About Us
Our Organisationour goal
What we stand for
Tikanga based processes need to be retrieved dusted down and practiced. Human nature being as changeable and diverse in character as it is, the need to be aware of differences and actively diversify one’s processes as a very necessary part of being a good counsellor.
The hope is that as we re-create robust tikanga processes, our Māori communities will be serviced with the ancestral practises that were once tried and true. With this hope in mind, it is the wish of Te Whariki Tautoko members that more Māori members join to help rectify the imbalances in our society.
Our youth are at risk, domestic abuse and bullying has filled the media, and our young people cannot wait. We have a sick society. Now is the time for us to look, and listen to our tuupuna, to help us move forward.
What Drives Us
Our Organisation
Te Whariki Tautoko Inc is a Māori organisation set up by Māori, for Māori Counsellors and Māori practitioners working in social services, education, health services and community based organisations.
Te Whariki Tautoko Inc provides a Kaupapa Māori environment that engages Māori practitioners in wananga (workshops and presentations), whanaungatanga (establishing connections and rapport, networking), manaakitanga (care and support) and whanau tautoko (supervision) promoting cultural and professional safe practitioners.
Te Whariki Tautoko Inc is a non-profit organisation that is guided by kaumatua and kuia who have expertise in te ao Māori (Māori epistemologies), matauranga Māori (Māori knowledge), tikanga (customs) and kawa (protocols). Te Whariki Tautoko is also guided by the codes of ethics and practices of individual’s organisations and by the requirements as per the funding organisations.