ABOUT US

Ko wai mātou

Ngāpuhi Iwi Social Services (NISS) originally began in 1986 to provide Maatua Whāngai services and started out at Te Rūnanga-Ā-Iwi-Ō-Ngāpuhi office on Mangakahia Road, Kaikohe.

Ko wai mātou

Ngāpuhi Iwi Social Services (NISS) originally began in 1986 to provide Maatua Whāngai services and started out at Te Rūnanga-Ā-Iwi-Ō-Ngāpuhi office on Mangakahia Road, Kaikohe. 

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History

In 1997 NISS was approved as an iwi social service provider under section 396 and section 403 of the Children, Young Persons, And Their Families Act now known as the Oranga Tamariki Act 1989. NISS has been a subsidiary of Te Rūnanga-Ā-Iwi-Ō-Ngāpuhi since 2006.

Today, NISS has grown to a team of dedicated kaimahi who are passionate about supporting the wellbeing of tamariki and whānau.


Our social workers have worked with whānau and their communities for more than 30 years, with specialisation in Ngāpuhi tikanga, Mātua Atawhai (Caregiving) and Ngāpuhi whakapapa.

ABOUT US

History

Ngāpuhi Iwi Social Services (NISSS) originally began in 1986 to provide Maatua Whāngai services and started out at the current Te Rūnanga-Ā-Iwi-Ō-Ngāpuhi office on Mangakahia Road, Kaikohe.

In 1996 NISS was approved as an iwi social service provider under section 396 and section 403 of the Children, Young Persons, And Their Families Act now known as the Oranga Tamariki Act 1989. NISS has been a subsidiary of Te Rūnanga-Ā-Iwi-Ō-Ngāpuhi since 2006.

Today, NISS has grown to a team of dedicated kaimahi who are passionate about supporting the wellbeing of tamariki and whānau.


Our social workers have worked with whānau and their communities for more than 30 years, with specialisation in Ngāpuhi tikanga, Mātua Atawhai (Caregiving) and Ngāpuhi whakapapa.

Ka mimiti te puna i Taumarere,

Ka toto te puna i Hokianga

Ka toto te puna i Taumarere,

Ka mimiti te puna i Hokianga

When the spring of Taumarere is empty, the spring of Hokianga is full;

When the spring of Taumarere is full, the spring of Hokianga is empty.

Uenuku and Kaharau's descendents became esteemed rangatira in the Hokianga and surrounding areas, with ties to Whangaroa, Whāngarei and Kororāreka.