New and innovative initiatives that support whanau to be successful are being called for by the North Island Whanau Ora commissioning agency, Te Pou Matakana.
Te Pou Matakana announced the call for expressions of interest for collective impact for whanau.
Six million dollars per year for the next three years has been set aside for commissioning by potential Whanau Ora Partners including community groups, professionals, iwi and organisations from multiple sectors, to deliver new services aimed at achieving large-scale social change for whanau.
Te Pou Matakana board chairwoman Merepeka Raukawa-Tait said the independent agency had worked with Whanau Ora stakeholders to come up with a commissioning-for-results model aimed at solution-focused funding.