History

 
Nga Tatai Korero
Na te huihuinga o nga mana o Te Moana Nui o Toi, Mai Nga Kuri a Wharei ki Tihirau, Mai te Manukatutahi ki Maunga Pohatu, Mai Maketu ki Tongariro hei mana whakahaere i nga wawata, nga tumanako i nga awangawanga o nga iwi ki te karauna e pa ana ki nga mahere hauora na ratou ake i hanga.
 
I huihui nga mana, kei tena marae kei tena marae kei tena marae, ki te whakarite i te huarahi mo te kokiri whakamua. Ka puta mai te whakaaro, kia potaengia nga iwi nei, nga mana nei I te potae kotahi hei whakaruruhau mo nga wawata o te iwi Maori.
I tapaina te whakaruruhau, ko Te Whanau Poutirirangi a Papa. Hei whakaritea i nga mara kai, kia rapua e tatou nga hua hei kai mo te iti mo te rahi. Na nga taketake nei, ka puta te whakaaro, ma wai hei ringa paruparu hei ringa raupa? A, ma tatou!
 
Ka whakaritea e te minenga o Te Whanau Poutirirangi a Papa a Poutiri Trust, hei ringa raupa, ki te tiritiria i nga hua ki te iwi. Kei Te Puke ta tatou nei whare hei tari matua mo a tatou nei mahi, i roto ra i te Takapu o Tapuika. He ringa ano ta matou kei roto ra i Tauranga Moana, i Mataatua, i Te Arawa ki nga moana. Koia nei te takiwa o Te Whanau Poutirirangi a Papa, tae noa mai ki a tatou ko Poutiri.
 
Our beginnings
Poutiri Trust was established as a Charitable Trust in 1997 by the collective Iwi body for the health in the Bay of Plenty known as Te Whanau Poutirirangi a Papa (TWPAP). The role of TWPAP was to advocate Treaty relationships in health between the Crown and Iwi to improve the health status of Maori across the region. TWPAP created Poutiri Trust to umbrella and strengthen the Maori providers and created separate Iwi issues from the Provider issues. Poutiri Trust is a Maori Development Organisation (MDO) which comprises of 18 health providers mai I nga kuri a wharei ki tihirau, mai Maketu ki te Waiariki.
Poutiri Trust is in a place to lead innovative and sustainable developments in Maori Health that create quality lives for future generations.
 
Poutiri Trust believes that:
· Tikanga is fundamental to the way we do our business
· we must nurture loyalty amongst our network
· we must lead innovation
· we must promote and provide quality services
· strategic alliances are key to our success
 

Poutiri Trust promotes and practices, pumanawatanga, kaitiakitanga and ohakitanga