Te Ngākau Kahukura

What Te Ngākau Kahukura does

Te Ngākau Kahukura is a New Zealand nonprofit organisation established in 2019 to advance wellbeing, safety, and social inclusion for rainbow (LGBTQ+) peoples in Aotearoa New Zealand. It is held within the organisational structure of Ara Taiohi, the national peak body for organisations working with young people, which provides sectoral reach and institutional credibility. The organisation's core offering is a portfolio of free public resources and tools rather than a discrete software product: an online Rainbow Competency Evaluation Tool for organisational self-assessment, a structured Connect/Welcome/Learn/Plan framework, a topical Resource Hub covering intersex health, gender-affirming healthcare, suicide prevention, housing, state care, family and sexual violence, and related issues, and a recurring free Webinar Series distributed via the website and a YouTube channel.

Underlying technology is minimal: a Squarespace-hosted website, a web form-based evaluation tool, and standard digital marketing channels (email newsletter, YouTube). There is no proprietary platform, no mobile app, no API, and no disclosed integrations. The business model is non-commercial: most resources are provided at no cost, with no published pricing, and supplementary tailored advisory, guidelines development, policy review, and bespoke education delivered on request through a "Need more?" pathway. Customer segmentation is vertical, targeting health and social service organisations across the health, housing, social, education, and justice sectors in Aotearoa New Zealand.

In 2025 Te Ngākau Kahukura escalated into direct policy advocacy, publicly opposing the New Zealand government's puberty blocker ban and coordinating with PATHA's legal challenge and community protest activity, indicating a shift from purely resource provision toward active regulatory engagement on rainbow health policy.

Name

Te Ngākau Kahukura

Legal name

Te Ngākau Kahukura

Website

https://tengakaukahukura.nz

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Te Ngākau Kahukura is a New Zealand nonprofit, held within Ara Taiohi, that provides free rainbow-inclusion resources, an online evaluation tool, webinars, and advisory services to health and social service organisations across Aotearoa New Zealand.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Social Inclusion Advocacy and Consultancy

NAICS

Human Rights Organizations (813311), Educational Support Services (611710), Social Advocacy Organizations (8133)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

LGBTQ+ Rights & Advocacy Organizations (BPAGAFAE)

Keywords

• Rainbow inclusion training
• Lgbtq advocacy services
• Social inclusion consulting
• Nonprofit equity support
• Rainbow competency evaluation

Headquarters

HQ city

Auckland

HQ country

New Zealand

HQ region

Oceania

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Te Ngākau Kahukura is a New Zealand-based nonprofit partnership that provides rainbow (LGBTQ+) inclusion advocacy, training, and consultancy to health, housing, social, education, and justice sector organisations. Its offerings include a self-service Rainbow Competency Evaluation Tool, a free Webinar Series on rainbow health and inclusion topics, tailored Advisory and Consultancy Services for policy and guideline development, and an Organisational Framework spanning Connect, Welcome, Learn, and Plan areas.

Product overview

Te Ngākau Kahukura is a partnership organisation held within Ara Taiohi that serves as a rainbow inclusion resource and advisory body for Aotearoa New Zealand. Rather than a traditional SaaS product, the organisation offers a portfolio of educational resources and tools including an online Rainbow Competency Evaluation Tool for organisational self-assessment, a free Webinar Series covering rainbow health and inclusion topics, Advisory and Consultancy Services for tailored organisational support, and a structured framework spanning Connect, Welcome, Learn, and Plan areas. The Key Topics Resource Hub provides comprehensive guidance on intersex health, gender-affirming healthcare, suicide prevention, and related rainbow community issues. All services aim to build rainbow-competent practice across health, housing, social, education, justice, and other sectors in Aotearoa.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Rainbow Competency Evaluation Tool

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Ara TaiohicoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTe Ngākau Kahukura is held within the organisational structure of Ara Taiohi, the peak body for organisations working with young people in Aotearoa New Zealand. This partnership positions Te Ngākau Kahukura as a collaborative initiative with rainbow communities, embedded within Ara Taiohi's network and credibility in the youth sector. The footer states: 'Te Ngākau Kahukura is a partnership with rainbow communities, held within the organisational structure of Ara Taiohi.' Ara Taiohi's logo also appears on the website as a supporting organisation.

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Rainbow Youth NZ (formerly Auckland Rainbow Community Centre): NZ rainbow youth organisation providing support, education, and advocacy in Auckland; directly comparable mission, geography, and target demographic with Te Ngākau Kahukura.
• Intersex Aotearoa (Intersex Trust NZ): NZ intersex advocacy and support organisation; directly comparable niche focus on intersex health resources and bodily-autonomy advocacy that Te Ngākau Kahukura highlights in its key topics.
• Outline Aotearoa: NZ rainbow support helpline and counselling service with education and resources; comparable free-resource / community support model within the rainbow inclusion space.
• PATHA (Professional Association for Transgender Health Aotearoa): NZ multidisciplinary organisation advancing transgender health through professional standards, education, and advocacy; closely comparable on healthcare-focused rainbow inclusion and policy advocacy (including the 2025 puberty blocker challenge).
• InsideOUT: NZ-based organisation working to make schools and communities safer for rainbow young people; directly comparable target audience (rainbow youth) and overlapping advisory/educational remit in Aotearoa.
• Burnett Foundation Aotearoa (formerly NZ AIDS Foundation): Largest NZ rainbow/sexual health organisation providing education, advocacy, and community services; comparable sectoral advocacy remit and national distribution, though broader in health scope.
• Gender Minorities Aotearoa: NZ organisation advocating for trans, intersex, and gender-diverse communities with resources and policy work; directly comparable advocacy scope, especially on gender-affirming healthcare and intersex issues.

Broad incumbents

• Human Rights Commission NZ (Te Kāhui Tika Tangata): NZ statutory body promoting and protecting human rights, including rainbow rights; comparable human-rights advocacy remit at a broader, government-mandated scale.
• Amnesty International New Zealand: NZ branch of a global human rights organisation that campaigns on LGBTQ+ rights; comparable advocacy and human-rights framing, though operating across many causes at much larger scale.

Others

• Ara Taiohi: Parent organisation of Te Ngākau Kahukura and NZ peak body for youth-sector organisations; comparable mission focus on youth wellbeing and inclusion across NZ.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCg_IR7vY_Is3SD-FyWLaVuA
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/te-ngakau-kahukura
• Facebookfacebook.com/tengakaukahukura

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Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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