Our Purpose:

Te Puna Ariki Charitable Trust is dedicated to serving our communities and creating platforms to bring big city opportunities to small town rangatahi. We aim to empower our whanau, rangatahi and tamariki to change the way they view the world and to help them realise their full potential.

“Bringing big city opportunities to small town rangatahi”
Te Puna Ariki Charitable Trust vision

Nga Kaupapa Matua | Our Key Kaupapa

Growing the Leaders of Tomorrow

The transferring of leadership qualities is an important aspect of sustaining our marae, hapu, and iwi. We support rangatahi to grow their skills as leaders.
Building Life Skills

We aim to support rangatahi to excel in all areas of life. From learning the ky skills in obtaining employment to public speaking and more.
Community Service

As the saying goes, it takes a village to raise a child. We encourage and support our rangatahi to give back to the villages that raised them, and encourage humility through the serving their hapori and kaumatua.
Hauora and Sport Development

We understand that our rangatahi have an enormous amount of potential. At Te Puna Ariki, we aim to remove any barriers that may exist between our rangaahi and their goals.
Community Centered and Future Focused

Serving our community is at the heart of our organisation. As such, we run a number of rangatahi focused community events throughout the year.
Kaupapa Hou

If you are a rangatahi that has an amazing idea for a kaupapa, Te Puna Ariki are interested in supporting grassroots kaupapa that align with our uara and vision.