Mō Mātou
About Te Puna Ora o Mataatua
Bringing Hauora back to Te Moana a Toi
Health, Medical, Social & Employment Provider across the Bay of Plenty.
We provide a range of integrated health, medical, social and employment services for all members of the whānau.
We deliver a whānau ora model of care that provides an all-inclusive delivery of services through multiple forms of engagement.
We are a non-profit charitable organisation based in Whakatāne that covers the whole of Mataatua/Eastern Bay of Plenty region and beyond.
Te Puna Ora O Mataatua
Tō Mātou Pūrākau | Our Story
Te Puna Ora o Mataatua was established in 1991 by Iwi across Mataatua rohe.
Te Puna Ora o Mataatua was established by Te Whānau Poutirirangiora a Papa. Representatives included Tūhourangi, Te Whakatōhea, Ngāti Awa, Ngāti Pikiao, Ngāti Ranginui, Ngāti Rangiteaorere, Tapuika, Tūhoe ki Waimana, Ruatoki, Ruatāhuna, Ngāti Rangiwewehi, Waitaha,
Ngāti Rangitihi, Ngāti Manawa, Ngāi Te Rangi and Ngāti Pukenga.
The name Te Puna Ora o Mataatua (Iwi Hauora Trust) was given by kaumātua Hieke Tupe from Waiohau, meaning the spring of life.
The inaugural administration of Te Puna Ora o Mataatua was undertaken by Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Awa under the Secretary, Joe Mason.
Tō Mātou Waitohu | Our Logo
The waka is symbolic, carrying all those connected to Te Puna Ora o Mataatua on our collective journey towards quality, accessible and relevant health and wellbeing services for our clients and their whānau (family).
It is our hononga and māramatanga of our past (where we have come from) and present (our current course) that will enable us to forge he ara hou, develop new models and engage in collaborative relationships in pursuit of our vision and mission – towards a better ao hou of health and wellbeing for our clients, whānau and community.
The duality of the waka represents total inclusivity – the manifestation of two worlds, wairua and the reflection of wairua – providing balance and harmony.
Ngā Tae
Ngā Tae (colours) symbolise our whakapapa connection to Papatūānuku (the earth/green) and our whakapapa connection to Ranginui (the sky/blue). The healthy rejuvenating wai (water) is represented by the colour white.
PAPATŪĀNUKU
RANGINUI
WAI
Koru
The koru (spirals) are our whānau who are embraced in the care of Te Puna Ora o Mataatua. The pikopiko (the tip) are the new and emerging whānau who unfurl and blossom under our care. The health and wellbeing of our whānau is intertwined and linked to the taha tinana (our land), taha hinengaro (our air) and taha wairua (our water).
Wai
The wai flows towards the puna (spring) reconnecting us to the healthy rejuvenating source and then flows back and forth, up and down, interweaving and connecting our whānau and communities.
It is also a spiritual element of our tuakiritanga (identity) and capacity for life. The communion between people and their spirituality, the conduit between the kauae runga (celestial) and the kauae raro (terrestrial)
Puna
The puna symbolises the importance of water to the health and wellbeing of all living things. At the base of it all ‘water is life’ and it is with the greatest respect we value and treasure our clients and support them to achieve ‘health and wellbeing’.
Te Puna Ora o Mataatua
Charity Information
Learn more about Te Puna Ora O Mataatua Charitable Trust’s registered charity information.
Rehua Medical
Charity Information
Learn more about Rehua Medical’s (Whakatane Medical Practice Limited) registered charity information.
