High-Value Nutrition (HVN) is investing in excellent, high-impact science to develop high-value foods with validated health benefits to drive economic growth. There are opportunities for Māori growers, food and beverage entities, and others to collaborate with HVN in Tranche 2. Further information can be found on...
Thank you to everyone who applied for one of the Toi Tangata Hui ā Tau 2019 scholarships! We would like to congratulate the following succesful recipients- we look forward to see you there! Kaimahi Scholarships Ruby Anne Reihana of Te Hiku Hauora Kirianna Beckham of Tupoho Whanau Trust,...
Leadership, Innovate, Policies, Practice, Shared The LIPPS 4 Kai kaupapa is about the community, public and private sector coming together to build a joined-up approach across the Mid-North where the norm is healthy kai. Their purpose is to create a movement of people by courageous Leadership, local...
You may already recognise Hana Tapiata, who is a lifestyle blogger living by indigenous philosophies and mātauranga Māori, based in Te Waiariki, Bay of Plenty. He raukura tēnei o te Kōhanga Reo me te Kura Kaupapa Māori, he uri nō Te Arawa, Horouta me Mataatua waka....
An exciting milestone for Whānau Ora Initative ‘Koha Kai’ has been realised, as their dream of opening their own purpose-built kai cart came to fruition. The cart is designed to enable Koha Kai trainees, who live with disabilities to be able to operate and serve...
Chanel Phillips (Ngāti Hine, Ngāpuhi) is a current Research Fellow for Te Koronga Indigenous Science Research Theme at the University of Otago. She has recently submitted her doctoral thesis at the School of Physical Education Sport and Exercise Sciences at the University of Otago. Her thesis...
Chelsea is currently in her second year of her PhD at the School of Physical Education, Sport and Exercise Sciences at the University of Otago. She is exploring ways to reconnect whānau to whakapapa in Ngāti Kahungunu. The first, through physical engagement; walking, paddling, swimming...
Raniera Rewiri (Te Whakatohea, Tūhoe, Te Arawa and Ngāpuhi) is proud to be both Māori and vegan and considers his journey to be about finding the connections between the two and how it can contribute to the wellness of tangata Māori, whenua and Māoritanga. He...
Lee Timutimu is the CEO and founder of Arataki Systems Limited. He is incredibly passionate about Māori storytelling and the importance it holds for our future generations in terms of the transfer of knowledge, the continuation of our narratives, and the retention and maintenance of...
Moe Milne (Ngāti Hine, Ngāpuhi) is a puna of knowledge and has a wealth of experience having been involved in addressing mental health issues in the Māori community in her roles as a psychopaedic nurse and as a general and psychiatric nurse for over 40...