Ngāti Porou Oranga is a charitable trust, it is a subsidiary of Te Rūnanganui o Ngāti Porou, and one of the smallest Primary Health Organisations (PHO) in Aotearoa.
In 1995 Ngāti Porou Hauora was established, as an Incorporated Society to provide an integrated health service for people residing within the Ngāti Porou rohe. At that time, Ngāti Porou Hauora was the only iwi health organisation in the country to offer hospital care.
In March 2011, Ngati Porou Hauora came under the umbrella of Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Porou, as one of its subsidiaries with Charitable Trust Status.
When Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Porou was dissolved on 6 April 2012 after Royal Assent was given to the Ngāti Porou Claims Settlement Act, Ngāti Porou Hauora became part of the Te Rūnanganui o Ngāti Porou Group of subsidiaries.
Fast forward to 2022, the trust deed was amended to accommodate changes in the trust legislation and to better reflect the role the trust plays in the community. A new name, Ngāti Porou Oranga was also adopted.
August 2023 is when the new Ngāti Porou Oranga tohu (logo) and branding was launched publicly as the umbrella logo to promote all Hauora, Whānau Oranga, and Housing services, programmes, and initiatives.
The colour palatte chosen for our Ngāti Porou Oranga tohu is inspired from the lines of our celebrated haka taparahi, Kura Tiwaka Tauā. The colours are representative of the first rays of the rising sun dancing upon Hikurangi, heralding the dawn of a new day,
and in this context heralding new beginnings with Ngāti Porou Oranga.
Within the colour design is represented three key aspects of our wellbeing. Taha Tinana (Gold) physical wellbeing, Taha Hinengaro (Black) mental and emotional wellbeing, and Taha Wairua (Grey) spiritual wellbeing. Collectively melded together they represent holistic wellbeing, or Oranga.
