E rere kau mai te awa nui mai i te Kahui Maunga ki Tangaroa
Ko au te awa, ko te awa koe au

Tupoho Trust is the legal entity and administrative arm of Te Rūnanga ō Tupoho. On the 11th day of September 1991, Tupoho Whānau Trust was incorporated and established under the Charitable Trusts Act to act as a recognised Māori Authority under the mantle of Ngā Hapū ō Tupoho.

Tupoho services the 10 marae and 16 hapū from the lower reaches of Te Awa Tupua through to Tangaroa. These marae and hapū have representatives that form Te Rūnanga ō Tupoho who have an overarching mission of ‘bringing together the strengths of ngā hapū ō Tupoho’, “Whakapumautia te mana ō ngā hapū ō Tupoho”.  Their vision is to promote a Te Rūnanga ō Tupoho culture based upon a knowledge of a shared heritage and an understanding and celebration of cultural distinctiveness. They also act as a collective unified force for the health and well-being of ngā hapū ō Te Awa Tupua ō Whanganui.

Te Rūnanga ō Tupoho, Tupoho Trust, Toitū Te Matauranga, Tupoho Investments, Toitū Te Mahi and Tupoho Housing all operate from Rangahaua Marae in Bell Street; our FLOW team (part of the Police Family Harm Services) and Tupoho Social Services operate from Tupoho House at 249 Victoria Ave; we have an outpost for our team working on the Te Tirohanga project and they are based at Te Whare Tirohanga at Carson Street in Castlecliff. All these services have one main kaupapa, being:

To protect, nurture and educate all who utilise Tupoho services.