Toi Ora Motuhake
Whakapapa, whānau, mana motuhake.
A reflection of our commitment to our hapori.
Toi Ora Motuhake
The launch of our tagline Toi Ora Motuhake reflects our commitment to the oranga of our hapori. Its purpose is to build an emotional connection with our hapori and empower our whānau to take control of their oranga. Toi Ora Motuhake reminds us of our ancestral connections through our whakapapa to the tipuna Toi-te-hua-tahi. To the whenua, Te Moana o Toi, to our mana motuhake. It embodies our mission to support whānau and encourages our hapori to stand strong againt the winds that set out to challenge us.
Toi Ora Motuhake. E tū. E tū!Nō mai rā anō ka werohia te
Kāwanatanga e Ngāi Māori.
We have stood strong against forces set out to challenge us, dictate to us, on how to tiaki our tinana, wairua, hinengaro and whānau.
My tipuna navigated the South Pacific in search for a better life for our people.
We have looked to our pūrākau to guide us and listened to the taiao to sustain us.
The answer to hauora lies in our indigenous knowledge, our mātauranga, in our connection to the land and sea, and to each other.
It’s time to direct our waka towards our collective health.
To write history on our own terms.
So that our tipuna decisions live on in us, their uri whakaheke.
It’s time to claim our kōrero and do more than survive.
It’s time to thrive.”
Toi
This connects us to our tipuna Toi-te-Hua-Tahi also known as Toi-Kai-Rākau. It anchors us firmly in Te Moana o Toi creating a profound sense of place and identity.
Toi also relates to the powerful symbolism of Te Toi o ngā Rangi – the highest of the twelve heavens that Tāne Mahuta climbed to obtain the three baskets of knowledge – Te Kete Tuatea, Te Kete Tuauri, Te Kete Aronui.
By weaving together whenua, whakapapa, and pūrakau it reminds us of the greatness passed down to us from our tīpuna and atua.
Ora
Represents our dedication to your oranga, the oranga of our people. It expresses a sense of purpose which expands beyond Hauora and Paeora to Toiora. he whakahihiko anō i a koe ki te whai oranga mōu anō me tō whānau.
Motuhake
This emphasises the importance of Mana Motuhake (self determination) Being independent as a whānau and claiming mana motuhake over all aspects of your hauora.
“It’s time to claim our Mana Motuhake to decide whats best for us and our future generations.”
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.
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’.
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.
PAPATŪĀ-NUKU
RANGINUI
WAI