Our name

TE POU o Te Whakaaro Nui

Ko TE POU o Te Whakaaro Nui kua poua hei pou mō te tangata, hei pou mō te tikanga e mahia nei i roto i te hauora hinengaro. Tēnei te pou matua e here ai e kotahi hoki ai i ngā māhi rangahau me ngā kaupapa e kake ai te hunga mahi i runga i te whakaaro tahi, arā, hei whakaarahia te tāhuhu o te whare e kiia nei e wha ōna tapa - ko te taha hinengaro, te taha tinana, te taha wairua me te taha whānau, ā pakari rawa. Tēnei te pou e ū ai te mātauranga, te tikanga hoki mō te tangata whaiora, ā, e kawea nei tātou katoa ki te ara mārama, ki te ara tika. Kua whakairongia tēnei pou ki te āhua o te manaakitanga me te hāpaitanga i runga anō i te mana tangata. Na reira kia whakakotahi tātou ki TE POU o Te Whakaaro Nui e tū nei, ka anga te aroaro hei karanga mai!

TE POU o Te Whakaaro Nui has been established as a pillar for both people and practices active in mental health. Te Pou is the main pillar that binds and brings together research activity and workforce development strategies with a united intent, that is, to raise up the ridgepole of the house of which it is said has four sides - mental and emotional health, physical health, spiritual health and family health, and thence strengthen it. It is the pillar for knowledge and practices concerning people who seek wellness to fix upon, and thus direct us all to a wiser path. The pillar has been adorned in the philosophy of support, caring and upliftment based on the premise of human dignity. Thus, let all trace to TE POU o Te Whakaaro Nui who stands here facing to cry the call of welcome!

Pou hihiko, pou rarama
Tiaho i roto, mārama i roto
Tēnā te pou, te pou tokomanawa
Te Pou o te Whakaaro Nui
Hui te mārama, hui te ora.

Be resolute and positive,
And clarity will prevail
Revealing the central pillar
The pillar of wise thinking
Herein, where assembled, is enlightenment and well-being

Read about how the name Te Pou was chosen.

Page last updated: 12 February 2009