A Community Space

We are creating a wellness hub, uniting a range of whānau centric community and wellbeing services to provide better social outcomes and are excited about the difference Te Puna Hapori can make for our whānau and community.
Driven by the challenge from our tupuna Tinirau to hold fast to our culture and values so that we may thrive, his words provide three of our core values.

Toitū te Kupu

relationship of integrity, the intent of one’s word and the truth of its expression.

Toitū te Mana

relationship of authority, the recognition of the permeance of iwi mana and the sharing of responsibility to uphold that mana.

Toitū te Whenua

relationship of sustenance, the connection of humanity with the natural world and the duty of care by humanity towards it.

These three values feed in to our overarching value, our Vision, while setting a clear direction for our kaupapa and very clear values to uphold and consider at every step of the journey.
Toitū te whānau
our legacy, our aspiration, our future
Uniting to improve the wellbeing of our whānau and community.

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Latest news

Ringatoi Collective

Ringatoi Collective

Across the site there are numerous opportunities for art integration. From windows to door frames, tiling to carpeting, landscaping to wayfinding, seating to brickwork, counter tops and floors to wall space.

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Site Hoarding

Site Hoarding

A drive down Dublin Street will have you wanting to pull over to take a bit of time to marvel over the stunning creations that currently make up part of our site hoarding.

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Te Āhuru Mōwai

Te Āhuru Mōwai

Te Āhuru Mōwai is the name given to our logo created by Lamon Paranihi-Haami in the hope that the collaboration happening within Te Puna Hapori will change the narrative of whānau being afraid of the “system”.

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What's been happening onsite

Pānui

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In this edition:

Open day...what a day!

In conjunction with our main contractor, Naylor Love, we held our first community open day on Saturday 15 February, and it was awesome.

Scan the site, see the future

Scan the QR codes and experience the site as it comes to life with interactive AR animations.

Rangahaua - an evolution

Built in 1992, Rangahaua Marae was originally home to the Maori faculty, students, and programmes of Whanganui Regional Community Polytechnic.

Your art, our hub

We want to create a space that reflects the heart and creativity of our whānau and community. Scan the QR code to download the art integration opportunities brief and submit an application to have your artwork included.

Team spotlight

Te Matau Tamarereti

Hui & Wānanga

Events

First and Third Thursday of the Month
Upcoming Monthly Hui

Drop In Lunch Sessions

Curious about what’s happening onsite? Interested in what drives us and underpins everything we do?

Pop down on the first and third Thursday of the month between 11am-1pm and have a chat with us. We can be found at Ruruhau, 97 Bell Street (on your left as you enter the carpark) and will happily have a chat with you.

We’ll make sure the jug is warm so bring your lunch, make yourself a cuppa, and come hang out!

There's currently no upcoming events, check back soon.

Ngā Pātai

FAQs

The site that we are referring to when we talk about Te Puna Hapori is currently known as Tupoho Community Complex, previously home to UCOL. It is bordered by Liverpool, Bell, Dublin and Wicksteed Streets.

While exact services and organisations who will make up our site are still being explored, negotiated and confirmed, we know that there will definitely be education, social and health services onsite in some form. Ministry of Justice (courthouse), NZ Police (police hub), Te Rangahaua Te Kohanga Reo and Tupoho services are all currently confirmed.

Absolutely not! The marae may get some upgrades and a bit of a facelift but rest assured, the marae is not going anywhere. It will continue to be available for use by all.

There are so many things that need lining up in the background before any physical construction can begin, including some extensive groundworks which will start to take place in the next month. We anticipate that some construction will begin early next year with completion of the buildings dependent on a number of factors – size, design, availability of material, consenting processes, weather etc – but we are aiming to be fully operational in 2027. Smaller services and builds may be completed and operational before then.

We have heard that too and are curious where this kōrero is coming from. There was never a time where we didn’t envisage the kohanga reo being part of our site and can’t imagine anything encapsulating wellness quite as well as the sounds of our babies laughing and playing.

Our site design includes features such as ramps, accessible restrooms etc. We are also exploring what other measures we may be able to implement onsite i.e. core boards, audial and tactile wayfinding.

There will be various employment & training opportunities, not just with Naylor Love, but also with subcontractors working on the project. Naylor Love are already working with Toitū te Mahi (Tupoho Workforce) in this space and as things ramp up from late 2024 these opportunities will start coming online.