Ko Taranaki te maungaKo Ngāti Maru rāua ko Te Atiawa ōku iwiKo Parihaka te maraeKo Kurahaupo te wakaKo Sonya tōku māmāKo Roman tōku teinaNo Ōtautahi ahauKo Ōtepoti tōku kāinga ināianeiKo Marcus Hughes tōku ingoa Our Growing the Puna project connects students with a focus on physical activity and/or nutrition, to Māori communities and...
This year our Growing the Puna internship programme took a slightly different direction. Renei Ngawati shares what it looked like. Since the establishment of Growing the Puna, the focus has been on research projects and diving into kaupapa to strengthen our learning around kai oranga and...
Jewell (Heitiki) Carlson joined us for our Summer 22-23 intake of Growing the Puna internships. Here she shares her learnings throughout the experience. My Māori heritage and culture are a huge part of who I am. Taiao is a foundation of Māori culture and due to...
Paris King (Te Ati Haunui-a-Pāpārangi) shares her experience as a Toi Tangata Growing the Puna intern. Ma te rongo, ka mohio;Ma te mohio, ka marama; Ma te marama, ka matau; Ma te matau, ka ora. From listening comes knowledge; From knowledge comes understanding; From understanding comes wisdom; From wisdom comes well-being. This...
This summer we welcome our two Growing the Puna Interns, Jewell and Paris. Growing the Puna has been a successful internship for nine years running. We welcome both Paris King and Jewell Carlson to our Toi Tangata whānau and wish them all the best during...
Wade Sharland was one of the successful applicants to the Growing the Puna kaupapa for the summer of 2021/2022. He shares his experience and whakaaro from the haerenga the ohu recently embarked on. Six o’clock on a Tuesday morning in the backdrop of Mangawhai, the interns...
The Toi Tangata Growing the Puna internship is aimed at fostering mātauranga Māori and whanaungatanga between tertiary students, community, and the health sector that provides opportunities for tertiary students to participate in the development of innovative approaches to physical activity and nutrition in kaupapa that...
Toi Tangata would like to introduce and welcome four new summer Interns for this year's Growing the Puna intake. Growing The Puna internships aim to provide opportunities for two students to participate in the development of an innovative approach to physical activity and nutrition in project...
With an equal passion for nutrition, animal rights and the taiao as well as a burning desire to make a positive difference, Summer Wright is putting in the work to make sure the future of food is a bright one. Summer Wright (Ngāti Maniapoto) first joined...
Picture this, if you will. Lush green bush and fanned ferns peppered with cicada and bird song, all underscored by the persistent rush of a nearby waterfall. Air, fresh from its dance with the rākau filling your lungs. It may not be your standard surroundings...