Mana Takata
We empower whānau by providing integrated support in housing, training and employment, and Whānau Ora services. Our goal is to remove obstacles, enabling whānau to improve their wellbeing and participate in a thriving Māori economy.
We do this through a range of programmes across the Otago region, designed to target four main areas: housing, employment trades and training, whānau ora services, and procurement through regional development.

Ā mātou ratoka Our Services
Ratoka kāika Housing
The Healthy Homes programme takes an in-depth look at whānau housing in the Otago region, with a strong focus on support and guidance. This allows us to help whānau tackle things like home improvements and material hardship, which can directly affect wellbeing and good health during the cold winter months.
Read our latest report to the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority (EECA):
Houses into Homes: Post-contract final evaluation report on the Otago Home Energy Retrofit Project (.pdf)
Ratoka Mahi | Employment & Trades Training
Mana Takata's Employment and Trades Training team offers pastoral support to whānau on their employment journey.
Our programs are designed with a holistic approach that addresses both whānau wellbeing and cultural needs.
Ratoka hauora Health Services
Whānau Ora is a whānau-led approach to wellbeing that puts families at the centre. It supports whānau to set their own goals and build on their strengths—creating lasting change in areas like health, housing, education, employment, and cultural identity.
We walk alongside whānau, wrapping the right support around them to grow confidence, restore mana, and strengthen connections to self, whānau and community.
Contact Us
📞 (03) 477 0071
📧 manatakata@aukaha.co.nz
Ratoka whiwhika Procurement
The Otago region is undergoing significant growth and development. Aukaha wants to ensure this provides positive opportunities for Māori and Pasifika individuals and businesses. Mana Takata is working to harness the potential of increased economic activity, and to help sector partners be more inclusive in their supply chain and employment practices.
We have significant relationships with Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu and its subsidiaries, local government, tertiary education and our Treaty partners in the Otago region. Our partners all have a strong commitment to social outcomes, and we work in collaboration to facilitate supplier/contractor diversity and trade training in a range of sectors.