Family • Community • Legacy

Whānau Joe

A family-orientated non-profit

Our Pepeha

Our Pepeha

Ko Puketotara te maunga

Ko Waitākere te awa

Ko Moekākara te waka

Ko Te Au o Te Whenua te tangata

Ko Te Kawerau ā Maki te iwi

Dragon and Taniwha Intertwined A dragon and a taniwha coiled together in an eternal circle, symbolising our diverse Asian and Pacific/Māori heritage woven as one whānau.

Woven from many threads, we are one whānau.

Whānau Joe is a family-orientated non-profit celebrating our diverse heritage — where the dragon and the taniwha intertwine as guardians of the many cultures within our family.

Dedicated to our loved ones — passed, present and future.

Our Whakapapa

Our Family History

From Tiriwa, our eponymous ancestor, through Te Kawerau ā Maki, our line descends to our beloved grandparents Teraiti and Koringo Joe — the heart from which our whānau today has grown.

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