TE RITO Foundation

07/10/2025

Te Rito Foundation celebrates its 7 year anniversary as an incorporated society for whānau of Oranga Tamariki today.
Nga mihi nui
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04/09/2025

Tena koutou katoa,

A huge thank you to everyone who supported our fundraiser effort schedu8to be drawn on Wednesday 17 August. 💛 After reviewing our current priorities, we’ve decided to cancel this event for now.

Refunds will be issued — please send us your bank details so we can process these within the week.

Your aroha and generosity mean the world to us, and we look forward to bringing you another kaupapa in the future. 🙏

Ngā mihi nui,
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08/08/2025

Ra Whanau 8 Te Rito Foundation 💙🖤🤍⛲️🌳🎂🎁🎉🌿

07/08/2025

*🛑 Statement from Te Rito Foundation – Supervised Contact Services Procurement*

Te Rito Foundation is deeply disappointed by the disruption to the supervised contact services procurement process, following legal action taken by a single respondent.

As a new provider to this space, we engaged in the process professionally, transparently, and in full compliance with the Ministry of Justice’s clear and well-structured tender framework. The process itself was sound. What is concerning is that one provider’s decision to challenge it has now stalled progress for all others—impacting not only organisations like ours, but the children and families who rely on these services.

Supervised contact is not an abstract policy—it is a critical support for tamariki navigating separation, trauma, and complex family circumstances. Delays of this nature have real consequences, especially for new providers who have invested in readiness and innovation to meet urgent need.

We remain committed to delivering high-quality, trauma-informed services. But if resolution is not reached by 8 October, we will need to reassess our continued involvement. The integrity of the process matters. So does the wellbeing of our whānau.

This statement reflects our position as a tender respondent and does not disclose or comment on confidential procurement matters.

Authorized by Te Rito Foundation , Tamaki Makaurau, 7 August 2025

30/07/2025

🌿💙🖤🤍📣 ANNOUNCEMENT: Tomokia ngā tatau o Matangireia - the Constitutional Kaupapa Inquiry Wananga, 21 August, Whakatu Marae, Nelson

Te Rito Foundation will be attending the upcoming Waitangi Tribunal Constitutional Kaupapa Inquiry Wananga in Whakatū (Nelson), scheduled to take place next month on Wednesday, 21 August 2025.

Our attendance is in support of the claimants the wananga and in an observation role, as we prepare for our own upcoming hearing for Te Taitokerau which is scheduled to be heard by the Tribunal at a later date.

These wananga form part of the Constitutional and Institutional Frameworks (Wai 3300) Kaupapa Inquiry, which addresses broad systemic and structural issues under Te Tiriti o Waitangi.

For more information about our involvement, or if you have questions about the claims process and our role within it, please feel free to get in touch at:

📧 [email protected]

🔗 Further details on the inquiry can be found here:

https://www.waitangitribunal.govt.nz/en/inquiries/kaupapa-inquiries/constitutional

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