Privacy StatementTe Whakakitenga o Waikato Incorporated ("we" or "us")
Your personal information is being collected so that we can consider your application, check it against the criteria, operate and administer the Kaumaatua Grant programme, and for other purposes set out in this application form. We will also use your personal information that you provide to us to update your information on the tribal register.
Please fill in ALL areas of this form where your personal information is requested. If the information you voluntarily provide is not accurate or complete, we may not be able to facilitate your enrolment until such information is provided.
In agreeing to the terms and conditions on this application form and submitting it to us, you authorise the release of, and use of, your personal information to and by our kaimahi for all the purposes set out in this application form. Your personal information and grant details may also be used and published by us for publicity and promotional purposes and successful applicants may also be contacted for evaluation and review.
We may also use the aggregated and anonymised data collected from your personal information to assist us with several purposes aimed at improving the services we provide by:
– Analysing trends and patterns to improve the quality and effectiveness of our programmes and services
– Assessing the needs of our tribal members and outcomes to inform decision-making and resource allocation
– Reporting to stakeholders and funders (if applicable), about the impact of our services while protecting individual privacy
– Supporting research and evaluating new initiatives designed to benefit tribal members
– Informing and shaping our organisational strategy to better service our tribal members
Your personal information may be stored or processed by our cloud service providers, including Salesforce, in locations outside New Zealand. These locations may have privacy protections that are different from New Zealand law.
We take all reasonable steps to ensure that your personal information is safeguarded against loss, unauthorised access/disclosure or modification, and misuse in accordance with the Privacy Act.
Your personal information will be collected and held by Te Whakakitenga o Waikato Incorporated, 6 Bryce Street, Hamilton in accordance with the Privacy Act. If you wish to gain access to or request correction of your personal information, please contact our privacy officer via email at
privacy@tainui.co.nz or at our offices at 2-4 Bryce Street, Hamilton.
Partner SchemesIf you opt into one of our partner schemes below, you authorise us to collect and disclose your personal information to the relevant partner/s for the purpose of facilitating your enrolment with them in their scheme. This includes us disclosing certain personal information we currently hold about you to them on your behalf (other than your health information) and only for the purposes set out in this application form.
We will do our best to ensure that the information that we hold and disclose about you is accurate, complete, and up to date. Please let us know if there have been any changes to your contact details. You can update your details at any time by calling us on 0800 TAINUI, emailing us at
tribalregistration@tainui.co.nz, and in-person at our offices at 2 Bryce Street, Hamilton.
Southern Cross Health InsuranceIf you opt into this scheme, you authorise us to disclose your personal information to Southern Cross for the purpose of Waikato-Tainui verifying your identity against our tribal register, Southern Cross contacting you about and administering the programme, and Waikato-Tainui ensuring the grant funds are used appropriately and for their intended purpose.
Triton HearingIf you opt into this scheme, you authorise us to disclose your personal information to Triton Hearing for the purpose of Waikato-Tainui verifying your identity against our tribal register, Triton Hearing contacting you about and administering the programme, and Waikato-Tainui ensuring the grant funds are used appropriately and for their intended purpose.
OPSMIf you opt into this scheme, you authorise us to disclose your personal information to OPSM for the purpose of Waikato-Tainui verifying your identity against our tribal register, OPSM contacting you about and administering the programme, and Waikato-Tainui ensuring the grant funds are used appropriately and for their intended purpose.
Hato Hone | St John Eke Manaaki SchemeIf you opt into this scheme, you authorise us to disclose your personal information to Hato Hone | St John for the purpose of facilitating your enrolment with the Eke Manaaki Ambulance Membership.
Please note, Hato Hone | St John does not provide ambulance services in Wellington and Wairarapa. On that basis, the Eke Manaaki scheme is unavailable to kaumaatua in those specific areas.
For more information, please read Hato Hone | St John's terms and conditions here:
https://www.stjohn.org.nz/support-us/supporters-scheme/terms-and-conditions---supporter-scheme/ 
