muka
Our muka represent wellbeing outcomes. Our muka statements are aspirations. They articulate what success looks like across interdependent and dynamic areas that are important to us.
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Ōhanga
Economy
The Tairāwhiti economy is diverse, innovative, resilient and regenerative and provides access to well-paid, quality jobs. Our people have sustainable livelihoods from paid and unpaid work.
Waharoa
In partnering with the Trust, we encourage you to step through our waharoa. It is always open to anyone who aspires to benefit the people of Tairāwhiti.
Ōhanga
Economy
The Tairāwhiti economy is diverse, innovative, resilient and regenerative and provides access to well-paid, quality jobs. Our people have sustainable livelihoods from paid and unpaid work.
Waharoa
In partnering with the Trust, we encourage you to step through our waharoa. It is always open to anyone who aspires to benefit the people of Tairāwhiti.
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Taiao
Environment
The quality of our land, water, air, and atmosphere is pristine. Our biodiversity is abundant. We practise kaitiakitanga.
Waharoa
In partnering with the Trust, we encourage you to step through our waharoa. It is always open to anyone who aspires to benefit the people of Tairāwhiti.
Taiao
Environment
The quality of our land, water, air, and atmosphere is pristine. Our biodiversity is abundant. We practise kaitiakitanga.
Waharoa
In partnering with the Trust, we encourage you to step through our waharoa. It is always open to anyone who aspires to benefit the people of Tairāwhiti.
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Kia tangata rite
Equity
Ngā Pou. All people, whānau, and communites of Tairāwhiti have unhindered access to support and opportunities that enhance their wellbeing.
Muka
Our muka represent wellbeing outcomes. Our muka statements are aspirations. They articulate what success looks like across interdependent and dynamic areas that are important to us.
Kia tangata rite
Equity
Ngā Pou. All people, whānau, and communites of Tairāwhiti have unhindered access to support and opportunities that enhance their wellbeing.
Muka
Our muka represent wellbeing outcomes. Our muka statements are aspirations. They articulate what success looks like across interdependent and dynamic areas that are important to us.
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Kia toitū
Sustainability
We are good ancestors. Children, young people and future generations have a better set of opportunties than the current generation.
Muka
Our muka represent wellbeing outcomes. Our muka statements are aspirations. They articulate what success looks like across interdependent and dynamic areas that are important to us.
Kia toitū
Sustainability
We are good ancestors. Children, young people and future generations have a better set of opportunties than the current generation.
Muka
Our muka represent wellbeing outcomes. Our muka statements are aspirations. They articulate what success looks like across interdependent and dynamic areas that are important to us.
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Tūhono
Relationships
Our people, whānau, and communities in Tairāwhiti have respectful, connected and collaborative relationships.
Waharoa
In partnering with the Trust, we encourage you to step through our waharoa. It is always open to anyone who aspires to benefit the people of Tairāwhiti.
Tūhono
Relationships
Our people, whānau, and communities in Tairāwhiti have respectful, connected and collaborative relationships.
Waharoa
In partnering with the Trust, we encourage you to step through our waharoa. It is always open to anyone who aspires to benefit the people of Tairāwhiti.
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Tūtangata
Cultural Identity
Culture connects the people of Tairāwhiti. We express, celebrate and value our diversity, heritage and taonga.
Waharoa
In partnering with the Trust, we encourage you to step through our waharoa. It is always open to anyone who aspires to benefit the people of Tairāwhiti.
Tūtangata
Cultural Identity
Culture connects the people of Tairāwhiti. We express, celebrate and value our diversity, heritage and taonga.
Waharoa
In partnering with the Trust, we encourage you to step through our waharoa. It is always open to anyone who aspires to benefit the people of Tairāwhiti.
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Applications should also demonstrate how it aligns with Te aka rautaki ki te tau 2026, the Trust's strategic plan. -link to document
Our funding and investment applications will prompt you to describe how these principles apply to your project. Beyond the waharoa, the next stage of the framework is Ngā Muka – wellbeing outcomes. The six muka are complementary and when woven together, complete the holistic vision the people of Tairāwhiti have for wellbeing.
Diverse systems of knowledge, information and Mātauranga Māori are accessible, used, valued and evolve.
It’s about the ability to access knowledge and make informed decisions. It’s fundamental to wellbeing as a driver for health, employment and income. If a person does not have access to information to make informed choices about how to achieve their goals, their choices are limited for the sort of life they want to live.
The quality of our land, water, air and atmosphere is pristine. Biodiversity is abundant. We practice kaitiakitanga.
This muka is about the impact of the natural world on people’s wellbeing. While effects on the environment are captured by the sustainability pou, Taiao focuses on the direct effect of environmental quality on the wellbeing of people. It’s measured in biodiversity, the quality of land, water and air.
Communities are happy, healthy and empowered. The voice of communities is integral to decisions that impact their lives.
This muka encapsulates self-determination, being able to make decisions and being heard. Happiness doesn’t mean that people are or should be happy all the time, but rather an increase in positive emotions of calm, contentment and reflection. Health focuses on physical health including length and quality of life.
The Tairāwhiti economy is diverse, innovative, resilient and regenerative and provides access to well-paid quality jobs. Our people have sustainable livelihoods from paid and unpaid work.
The economy is critical to wellbeing because of jobs, income and livelihood. This muka refers to broader characteristics of the economy, including resilience, innovation and diversity. It acknowledges that a livelihood can come from paid and unpaid work. Unpaid work could be the ability to grow or hunt food to sustain your livelihood.
Culture connects the people of Tairāwhiti. We express, celebrate and value our diversity, heritage and taonga.
This muka focuses on peoples’ sense of self, belonging and cultural connection to Tairāwhiti and how they relate to others. It values different and shared identities, heritage and taonga.
Our people, whānau and communities in Tairāwhiti have respectful, connected and collaborative relationships.
As a wellbeing outcome, Tūhono relationships focuses on the connections between people, whānau and communities. Social support and connection are identified as one of the ‘big six’ drivers of wellbeing in the World Happiness Report. Connectedness enables a feeling of belonging and fosters an environment of wellbeing.
Read more about He Rangitapu He Tohu Ora for more detailed information on the framework and the six muka.
We know many applications will impact a number of muka, but we’d like to know how your business, project, programme or service outcomes align with one primary muka. You can explain alignments with up to two other muka, as long as they show independent wellbeing benefits. Successful applicants must report the impacts across their identified muka to the Trust.