Mai i te whaiao,
Ki te ao mārama
Tautokohia te Mana Tāngata
Kia Puta Kia Ora –
Tīhei mauriora!
Ka Puta Ka Ora Emerge Aotearoa is a for-purpose, charitable organisation that supports the oranga (wellbeing) for tāngata whaiora and whānau.
We support people from diverse communities across Aotearoa and from all walks of life through a broad range of health, housing, social and wellbeing services.
Established in 2015 and previously known as Emerge Aotearoa, our name ‘Ka Puta Ka Ora Emerge Aotearoa’ was gifted to us by Kaumātua Koro Rewi Rubal Rapana of Ngāti Raukawa, Ngāti Hauā in 2023. This change in name represents our strong ties to tangata whenua and our commitment to become a Tāngata Tiriti organisation.
Our Name
“Ka Puta Ka Ora” is part of many tongikura (prophecies) given by Kīngi Tāwhiao Pōtatau Te Wherowhero, the second Māori King. The tongikura was an affirmation and encouragement to inspire his people to emerge out of hardship into new wellness and prosperity.
“Māku anō e hanga tōku nei whare. Ko ngā poupou he māhoe, he patatē, ko te tāhuhu he hīnau noa.”
I shall fashion my house. The support posts shall be of māhoe and patatē, the ridge pole of hīnau.
Our name carries the same spirit as Tāwhiao’s tongikura: It is an invitation for people, whānau and their communities to come forth and thrive – ka puta ka ora. Our name inspires our vision and promise to support oranga for Aotearoa – ‘Tautokohia te mana tāngata, kia puta kia ora’. Our three Pou – Māori succeeding as Māori, lived experience and diveristy are privileged and Thriving Pacific peoples – guide our mahi and are the lens through which we measure our success.
