OUR NAME & HISTORY

WHO WE ARE

Our Name and History

The name ‘Kāhui Tautoko’ was given to the Company by the late Mate Kaiwai, a prominent Ngati Porou kuia (elder) from the East Coast of New Zealand. 
The name was given to mean ‘a group sent out to uplift others’. Literally ‘Kāhui’ means a group and ‘tautoko’ means support, strengthen, guide and uplift. From this name the Company developed its purpose of ‘supporting organisations to do great things in their communities’.

Kāhui Tautoko Consulting Ltd (New Zealand) was registered in July 2000. There are two Directors - Mara Andrews and Careene Andrews. In 2008 the Company registered a subsidiary office in Canada named Kāhui Tautoko Consulting (Canada) Ltd and in 2017 the Company registered its subsidiary office in Hawai’i named Kahui Tautoko Consulting (Hawai’i) LLC.
2000

The late Mate Kaiwai names our Company and we incorporate Kāhui Tautoko Consulting 27/7/2000

2000

Kāhui Tautoko achieves its first contract working for the Department of Corrections

2001

Kāhui Tautoko begins hiring more staff - wins second contract with Ministry of Social Development – work expands

2003

Kāhui Tautoko is nominated at the Maori Business Women’s Awards

2003

Kāhui Tautoko earns first contract working in the Pacific Islands. KTCL becomes ISO9001 accredited

2004

KTCL expands into Maori education alongside existing health, social development and corrections work

2008

KTCL opens subsidiary company in Vancouver BC, Canada

2009

Kāhui Tautoko staff and other Māori whanau living in Vancouver form TE TINI A MAUI Kapa Haka group in Vancouver

2010

Kāhui Tautoko staff from both offices celebrate Company's 10th birthday at Pipitea Marae in Wellington, NZ

2012

KTCL Canada gains first national contract to work across Canada

2015

KTCL celebrates 15 years in business

2017

KTCL opens subsidiary company in Honolulu, Hawai’i. USA

2018

KTCL Canada celebrates 10 years in business

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