Ko wai mātou Providing whānau-based health and social support, and individual and systemic advocacy to allow mātua taiohi, hapū māmā, and their tamariki to thrive. 

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Our Kaupapa is to actively uphold the mana of the hapū māmā, young parents and their tamariki. We are supported by Ngāti Pāoa Iwi Trust. Ngāti Pāoa holds historical relationships with spaces and places in Tāmaki Makaurau. Our mission statement is “Supporting mātua taiohi, hapū māmā and pēpi to grow, thrive and be rangatira within their whānau and community”. 

We provide a range of health and social service tautoko based on this three pou: 

• Whānau: Supporting hapū māmā, mātua taiohi, and their tamariki to gain the tools and skills to fulfil their potential, build on their hauora and strengthen as a whānau. Individual and systemic advocacy is also part of our whānau tautoko. 
• Whakapapa: Encouraging mātua taiohi and hapū māmā to reconnect with their hapū, their whenua and their whakapapa because this has an immeasurable impact on their hauora wairua. 
• Te Ao: International teen pregnancy rates are most represented by indigenous peoples, and a colonial stigma victimises and sidelines teen mothers as an economic problem. Our kaupapa is to dismantle that stigma by helping mātua taiohi, and hapū māmā enact their rangatiratanga. 

We also provide platforms for hapū māmā and mātua taiohi to speak out on issues that impact them. Alcohol harm is one of the issues that mātua taiohi feel strongly about; our work within the alcohol social movement is to amplify their voices to ensure community, whānau, and decision-makers understand the change that young whānau would like to see.

Tikanga values are at the heart of our work at E Tipu E Rea as we serve our community as a whānau.