Ngatihine Health Trust Board

What Ngatihine Health Trust Board does

Ngāti Hine Health Trust Board (NHHT) is a New Zealand-registered charitable trust, officially formed on 28 April 1992 with origins in the 1987 Motatau Mārae Komiti health sub-committee. Headquartered at the Torongare Building, 5 Walton Street, Whangārei, it operates eight named locations across Te Tai Tokerau (Northland) — Kawakawa, Whangārei, Moerewa, Kaikohe, and Kaeo — supplemented by mobile outreach and home-based services. The trust delivers a comprehensive wraparound service portfolio covering primary care (Te Ara Tū o Ngāti Hine GP clinics), mobile clinics, mental health and addictions (Te Puna Oranga, Te Hurihanga, Kia Piki Te Ora), disability and home support (with NorthAble referrals), housing (Housing First, Rapid Rehousing, Te Mataora), justice and corrections programmes (Te Pae Oranga Rangatahi, Te Hokingamai Raki), education (Te Whare Reo Rua o Te Mirumiru ECE, Te Ōchaka OSCAR), and Māori-language broadcasting via Ngāti Hine FM.

The underlying operating model is kaupapa Māori — culturally grounded care in te reo Māori and tikanga, mana-enhancing for Ngāti Hine uri and tāngata whenua — rather than a technology platform. Distribution is multi-channel: fixed clinic sites, mobile outreach (notably deployed for the 2025 Northland measles response), residential services, home visiting (Tamariki Ora, Family Start), and an in-house media arm.

NHHT operates as a contracted service provider funded by Crown agencies — Te Whatu Ora and former DHBs for health, MSD/Work and Income for housing and welfare, Kāinga Ora for tenancy pathways, Oranga Tamariki and Justice for youth and corrections, and education funders for ECE/OSCAR. Services are provided free of charge to eligible recipients; pricing is not disclosed publicly, and revenue is not broken out in the source material. The trust is led by CEO Tamati Shepherd-Wipiiti and Board Chair Rowena Tana QSM, with governance spanning iwi representatives and patrons (Kevin Prime CNZM, MBE, QSM), and reports no parent, subsidiaries, or external equity investors.

Name

Ngatihine Health Trust Board

Legal name

Ngāti Hine Health Trust

Website

https://nhht.co.nz

Company type

Private

Founded year

1992

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Ngāti Hine Health Trust Board is a New Zealand charitable trust delivering kaupapa Māori health, housing, disability, mental health, justice, education, and broadcasting services to Māori whānau across Te Tai Tokerau (Northland), funded by Crown contracts.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Health Services

NAICS

Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (62412), Residential Mental Health and Substance Abuse Facilities (623220), Child and Youth Services (62411), Other Individual and Family Services (624190), Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers (621420), Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability Facilities (62321), Health Care and Social Assistance (62)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Health Services (8000), Services-Home Health Care Services (8082), Services-Misc Health & Allied Services, Nec (8090), Services-Nursing & Personal Care Facilities (8050)

akta.pro primary industry

Tribal/Indigenous Public Health Authorities (HLAJAAAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Health & Support Communities (BPAMABAL)

Keywords

• Maori health services
• Primary healthcare
• Community social services
• Disability support services
• Kaupapa maori care

Headquarters

HQ city

Auckland, Auckland

HQ country

New Zealand

HQ region

Oceania

Offices8 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Government Contracts and Service Agreements: The trust operates as a contracted service provider under agreements with government agencies including health authorities, social development, justice, and education. Services are funded through public health system contracts, social services agreements, and government housing programmes. The trust was officially formed on April 28, 1992, and entered service delivery following a Treaty-based Memorandum of Understanding with the Regional Health Authority in 1994.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels7 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Ngāti Hine Health Trust is a charitable trust that delivers comprehensive kaupapa Māori health, disability, housing, mental health, justice, education, and social services to whānau, hapū, and communities across Te Tai Tokerau (Northland), New Zealand. Services span primary care (GP services), mobile clinic outreach, rongoā Māori, mental health and addictions support, disability and home support, housing (Housing First, Rapid Rehousing, Te Mataora development), justice and corrections programmes, early childhood education and OSCAR programmes, and community broadcasting via Ngāti Hine FM.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Te Ara Tū o Ngāti Hine: GP services and primary care clinics operated by the Trust in Whangārei, Kawakawa, and Moerewa.
• Te Mirumiru
• Te Ōhaka o Ngāti Hine OSCAR Programme
• Te Puna Oranga and Te Hurihanga
• Kia Piki Te Ora
• Housing First
• Rapid Rehousing
• Te Mataora
• Kahu Taurima
• DYLYJ (Diabetes: Your Life, Your Journey)

Products and services

• Te Ara Tū o Ngāti Hine (GP and Primary Care Services) Kaupapa Māori primary care and GP services delivered through fixed clinics in Whangārei, Kawakawa, and Moerewa. Designed for Māori whānau and communities across Te Tai Tokerau.
• Mental Health and Addictions Services Includes Te Puna Oranga and Te Hurihanga (kaupapa Māori residential mental health and addictions support), and Kia Piki Te Ora (suicide prevention and wellbeing early-intervention service). Provides short-term residential and community-based support grounded in Māori cultural values.
• Housing First and Rapid Rehousing Programmes Programmes providing immediate access to safe, permanent housing with ongoing wraparound support for individuals and whānau experiencing homelessness or housing insecurity across Northland. Delivered in partnership with MSD/Work and Income and Kāinga Ora.
• Te Mataora Housing and Community Development Proposed large-scale housing and community development project in Kawakawa, beside Bay of Islands Hospital, delivering approximately 117 new homes and community facilities over several staged phases.
• Disability and Home Support Services 24/7 residential disability support and home support services for people with physical, sensory, or intellectual disabilities across Te Tai Tokerau. Referrals are facilitated through NorthAble's NASC service.
• Whānau Services Home-based whānau support services including Tamariki Ora mobile well-child visits and Family Start home visiting programmes delivering culturally grounded support to families in their homes.
• Kahu Taurima Kaupapa Māori maternal and early parenthood service supporting hapū māmā, pēpi, and whānau from pregnancy through early parenthood to nurture wellbeing.
• Justice and Corrections Programmes Kaupapa Māori justice programmes including Te Pae Oranga Rangatahi, Te Hokingamai Raki, and restorative justice processes supporting rangatahi and adults involved with or exiting the justice system.
• Te Mirumiru (Early Childhood Education) Kaupapa Māori early childhood education centre delivering high-quality education in Kawakawa, grounded in te reo Māori and tikanga.
• Te Ōhaka o Ngāti Hine OSCAR Programme Out-of-school care and recreation (OSCAR) programme providing after-school and holiday programmes for tamariki aged 5-13.
• Diabetes: Your Life, Your Journey (DYLYJ) Evidence-based, culturally grounded 6-week diabetes self-management education programme using the whare tapa whā approach to address Māori diabetes health disparities in Te Tai Tokerau.
• Ngāti Hine FM (Community Radio Broadcasting) Māori language radio and community broadcasting service providing reo irirangi Māori and community communications across Te Tai Tokerau.
• Mobile Clinic Outreach Mobile health clinics supporting whānau across the Te Tai Tokerau rohe, including primary care and measles outbreak response.

Named customers6 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.

• Otago UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOtago University and Ngāti Hine Health Trust have joined forces to tackle Māori diabetes through collaborative research and the delivery of the Diabetes: Your Life, Your Journey (DYLYJ) programme. This partnership brings together academic expertise and community-based Māori health knowledge to address diabetes health disparities affecting Māori in Te Tai Tokerau.
• Diabetes NZcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDiabetes NZ partners in the delivery of the Diabetes: Your Life, Your Journey (DYLYJ) programme, providing ongoing self-management support, community events, workshops, and peer connections for programme participants after the initial 6-week course.
• Capital & Coast District Health BoardsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerCapital & Coast DHB is a partner in the Diabetes: Your Life, Your Journey (DYLYJ) programme, collaborating on the development and delivery of culturally grounded diabetes self-management education.
• Tū Ora Compass HealthsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerTū Ora Compass Health partners in the Diabetes: Your Life, Your Journey (DYLYJ) programme, supporting the delivery of diabetes education services.
• NorthAblesupportingChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorNorthAble serves as a referral pathway for disability services. People under 65 with physical, sensory, or intellectual disabilities can be referred through NorthAble's NASC (Needs Assessment Service Coordination) service to access Ngāti Hine Health Trust disability support.
• Ministry of Social Development / Work and IncomecoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMSD/Work and Income serves as a primary referral pathway for Housing First and Rapid Rehousing programmes. Individuals and whānau registered with MSD are referred for housing support services. The trust helps clients navigate Work and Income, Kāinga Ora, and other essential services.
• Kāinga OracoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorKāinga Ora (Housing New Zealand) is a key partner in housing service delivery. The trust works alongside Kāinga Ora to help whānau secure permanent housing, navigate tenancy setup, and access affordable housing options.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Te Taiwhenua o Heretaunga: A Hawke's Bay-based Māori social services and health provider delivering health, education, housing, and community services. Comparable as a regional iwi-aligned trust operating multiple wraparound services under government contracts.
• Te Whānau o Waipareira Trust: A large urban Māori social services and health trust based in West Auckland, delivering whānau ora, health, education, housing, and justice services. Highly comparable as another kaupapa Māori, iwi-connected wraparound service provider serving Māori communities with mixed government and iwi funding.
• Ngāti Porou Hauora: iwi-led health and social services provider on the East Coast (Tairāwhiti), offering primary care, mental health, disability and community services. Comparable as another iwi-authority Māori health provider delivering geographically-focused wraparound care funded via government contracts.
• Raukura Hauora o Tainui: A Waikato-based Māori health and social services provider operated under Tainui iwi authority, delivering GP, community health, mental health, and whānau ora services. Directly comparable as an iwi-anchored, government-contracted primary care and social services organization.
• Te Korowai Hauora o Hauraki: A Hauraki-based Māori health and social services trust providing primary care, community health, disability and whānau ora services in the Waikato/Coromandel region. Comparable as a regional kaupapa Māori trust delivering integrated health and social services to Māori communities.
• Tūhoe Te Uru Taumatua: Tūhoe iwi's social services arm delivering health, education, justice, and cultural services to Tūhoe communities. Comparable as an iwi-led, geographically-focused social and health services provider operating in a rural region under kaupapa frameworks.

Broad incumbents

• Ngāi Tahu (Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu): South Island iwi authority operating a broad portfolio of social, health, education, and economic services. Comparable as a much larger-scale iwi-anchored services organization, though its broader commercial and tribal governance scope make it a broader incumbent rather than a direct regional peer.

Emerging players

• Aboriginal Medical Services (AMS) Redfern: One of Australia's oldest Aboriginal community-controlled health organizations, delivering primary care, mental health, and community services in inner Sydney. Comparable as a cross-jurisdiction indigenous-led community health organization with a similar wraparound, culturally-grounded service ethos and primary-care-plus model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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• Instagraminstagram.com/ngatihinehealthtrust

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Number of profiles

Profiles19 records

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