TCC Seeking Board of Director Candidates
Click image for a PDF of the role description Tairawhiti Community CommissioningSocial Wellbeing Calling for Tairawhiti Community Commissioning Board of Directors Candidates Applications close: Friday 16 October 2026 We are seeking applications, or expressions of interest from experienced governance people, who are committed to improving the wellbeing and prosperity of Tairawhiti, its people and communities […]
Community-led Commissioning Update
Tairawhiti Community Commissioning Public Statement 12 August 2026 Tena tatau i nga whanau, hapu, iwi, hapori me nga roopu o Te Tairawhiti, Tairawhiti Community Commissioning (TCC) was pleased to be shortlisted to the final six applicants as part of the Social Investment Agency’s Community-led Commissioning process. While Tairawhiti was not selected as one of the […]
TCC formed to decide where $1.2b in Gisborne social services funding should be spent
A group of iwi, and philantropic and social service organisations wanting to localise social services in Tairāwhiti have formalised the charitable organisation Tairāwhiti Community Commissioning.
TCC Response to TRONPnui (Set 2)
On 3 June 2026, Te Rūnanganui o Ngāti Porou (TRONPnui) provided the Working Group with a second set of questions relating to the Tairāwhiti Community Commissioning proposal. The following responses were provided by the Working Group on 5 June 2026. TCC Response to TRONPnui Questions (Set 2) – 5 June 2026 NZIER Government Spending in […]
Response from the Tairāwhiti Community Commissioning Working Group to the Pātai from Te Rūnanganui o Ngāti Porou (TRONPnui)
The Tairawhiti Community Commissioning Working Group has published its response to a series of questions submitted by Te Runanganui o Ngati Porou (TRONPnui) regarding the Tairawhiti Community Commissioning proposal. The Working Group was invited by TRONPnui to present the proposal on 26 May 2026. Following that meeting, TRONPnui advised that it would provide a series […]
Round 3 Community Commissioning Engagement Hui
Kia ora Tairāwhiti, Join us at one of our upcoming Round 3 community hui to hear updates on the Tairāwhiti Community Commissioning proposal ahead of the Social Investment Agency’s 12 June submission deadline. We’ll share the final Expression of Interest proposal, provide updates on the proposed governance and shareholding arrangements, outline the Social Investment Agency […]
The Social Investment Agency Opens Community Commissioning Expression Pathway
The Social Investment Agency has now opened the Community Commissioning Expression of Interest process. There will be three phases for this opportunity: Expression of Interest – an open EOI process running from 14 May to 12 June 2026, followed by a Wānanga Phase and the selection of up to two local areas in July 2026. […]
Round 2 Community Engagement Hui
In November and December 2025 we held a first round of community engagement on a proposal for community-led commissioning in Tairawhiti. These hui introduced the kaupapa and gave people the opportunity to share their perspectives. We are now holding a second round of hui to share an update on the proposal and continue the conversation […]
Job Vacancy
Job Vacancy | Support Worker – Te Whare Whakawātea (Kaupapa Māori Residential Service) Te Whare Whakawātea is a kaupapa Māori-informed residential service supporting healing, stability, and addiction-free transformation. We are seeking a compassionate and culturally grounded Kaimahi to provide 24/7 wraparound support to whaiora and their whānau within a trauma-informed, recovery-oriented environment. Applications are managed […]
Tūranga iwi lead a bid for greater local decision making for regional prosperity
Our region’s leaders believe that decisions on how best to use the huge amounts of money currently spent in social services are best made by those who are part of the region and are closest to whanau… Click on the image or read the full issue here… Pīpīwharauroa Tūranganui-ā-Kiwa Whiringa-ā-rangi (November) 2025 Page 11
