Te Tauihu - Auckland Region

As part of the RST Alliance vision of regional collaboration and participation in sport and physical
activity, the four Auckland based Regional Sports Trusts (Sport Waitakere, Harbour Sport, Sport Auckland and Counties Manukau Sport) submitted a joint bid to SPARC (Sport and Recreation NZ) for He Oranga Poutama(HOP) to cover the Greater Auckland Region in April of this year. This bid was successful and Sport Waitakere are the lead agency managing the administration and operations of He Oranga Poutama.

The four Auckland Regional Sports Trusts have agreed to this regional approach and all associated programmes and related funding are now combined into a single business unit. He Oranga Poutama will be governed by the RST Alliance, supported and advised by the Roopu Manaaki and managed by Sport Waitakere.

The “new look” programme commenced on the 1st October with the appointment of the HOP Manager and the Kaiwhakahaere. The Te Tauihu team are lead by Wiremu Mato, who was previously the Kaiwhakahaere for HOP at Harbour Sport. The three Kaiwhakahaere employed are:
Karla Matua - based at Sport Auckland
Jamie Tukerangi- George - based at Counties Manukau Sport
Rocky Tahuri - based between Sport Waitakere and Harbour Sport

The new direction for this team is to look at these three strategic areas;
- Kaiwhakahaere participating as leaders in their community;
- Increased opportunities to participate in sport and traditional
physical recreation; and
- Development and the revitalisation of sport and traditional physical recreation;
with the view to focus within 5 key areas, Te Kohanga Reo/Puna Reo, Kura Kaupapa, Whare Kura, Marae and Maori Sports Organisations.