Ā mātou mahi / What we do
“E kore tēnei whakaoranga e huri ki tua o aku mokopuna” “Kīngi Tāwhiao”
“Our mokopuna shall inherit a better place than I inherited – Kīngi Tāwhiao”
Iwi Māori Partnership Boards (IMPBs) purpose under section 29 of the Healthy Futures (Pae Ora) Act 2022 is to support Māori aspirations for pae ora by representing local needs and priorities and working with Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora to improve hauora Māori.
Iwi Māori Partnership Boards are established and recognised under the Healthy Futures (Pae Ora) Act 2022. This legislation incorporates the amendments that came into force on 10 July 2026. IMPBs represent iwi, mātāwaka and community members with hauora expertise.
Iwi Māori Partnership boards help advance their tino rangatiratanga aspirations to meet the health needs and priorities of Māori communities.
The functions of the Te Tiratū Iwi Māori Partnership Board according to section 30 of the Health Futures (Pae Ora) Act 2022 are as follows:
- Represent local needs and aspirations of whānau Māori living in their takiwā.
- Support the delivery of services and public health interventions within their respective rohe.
- Engage with whānau and hapū on regional health needs and communicate insights to Health NZ.
- Evaluate the current state of hauora Māori in their rohe to determine priorities.
- Work with Health NZ to develop priorities for improving hauora Māori.
- Report on the hauora Māori activities of Health NZ to Māori in their area.
- Provide input into local planning.
There are 15 IMPBs:
- Te Taumata Hauora o Te Kahu o Taonui — Tai Tokerau-Tāmaki (Northland and North, West and Central)external link
- Ngaa Pou Hauora oo Taamaki Makaurau — South Aucklandexternal link
- Te Tiratū — Waikato-Tainuiexternal link
- Te Moana a Toi, Mataatua — Bay of Plentyexternal link
- Tairāwhiti Toitū Te Ora. — Tairāwhitiexternal link
- Te Taura Ora ō Waiariki — Te Arawa (Rotorua)external link
- Tūwharetoa — Tūwharetoa (Taupō)external link
- Te Punanga Ora — Taranakiexternal link
- Te Mātuku — Whanganuiexternal link
- Tihei Tākitimu — Tākitimu (Hawkes Bay)external link
- Te Pae Oranga o Ruahine o Tararua — Manawatūexternal link
- Te Karu o te Ika Poari Hauora — Wairarapaexternal link
- Ātiawa Toa — Greater | Te Upoko o te Ika (Wellington, Hutt, Porirua and Kāpiti)external link
- Te Kāhui Hauora o Te Tau Ihu — Nelson and Marlboroughexternal link
- Te Tauraki — Ngāi Tahu (South Island, except Nelson or Marlborough)external link
Whakapā mai / Contact us
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