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Empowering Communities, Enhancing Lives

Enhancing community well-being through innovative programs in education, health, and social engagement.

Josh Te Rauna kneeling beside a boy in a school classroom, taking a blood pressure reading with a stethoscope and cuff.

How we work

Director

Clinical Exercise Physiologist and Respiratory Physiologist

Education

Contract to the Ministry of Education, in and out of schools

Health

Contract to Think Hauora for the respiratory service

Justice

Collaboration with the judiciary and NZ Police

Empowerment and Potential

We are dedicated to enhancing community well-being through innovative programs in education, health, and social engagement.

Join us in our journey to uplift and inspire individuals of all ages to reach their fullest potential.

Our business has 4 pillars

  1. 01

    Education

    Empowerment and Potential currently contract to Ministry of education and collaborate with the judiciary/ Police providing services both in and out of Schools to support emerging mental health and wellbeing concerns affecting students/ākonga’s Taha Tinana, Taha Wairua, Taha Whānau, Taha Hinengaro.

  2. 02

    Health

    Our clinical exercise programs promote healthier lifestyles and prevent chronic diseases, improving overall quality of life.

  3. 03

    Justice

    We extend our services beyond the confines of educational and clinical establishments to cater ‘youth at risk’, offering them a dynamic and enjoyable avenue for channelling their energy, cultivating emotional self-regulation, nurturing leadership qualities, fostering positive role models.

  4. 04

    Community

    To create a safer, healthier community by empowering individuals to overcome challenges and improve their physical and emotional well-being.

Josh Te Rauna with his wife and three children, in a black-and-white family portrait.

Director Josh Te Rauna Clinical Exercise Physiologist and Respiratory Physiologist

Director's Background

My childhood was filled with challenges

I always aspired to create a better life and break away from the cycle I was born into. The impact of these experiences shaped me, later leading to struggles with anxiety and depression.

A few years after high school, I was encouraged by Billy Meehan to start my studies at Te Wānanga o Aotearoa, where I completed a Certificate in Applied Sports Studies in 2007.

In 2013, I completed a Postgraduate Diploma in Clinical Exercise Physiology, working with patients facing chronic diseases and mental health challenges. The rewards of helping people improve their quality of life were immeasurable, like the patient who proudly told me he could once again bend over to tie his shoes without struggling and returning to play golf.

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We Work With

  • Think Hauora
  • New Zealand Police
  • Sport Manawatū
  • Blue Light
  • Te Tāhuhu o te Mātauranga, Ministry of Education

Get Involved and Make a Difference

Join Empowerment and Potential in our mission to transform lives and strengthen communities. Your support can help create a brighter future for individuals of all ages. Take action today!