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...
Zayden Tane (Ngāti Maniapoto, Ngāriki Kaipūtahi) My project is based around kaupapa kori tinana and kai Māori that Toi Tangata delivers in relation to Te Mārautanga o Aotearoa and the New Zealand Curriculum. The project included a literature review, the two curriculums in Aotearoa/New Zealand, He...
Samantha Kamariera (Te Rarawa, Te Aupouri) I was born and raised in a small city within the Manawatu - Palmerston North, New Zealand. As a child, I was fortunate enough to grow up with sports being second nature to me. I was involved in numerous team...
Ko Samantha Kamariera toku ingoa. My project was based on exploring an understanding of Māori systems approaches- what it is and what it means for my future. My report includes who I am, my literature view, Māori health models and frameworks, and the findings of my...
Kurt Grayson (Ngāti Porou) My journey with wai started like everyone else’s; suspended within mother’s sacred waters. This then followed the natural progression of life with the need to drink water and stay hydrated. In turn, playing in and around water became a large part of...
Te Mauri o te Wai Internship Overview Kurt Grayson (University of Auckland, Ngāti Porou) My project investigated different approaches to Wai Māori in order to look after its mauri, and in turn, to look after us as people. Literature Findings Water Quality Our waterways have been classed as a clean...
Wanakia Heather-Kingi (Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Kahu, Ngāti Raukawa) During my time with Toi Tangata I have learned a lot about how I can apply a whakapapa Māori lens to my research topic through the application of mātauranga Māori. This has been an important start for me going...
Tena koutou kātoa. I have just completed a 10 week internship with Toi Tangata where I have been researching the whakapapa, ingoa Māori, and purpose of the essential elements (pūmotu) to inform oranga kai, oranga tinana. It has been an interesting and enjoyable topic of research....