Hauhake tū, ka tō Matariki The harvest ends when Matariki sets The Matariki constellation has moved under the horizon, signalling the end of harvest as winter sets in. A time to come together, to reflect, to wānanga, to learn and most of all, to be grateful. And...
Davina Thompson (Ngāti Awa, Te Arawa) is an elite sportswoman, a Māmā, a kaimahi for Te Arawa Lakes trust and a Rongoā Māori practitioner. She has pursued Mātauranga Māori for many years, passed on to her from her Kuia and Koroua. With help from communities...
A framework for listening with your head, heart and puku. Come on a journey with me, watch my art transform darkness into form. Turn your world upside down and unpack what it means to decolonise our ways of being. Let's start with reclaiming what's ours -...
He taonga tēnei āhuatanga Ko Aka, ko koe, ko au, ko tātou Nō te kauru o te rangi tēnei kaupapa Nō ngā Whare Wānanga o tāua mātua Aka is everything that we are, Its intent was to capture the essence of our origins as people, From the very depths of our...
Achieving that small activity that our tamariki ask for us to do with them (or vice versa!) deserves a big congratulations Mātua mā. The times I have tried to teach end up being battles of who is the boss of what job, and who is running...
Ayla Hoeta is a vibrant wahine Māori, māmā, gym trainer and a Maramataka Māori practitioner. Beyond her many talents, Ayla is a Youth Innovator for The Southern Initiative (Auckland Council), Raised in South Auckland, her whakapapa connects her to Ngāti Tahinga and Waikato-Tainui. Ayla has followed...
Alert level three has seen takeaways reopen to allow for contactless purchases, but one Māori health advocate is urging whānau to keep takeaways as a treat and not a regular kai option. Read the media release here. Video credit: Te Karere TVNZ ...
Unhealthy takeaways have no mauri. That’s the bold message Toi Tangata wants to send to whānau who now have the option of buying take out food again. Chief Executive Megan Tunks says, “McDonalds, KFC and the like are heavy in saturated fat and sodium. These options...
Exercising Hauora: Māori perspectives on maintaining wellbeing through physical activity Indigenous peoples have long been physically, emotionally, spiritually and socially strong and resilient peoples. In Aotearoa (New Zealand), a deficit narrative of physical health and emotional wellbeing has been associated with Māori in spite of...
Exercising Hauora: Māori perspectives on maintaining wellbeing through physical activity Indigenous peoples have long been physically, emotionally, spiritually and socially strong and resilient peoples. In Aotearoa (New Zealand), a deficit narrative of physical health and emotional wellbeing has been associated with Māori in spite of our...