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Ora Toa is an iwi-owned kaupapa Māori primary health organisation operated as the first service of Te Rūnanga o Toa Rangatira Inc., the mandated authority for Ngāti Toa Rangatira. Founded in 1990 at Takapūwāhia Marae in Porirua and headquartered at 1 Te Hiko Street, Porirua, it delivers primary healthcare to Māori and non-Māori populations across the Porirua and Wellington regions.

The organisation operates five medical centres—Takapūwāhia, Cannons Creek (closed to new enrolments), Waitangirua (at capacity), Pōneke (co-located with Wellington City Mission in Mount Cook, Wellington), and The 502 Rangatahi Ora youth hub—alongside an integrated wraparound portfolio: Ora Toa Mauriora (kaupapa Māori primary mental health and addictions), Tai Ora (Mirimiri/Fofo traditional healing), Te Ara Tūhono (ACC navigation), Te Puna Wairua / Hapū Māmā Hub (midwifery and maternal mental health), Manawa Kaha / Kaha Toa (community gym), Ora Toa Disability Service (24-hour residential care for IHC clients in Ranui Heights), Tamariki Ora/Wellchild services, the Porirua Asthma Service, and Kaiārahi navigation. Technology is limited to third-party systems: Manage My Health patient portal and Medtech Evolution practice management software; no proprietary platforms or AI/ML systems are disclosed.

The business model is government-funded healthcare delivery: revenue flows from Health New Zealand (Te Whatu Ora) contracts via capitation for enrolled patients, fee-for-service for ACC claims, and grants for primary mental health, addictions, disability, and community health programmes. Patient co-payments are published by age and CSC status, with a new fee structure effective 6 July 2026; many services—including care for children 0–13, mental health/addictions, traditional healing, gym access, and screening—are free to eligible populations. Ora Toa is structured as a nonprofit under iwi governance with no external investors, no funding rounds, and no disclosed revenue or headcount figure (the supplied '9 employees' figure is contradicted by the text).

Name

oratoa.co.nz

Legal name

Te Rūnanga o Toa Rangatira Inc.

Website

https://oratoa.co.nz

Company type

Private

Founded year

1990

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Ora Toa is an iwi-owned kaupapa Māori primary health organisation operated by Te Rūnanga o Toa Rangatira (Ngāti Toa Rangatira), delivering integrated medical, dental, mental health, disability, traditional healing, and community health services across five medical centres in the Porirua and Wellington regions of New Zealand.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Primary Healthcare Services

NAICS

Health Care and Social Assistance (62), Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers (621420), Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (62412), Other Residential Care Facilities (62399), American Indian and Alaska Native Tribal Governments (921150)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Home Health Care Services (8082), Hospital & Medical Service Plans (6324)

akta.pro primary industry

Tribal/Indigenous Public Health Authorities (HLAJAAAD)

Keywords

• Primary healthcare services
• Māori health services
• General practice clinics
• Mental health support
• Community health programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Takapūwāhia, Porirua

HQ country

New Zealand

HQ region

Oceania

Offices9 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Government-funded healthcare services: As a Primary Health Organisation (PHO) and iwi-owned health provider, Ora Toa is funded through New Zealand's public health system, primarily via Health New Zealand (Te Whatu Ora) contracts for primary care, mental health, addictions, disability, and community health services. Revenue is derived from capitation (enrolled patient funding), fee-for-service (ACC), and government programme grants.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels7 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Ora Toa is a kaupapa Māori primary health organization providing integrated healthcare services across Porirua and Wellington. It operates general practice and dental medical centres, mental health and addiction services (Mauriora), disability residential care, traditional Māori healing (Tai Ora), community gym facilities, ACC navigation support, and youth health services. As an integrated provider, Ora Toa facilitates cross-service referrals to deliver consistent care to Māori and non-Māori patients.

Product overview

Ora Toa is a kaupapa Māori primary health organization owned by Te Rūnanga o Toa Rangatira, providing an integrated suite of health services across the Porirua and Wellington regions. The organization operates through multiple medical centres (Takapūwāhia, Cannons Creek, Waitangirua, and Pōneke) offering general practice, dental care, and ACC services. Beyond clinical care, Ora Toa provides Mauriora (primary mental health and addictions), community health programs (asthma service, wellchild, nutrition, Kaiārahi navigation), traditional healing (Tai Ora Mirimiri/Fofo), fitness facilities (Manawa Kaha Gym), disability services, youth health (The 502 Rangatahi Ora), and ACC navigation support (Te Ara Tūhono). This integrated model enables referrals across all services ensuring consistent wraparound care for patients, whaiora, and clients.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Mauriora: Mental health and addiction services for rangatahi and their whānau.
• Te Ara Tūhono
• Manawa Kaha

Products and services

• Takapūwāhia Medical Centre Primary healthcare clinic providing general practice services, located in the former Porirua Museum building on Te Hiko Street, Takapūwāhia, Porirua. Open Monday-Friday 8:30am-5pm and currently enrolling new patients.
• Cannons Creek Medical & Dental Centre Combined medical and dental centre providing general practice and dental care services in Cannons Creek, Porirua. Currently closed for new registrations.
• Waitangirua Medical Centre Medical centre providing general practice services from the former pharmacy building on Warspite Avenue, Waitangirua, Porirua. Currently at capacity and not accepting new enrolments.
• Pōneke Medical Centre Medical centre co-located with Wellington City Mission at Whakamaru, Mount Cook, Wellington, providing primary healthcare services to the Wellington area.
• Ora Toa Mauriora Free kaupapa Māori primary mental health and addictions service for rangatahi and whānau, including Primary Mental Health (Tū Te Wehi), Alcohol and Other Drug Services (Tū Te Wana), Safer Gambling (Tū Te Ihi), and Piki Services for youth aged 18-25, delivered across Cannons Creek, Takapūwāhia, and Pōneke offices.
• Te Puna Wairua | Hapū Māmā Hub Midwifery-led hub supporting hapū māmā throughout pregnancy, birth, and postnatal journey, including midwife assistance, transport, pregnancy scans, maternal mental health, breastfeeding support, contraception, and LMC childbirth education.
• Manawa Kaha Gym Free community gym available to Ngāti Toa Iwi members, Te Rūnanga o Toa Rangatira employees, their whānau, and Ora Toa patients referred by health workers, offering one-on-one support and group sessions including Taurite Tū, Ngā Ruha, Te Pā Puhau, Wāhine HIIT, and Ngā Tapairu sessions.
• Tai Ora Traditional Mirimiri and Fofo service at Hei Oranga Ake providing Māori and Pacific healing practices that restore and balance body, mind, spirit, and emotional well-being, available free to all registered Ora Toa patients.
• Ora Toa Disability Service 24-hour residential care service at Ranui Heights, Porirua, providing total health and daily care for IHC Disability clients with trained staff in a warm, home-like environment.
• The 502 Rangatahi Ora Youth-focused primary health service providing integrated, accessible and culturally responsive care for tamariki, rangatahi, whānau, and the wider community through a dedicated youth hub.
• Te Ara Tūhono Free service helping clients and whānau navigate ACC with culturally responsive guidance, assisting with existing claims, lodging claims, and understanding available ACC supports and services.
• Porirua Asthma Service 25-year respiratory health service providing asthma education, management plans, spirometry, support groups, and community initiatives including bilingual asthma plans, paediatric guidelines, pillow exchange programmes, and asthma holiday programmes.
• Tamariki Ora - Wellchild Service Free growth and developmental checks for children from birth to 5 years, including well child health checks, immunisations, support groups, parenting support, and car seat rent-to-buy scheme.
• Kaiārahi Service Navigation service walking alongside and empowering whānau Māori to develop plans, set goals, and access health and social services including housing, domestic safety, finances, physical health, and addiction support.
• Nutrition & Physical Activity Service Service providing advice on healthy food choices and physical activity through individualised guidance, group sessions, gym sessions, aqua exercise, Tai chi, walking groups, and budgeting advice.

Quantifiable outcome

• Porirua Asthma Service has provided 25 years of respiratory care, developing nationally recognised resources including bilingual asthma plans and paediatric guidelines.
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered minor, core and historical.

• Ka Puta Ka Ora - Emerge AotearoaminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Ora Toa partnered with Ka Puta Ka Ora - Emerge Aotearoa to present the Equally Well Free Hauora Event on 1 May 2026 at Te Rauparaha Area, Porirua. The event featured local health and wellbeing providers, free health checks, healthy kai, Mirimiri, and sensory spaces.
• Brown Buttabean Motivation (BBM)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Ora Toa partnered with Brown Buttabean Motivation to deliver the 'From the Couch' programme in Porirua. Trained Ora Toa kaimahi and BBM-aligned coaches lead sessions three times per week, with nutrition workshops delivered at Puna Ora. The programme supports physical activity and wellbeing for community members.
• Wellington City MissionminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Ora Toa's Pōneke Medical Centre is co-located at Whakamaru, Wellington City Mission at 4-8 Oxford Terrace, Mount Cook, Wellington, providing primary health care services in partnership with the City Mission's community services.
• MenShed PoriruaminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025MenShed Porirua co-hosted the Men's Health Expo with Ora Toa and Tū Ora Compass Health on 29 November 2025 at Pātaka Art & Museum, Porirua. The free community event offered health checks and information.
• Te Rau OraminorOthers · 1 January 2025Te Rau Ora is the national centre for Māori health workforce development and leadership. Dr Carrie Clifford was recognised as one of Te Rau Ora's 100 Māori Health Leaders.
• Health New Zealand (Te Whatu Ora)coreOthers · 1 January 2025Health New Zealand (Te Whatu Ora) is the government body funding Ora Toa's public health services. Ora Toa collaborates with Health NZ on public health responses including measles immunisations, the Manage My Health cyber breach response, and health promotion campaigns.
• Tū Ora Compass Health (formerly WIPA)historicalStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2000The Porirua Asthma Service was originally established in August 2000 as a joint venture between Te Rūnanga o Toa Rangatira and WIPA (now Tū Ora Compass Health). The service has since transitioned to sit fully under the Te Rūnanga o Toa Rangatira mantle while maintaining collaborative relationships.
• Te Rūnanga o Toa Rangatira Inc.coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1990Te Rūnanga o Toa Rangatira Inc. is the parent iwi organisation that owns and operates Ora Toa Health Services. Ora Toa is the first service established by the Rūnanga, reflecting the iwi's commitment to community hauora (wellbeing). The Rūnanga provides governance, organisational support, and strategic direction.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Pinnacle Group: Large Waikato-based PHO and primary care network. Comparable as a nationwide PHO operating in the same capitation and primary care funding environment, but not iwi-mandated or Māori-specialised.
• ProCare: Largest Auckland PHO providing primary care services, network management and capitation. Comparable as a PHO operating in the same New Zealand capitation funding environment but without iwi mandate or kaupapa Māori specialisation.

Direct peers

• Te Oranganui: Whanganui-based iwi health and social services provider offering integrated primary care, mental health, disability and Whānau Ora services. Comparable in structure, funding model and kaupapa Māori approach.
• Ngāti Porou Hauora: Iwi-owned primary health organisation on the East Coast delivering GP, dental, mental health and community services. Closely comparable as an iwi-mandated integrated PHO serving predominantly Māori populations.
• Te Whānau o Waipareira Trust: Large urban Māori/iwi health and social services provider in West Auckland. Directly comparable as a kaupapa Māori integrated health organisation offering GP, mental health, addiction, disability, and community services under iwi authority.
• Te Hau Ora O Ngāpuhi: Northland iwi health provider delivering kaupapa Māori primary care, mental health and community services. Comparable in iwi-mandate, integrated model and rural/urban Māori community focus.
• Raukura Hauora o Tainui: Waikato-Tainui iwi health provider delivering GP, community, mental health and Whānau Ora services. Directly comparable as an iwi-owned integrated primary health organisation.
• Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei Whai Maia: Auckland-based iwi health and wellbeing provider offering kaupapa Māori health and social services. Comparable as a small iwi-mandated health entity serving urban Māori communities.
• Tū Ora Compass Health: Wellington-region PHO and historical joint-venture partner for the Porirua Asthma Service. Comparable as the regional PHO peer sharing Wellington geography, capitation funding model and primary care scope.
• Te Kawau Mārō: Taranaki iwi health and social services collective offering primary care, mental health and Whānau Ora services. Comparable as a kaupapa Māori integrated health entity under iwi governance.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Subsidiaries10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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