Health IT firm Whānau Tahi is in the running in the health category of the 2016 Microsoft Partner of the Year Awards, thought to be the first New Zealand company to be nominated in the health sector.

The west Auckland-based company, owned by Te Whanau O Waipareira Trust, has been active in developing software-led solutions such as its Navigator for indigenous and vulnerable people in several countries, including the US, Canada, Australia and Singapore as well as NZ.