Te Whānau O Waipareira

What Te Whānau O Waipareira does

Te Whānau O Waipareira Trust is a New Zealand charitable trust established in 1983–1984 and headquartered at 6/8 Pioneer Street, Henderson, Auckland. It operates as an Urban Māori Authority providing free health, legal, housing, and education services to whānau (families) of all ages in West Auckland, with services delivered through the Whānau Centre (a co-located hub including partners such as Physio Absolute, Smile Dental, Origin Health Clinic, Unichem Waiora Community Pharmacy, and Work and Income), Wai Health clinics, and community outreach. The trust also functions as a Whānau Ora Commissioning Agency, partnering with Te Pou Matakana to commission Kaiārahi, Whānau Direct, and Collective Impact programmes across the Tāmaki Makaurau region, and serves as the mandated Lead Agency for Te Pae Herenga o Tāmaki, a regional Māori collective impact initiative.

The organisation's product portfolio is programme-oriented rather than software-based. Core offerings include Wai-Research (a Kaupapa Māori research function established in 2014 that publishes the Te Kura Nui o Waipareira journal), the #tātou place-based collective impact programme focused on health literacy, the Māori Business Directory serving the Waitākere Local Board boundaries, and Wai-Atamai (a social innovation hub launched in 2018). No technology platform, API, or proprietary software product was identified in the source material.

The trust is community-benefit rather than commercial: services are provided free of charge to whānau, with revenue derived from government contracts, Whānau Ora commissioning flows, grants, and partnership sponsorship (e.g., Henderson-Massey Local Board sponsorship of the Māori Business Directory). Leadership comprises CEO John Tamihere and Chairman Raymond Hall, with no parent company, no private equity or venture backing, and no subsidiaries. The organisation celebrated its 40th anniversary in 2023–2024 and remains actively operating.

Name

Te Whānau O Waipareira

Legal name

Te Whānau O Waipareira Trust

Website

https://waipareira.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1983

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Te Whānau O Waipareira Trust is a charitable Urban Māori Authority in West Auckland, New Zealand, providing free integrated health, legal, housing, and education services to whānau, and operating as a Whānau Ora Commissioning Agency.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Social Services

NAICS

Other Individual and Family Services (624190), Individual and Family Services (6241), Child and Youth Services (624110)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Family Resource Centers & Wraparound Support Services (EDACALAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Maternal, Child & Family Health Organizations (BPAGACAF), Family & Parent Support Services (Parent Coaching, Advocacy) (EDAJALAK), Homelessness Prevention, Shelter & Supportive Housing Services (BPAIANAC)

Keywords

• Community social services
• Māori health services
• Kaupapa Māori programmes
• Whānau housing support
• Community legal aid

Headquarters

HQ city

Waitakere

HQ country

New Zealand

HQ region

Oceania

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Te Whānau O Waipareira provides free social services to whānau (families) of all ages in West Auckland, spanning health clinics, legal support, housing assistance, and education programmes, delivered through a kaupapa Māori approach. The organisation operates as an Urban Māori Authority and a Whānau Ora Commissioning Agency, coordinating direct service delivery, multi-provider service hubs, and collective impact programmes with partner Māori and Iwi organisations.

Product overview

Te Whānau O Waipareira is a social services organization providing free services for whānau in West Auckland for over 40 years. The organization's product portfolio consists primarily of community-focused programmes rather than a traditional software product. Key offerings include: Wai-Research, which conducts kaupapa Māori research and publishes evidence-based publications including the Te Kura Nui o Waipareira journal; Te Pae Herenga o Tāmaki, a collective impact initiative for Māori; the Whānau Centre, a multi-provider service hub; and #tātou, a health and wellbeing programme. The organization also operates as a Whānau Ora Commissioning Agency and supports Te Pou Matakana in commissioning Māori health and social services. No technology product, API, or software platform was identified in the sources.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Whānau Centre

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Whānau OracoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTe Whānau o Waipareira is a Whānau Ora Commissioning Agency, working with other agencies to commission and deliver Whānau Ora services across the Tāmaki Makaurau region. The organization is mandated as Lead Agency for Te Pae Herenga o Tāmaki collective impact initiative.
• Social Value AotearoaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerListed as a partner organization working on social value initiatives
• Te Rūnanga o Ngāti WhātuacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in Te Pae Herenga o Tāmaki collective impact initiative - first comprehensive Māori collective impact programme for Māori by Māori to Māori
• Te Puna HauoracoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in Te Pae Herenga o Tāmaki collective impact initiative
• Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei Whai Maia LimitedcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in Te Pae Herenga o Tāmaki collective impact initiative
• Manukau Urban Māori AuthoritycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in Te Pae Herenga o Tāmaki collective impact initiative
• Kotahitanga CollectivecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in Te Pae Herenga o Tāmaki collective impact initiative (includes Papakura Marae, Te Kaha o Te Rangatahi, Turuki Health Care)
• Te Pou MatakanacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTe Pou Matakana is the North Island Whānau Ora Commissioning Agency. Te Whānau o Waipareira works with TPM on commissioning Kaiārahi, Whānau Direct and Collective Impact programmes.
• Whānau Centre PartnerscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNgā Pou o Te Whare o Waipareira represents providers at Whānau Centre including Physio Absolute, Smile Dental, Origin Health Clinic, Columbus Coffee, Drake New Zealand, Unichem – Waiora Community Pharmacy, and Work and Income
• Henderson-Massey Local BoardminorGTM or Marketing PartnerThe Māori Business Directory is sponsored by the Henderson-Massey Local Board, serving Māori community interests in the Waitākere boundaries

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Manukau Urban Māori Authority: Urban Māori Authority providing social, health, and community services in South Auckland; is a confirmed partner in the Te Pae Herenga o Tāmaki collective impact initiative and shares the NUMA service-delivery model with Te Whānau O Waipareira.
• Te Pou Matakana: North Island Whānau Ora Commissioning Agency and named partner of Te Whānau O Waipareira; funds the same kaiārahi, Whānau Direct, and collective impact programmes, making it a structurally identical commissioning counterpart.
• Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Whātua: Iwi authority delivering social, cultural, and health services to whānau in the Tāmaki region; listed as a core partner in the Te Pae Herenga o Tāmaki collective impact initiative alongside Te Whānau O Waipareira.
• Auckland City Mission (Lifewise): Established Auckland social services trust providing housing, health, food, and wraparound support to vulnerable whānau; matches Te Whānau O Waipareira's integrated service-delivery model though without the kaupapa Māori framing.

Emerging players

• Turuki Health Care: Māori health provider and member of the Kotahitanga Collective partnered in Te Pae Herenga o Tāmaki; offers overlapping primary health and whānau ora services in the wider Auckland/NZ context but with a narrower health-led focus.
• Papakura Marae: South Auckland marae delivering whānau ora, social, education, and health programmes; listed within the Kotahitanga Collective partner grouping alongside Te Whānau O Waipareira's collective impact initiative.
• Te Kaha o Te Rangatahi: Māori youth-focused provider in the Kotahitanga Collective that partners with Te Whānau O Waipareira; overlaps in wraparound whānau support but with a narrower youth-development remit.

Broad incumbents

• Te Whatu Ora (Health New Zealand): NZ's national public health authority; a major funder and broad provider of overlapping health and social services and a frequent contractual counterpart to Māori health and social services organisations.
• Auckland Council (Henderson-Massey Local Board): Local government body that funds community outcomes in West Auckland and sponsors the Māori Business Directory; operates overlapping community-development and social-support functions at population scale.
• Salvation Army New Zealand: Large national operator of social, housing, and family support services across NZ; shares the wraparound social-services model with Te Whānau O Waipareira but with broader geographic coverage and a non-Māori delivery framing.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/waipareiratrust
• Facebookfacebook.com/waiwhanau
• Instagraminstagram.com/waipareira

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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