Raukawa Whanau Ora

What Raukawa Whanau Ora does

Raukawa Whānau Ora Limited is a kaupapa Māori health, social services, and education provider wholly owned by Te Rūnanga o Raukawa, the tribal governing body representing Ngāti Raukawa ki te Tonga across twenty-five hapū. Incorporated on 1 July 2016 to assume programme delivery from its parent, the organisation operates from a headquarters in Levin and satellite acute care clinics in Shannon and Feilding, serving whānau across the Horowhenua and Manawatu regions — including Ōtaki, Levin, Shannon, Foxton, Palmerston North, Feilding, and Bulls. The board, Te Mana Whakahaere, comprises six kaitiaki with backgrounds spanning Crown entities, health, law, and consulting.

The organisation delivers services through two principal divisions. Hauora provides roughly twenty health service modules including acute primary care, mental health and addiction support, Māori mobile nursing for chronic disease, maternal and child health (Well Child, breastfeeding, childbirth education, immunisation, cervical screening), cancer coordination, smoking cessation, and disability support. He Hikanga Manawa Toiora Whānau delivers social services including family harm programmes (men's and women's non-violence), family start home visiting, Whānau Ora navigation, social workers in schools across 10+ schools, Iwi-led Family Group Conferences, Te Pae Oranga police diversion, and education programmes such as Tikanga Ririki. There is no proprietary technology platform; service delivery is people-led and culturally grounded.

Raukawa Whānau Ora is funded primarily through government contracts with Te Whatu Ora, the Ministry of Health, Oranga Tamariki, MidCentral DHB, and other Crown entities, and all services are provided free of charge to whānau. The go-to-market is community-led: clients are reached through self-referral and via referrals from general practices, Lead Maternity Carers, schools, Oranga Tamariki, Police, and iwi networks. Strategic partnerships include the Te Ohu Auahi Mutunga Collective for district-wide smoking cessation, alongside collaborations with Central PHO and other iwi providers. Revenue is not publicly disclosed.

Name

Raukawa Whanau Ora

Legal name

Raukawa Whānau Ora Limited

Website

https://rwo.iwi.nz

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Raukawa Whānau Ora Limited is a kaupapa Māori provider of free health, social, and education services to whānau of Ngāti Raukawa ki te Tonga across the Horowhenua and Manawatu regions, wholly owned by Te Rūnanga o Raukawa and funded through New Zealand Crown contracts.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Health and Social Services

NAICS

Other Individual and Family Services (624190), Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (62412), Home Health Care Services (62161), Child and Youth Services (624110)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Home Health Care Services (8082), Services-Child Day Care Services (8351)

akta.pro primary industry

Tribal/Indigenous Public Health Authorities (HLAJAAAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Hospital-at-Home / Acute Care at Home Programs (HLAFAEAH), Home Health Aide (HHA) Services (Medically Directed) (HSABACAB)

Keywords

• Community health services
• Māori social services
• Whānau wellbeing support
• Family violence intervention
• Mental health support

Headquarters

HQ city

Levin

HQ country

New Zealand

HQ region

Oceania

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Government Funding: Raukawa Whānau Ora is a kaupapa Māori organisation providing health, social services and educational programmes. As a community-based Māori health and social service provider, the organisation operates primarily through government funding contracts with Te Whatu Ora, Ministry of Health, Oranga Tamariki, and other Crown entities.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Raukawa Whānau Ora is a kaupapa Māori organisation delivering free health, social, and educational services to Māori whānau across the Ngāti Raukawa ki te Tonga region. The Hauora division provides health services including acute care, mental health, addiction support, maternal and child health, and immunisation, while the He Hikanga Manawa Toiora Whānau division provides social services including family violence intervention, whānau navigation, school-based social work, and family support programmes. All services are delivered free of charge through a whānau-centred, culturally grounded model.

Product overview

Raukawa Whānau Ora is a kaupapa Māori organisation delivering three integrated service divisions—Hauora (health services), He Hikanga Manawa Toiora Whānau (social services), and educational programmes—serving Māori whānau across the Horowhenua and Manawatu region. The Hauora division encompasses 21 distinct services including primary care (Acute Care GP clinics), mental health and addiction services, chronic disease management (Māori Mobile Nursing), maternal and child health (Well Child Service, Child Birth Educator, Breastfeeding Support), and health promotion (Smoking Cessation, Immunisation, Cervical Screening). The social services division provides 13 programmes including family violence intervention (men's and women's non-violence programmes), family support (Family Start, Whānau Navigator), school-based social work (SWiS in 10 schools), and statutory services (Iwi FGC Coordinator, Te Pae Oranga). All services are delivered through a whānau-centred, kaupapa Māori approach guided by Kaupapa Tuku Iho principles, with the goal of empowering whānau to achieve mana motuhake (self-determination) across health, social, and cultural domains.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Hauora (Health Services) A comprehensive suite of free health services delivered through a kaupapa Māori framework, covering primary care, mental health, chronic disease management, maternal and child health, health promotion, and acute care for Māori whānau in the Horowhenua and Manawatu regions.
• He Hikanga Manawa Toiora Whānau (Social Services) Whānau-centred social services division providing free family violence intervention programmes, parenting support, school-based social work, family group conferencing coordination, whānau navigation, and family support for Māori whānau across the Ngāti Raukawa ki te Tonga region.
• Raukawa Whānau Ora Acute Care Free walk-in acute community care service offering treatment for minor injuries and illnesses at clinic locations in Levin, Shannon, and Feilding, available Monday through Friday.
• Whakapiki Hauora Adult Mental Health Service Kaupapa Māori community mental health support service providing adult mental health, alcohol and other drugs, child/adolescent/family, and day activity programmes guided by the Whare Tapa Wha model for Māori whānau.
• Whānau/Tamariki Ora Well Child Service Free home and clinic-based service providing eight core developmental health checks for children from birth to 5 years, including growth monitoring, immunisations, and parental support for whānau.
• Alcohol & Drug Support (AOD) Free community support service for individuals and whānau affected by alcohol and drug addiction, providing wraparound services across the Ōtaki to Bulls area.
• Family Start Horowhenua Free home visiting programme supporting parents from early pregnancy until the child is 5 years old, focusing on child growth, health, learning, and positive family relationships.
• Social Workers in Schools (SWiS) School-based social work service for tamariki aged 5-12 years, providing wellbeing support, education programmes, and links to community services across multiple schools in the Horowhenua region.
• Ki te Whai Ao (Men's Non-Violence Programme) 12-week community-based stopping violence education programme for adult men, delivered through kaupapa tuku iho principles, addressing physical, psychological, and sexual family harm.
• Rongo ā Whare (Women's Non-Violence Programme) 12-week kaupapa Māori programme supporting wāhine who have experienced harm, focusing on healing, restoring mana, and building positive relationships.
• Kaiwhakaaraara Whānau Ora Navigator Whānau-centred navigation service helping families access government and community support networks, providing advocacy, brokerage, and coaching guided by kaupapa tuku iho.
• Te Ohu Auahi Mutunga (Smoking Cessation) Kaupapa Māori smoking cessation programme offering confidential support, Nicotine Replacement Therapy at subsidised rates, and group wānanga sessions across the MidCentral District Health Board region.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Core technology

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App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Te Ohu Auahi Mutunga CollectivecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerA collective of Iwi and Māori Health providers with invited partner Central Primary Health Organisation providing a district-wide smoking cessation service across the MidCentral District Health Board region using Kaupapa Māori practices. For the first time, Māori and non-Māori services are working together to provide a seamless and inclusive district-wide service.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Te Whānau o Waipareira Trust: Large urban Auckland-based kaupapa Māori health, social, education, and justice services provider. Directly comparable as an iwi-mandated wrap-around Whānau Ora provider delivering multiple service streams under Crown contracts, though operating at significantly larger scale in Tāmaki Makaurau.
• Te Taiwhenua o Heretaunga: Hawke's Bay iwi-mandated health, social, and education services provider offering Whānau Ora, mental health, and family violence programmes. Comparable in service mix, iwi governance, and Crown funding model.
• Tūhoe Te Uru Taumatua: Tūhoe iwi governing body delivering social, health, education, and economic services to Te Urewera whānau. Closely analogous iwi-governed multi-service Crown-funded entity.
• Ngāti Porou Oranga: Iwi-owned health and social services provider on the East Coast delivering primary care, mental health, and Whānau Ora services. Closely comparable kaupapa Māori model, multi-service Crown contracting, and iwi governance structure to RWO.
• Ora Toa Health Services: Ngāti Toa Rangatira-owned health and social services provider in the Wellington/Porirua region. Comparable as an iwi-mandated provider of primary care, mental health, and Whānau Ora services across multiple Crown contracts.
• Te Korowai Hauora o Hauraki: Iwi-based primary health and social services organisation in the Hauraki region operating clinics, mobile nursing, and Whānau Ora programmes. Same iwi-mandated, multi-service kaupapa Māori delivery model with Crown contracts.

Broad incumbents

• Te Whatu Ora (Health New Zealand): National NZ health system entity that is both RWO's primary contract holder and a broader incumbent funder/provider. Material strategic relationship — RWO is a contracted kaupapa Māori provider within Te Whatu Ora's commissioning framework.
• THINK Hauora (Central PHO): Primary Health Organisation covering the same MidCentral region as RWO. Comparable as a regional primary care and social services commissioner and provider partner, and a formal collaborator via the Te Ohu Auahi Mutunga smoking cessation collective.
• Whānau Ora Commissioning Agency: National commissioning agency representing multiple iwi in the Whānau Ora outcomes framework. Comparable as the broader umbrella under which providers like RWO deliver outcomes-based contracts; partly a customer/partnership counterpart rather than direct competitor.

Regional players

• Te Kotahi o Te Tauihu Charitable Trust: Te Tauihu o Te Waka a Māui (top of the South Island) iwi collective delivering Whānau Ora and social services. Comparable iwi-collective Whānau Ora model though operating in a different geographic catchment.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/RaukawaWhanauOra

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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