Whāngaitia matua te tuakiri Māori

Promoting the sustenance of Māori identity

Tapuwae Roa (formerly Te Pūtea Whakatupu Trust) is a leading Māori social impact organisation with a focus on funding, investment, and advocacy of targeted social change within a tikanga-based framework.

Tapuwae Roa is a product of the Māori Fisheries Deed of Settlement 1992 and an entity of Te Kāhui o Te Ohu Kai Moana.

Ngā pou whakaaweawe | Our impact outcomes

MĀTAURANGA
Thriving Mātauranga Māori
ANGITŪ
Māori suceeding as Māori
RANGATIRA
Future leaders with ancient wisdom
ŌHANGA
Māori economic emancipation
TANGAROA
Reciprocal relationship with Tangaroa

Kawepūrongo | News

Nau mai ngā toki!

September 15, 2023|

For the third year running. Tapuwae Roa is proud to be empowering rangatahi and promoting kaupapa-Māori with our annual Tukuoha funding round. This year's Tukuoha funding round featured the return of two of the Pou [...]

E rua e rua te kūmara me te pūtea, kāore he hua ōna ki tua atu i te whāngai tangata

Money is like a kūmara, it has no value outside of its ability to sustain people.

Ao Pāpāho | In the media

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