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Learning together as people take the lead in their lives, creating new opportunities to connect within their communities.
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Welcome to Tautoko Options

We are a people organisation that believes everyone needs tautoko (support) to live their life. The quality of our work comes from learning and developing together with people who choose our service. Whanaungatanga (connections and relationships) are at the heart of our organisation.


How did we
get here?

Joining Together for Good

Nā Carol Sebborn
This year is our ten-year anniversary since Tautoko Services and Options (in Community Living) joined forces. It has made me pause to reflect on the past 10 years from my perspective of starting up Options in 1997 and then being part of Tautoko Options…
We had pragmatic reasons for merging because as small organisations determined to put people we support at the centre of everything we do, we were vulnerable to market forces.

Working Together for Change Survey 2024

Our support teams can be very proud of the feedback from people who choose our service. We received responses from 108 people which was really awesome! Our first two measures reflect our values by working in partnership with people to do what is important to them.

The third measure shows how we have made a difference in people’s lives through our person-centred approaches:

How we work alongside people?

How Tautoko Options works with ACC Living My Life?

Nā Megan Seawright
The benefits of Tailored Supports service include the longer time frame available. With this service, a facilitator works alongside a person, supporting their participation in goals step by step

How Tautoko Options works with ACC Living My Life?

Nā Megan Seawright
The benefits of Tailored Supports service include the longer time frame available. With this service, a facilitator works alongside a person, supporting their participation in goals step by step

We work with you and your whānau 
to create the support needed for you
to achieve what’s important in your life