Tuhia ki tō rae! SAVE THE DATE! Toi Tangata Hui ā Tau 25 - 27 March 2025 The theme of our Hui ā Tau 2025 is “Te Ahi Kaiata” - The flame that consumes the morning. The kaupapa of Te Ahi Kaiata draws on our connection...
Oranga Whenua, Oranga Tangata Ranginui Rikirangi-Thomas...
We are now well and truly in the phases of summer. The Pōhutukawa are blooming, signaling perhaps, that we are in Matiti muramura, if not further along. Matiti muramura signals the third of seven phases of summer here in Te Tai Tokerau. The warm weather...
Ko Pūtauaki te maungaKo Ōhinemataroa te awaKo Mātaatua te wakaKo Ngāti Awa te iwi|Ko Eilensia tōku ingoa I was born and raised in Whakatāne. Living in Whakatāne, much of my childhood was spent at the beaches and waterholes, such as Braemar and Waimana. Some of the sweetest memories I have...
Kia ora mai tātou katoaKo Karioi te maunga Ko Wainui te awa Ko Tainui te waka Ko Waikato te Iwi Ko Ngāti Tāhinga te hapū Ko Poihākena te marae Ko Edward Mathews tōku pāpā Ko Maria Mathews tōku māmā Ko Natalie Mathews tōku ingoa Kei Tāmaki Makaurau ahau e noho ana Nō reira, tēnā anō tātou...
On October 12, Toi Tangata had the privilege of being part of the inaugural Pā Wars Ahuriri, a fantastic day of fierce yet friendly competition between the eight marae of the Ahuriri. Hosted by Sport Hawke's Bay, Pā Wars brought together Timi Kara, Moteo, Kohupātiki, Waiohiki,...
Kei hea taku kura? Ko te kura a Tūwhakararo e...
The Indigenous Well-being Conference held on 20-23 October in Tāmaki Makaurau was an enriching event. Beginning with a pōwhiri at Tāmaki Makaurau Marae at Ihumātao, we were welcomed by mana whenua of Te Ahiwaru. This was followed by a hīkoi around Ōtuataua Pā where participants...
What a perfect time to explore the Hunua ranges with the rain cleaning out our rivers and the mist covering the mountain peaks, anō nei he korowai atua. Nature at its finest. In most cases, kaupapa would be cancelled because of the rain but this is Mātaiao at its best, analysing...
Cast your mind to the stories of Kupe and Kuramārōtini emerging from a thick mist to discover what we now call home: “He ao, he ao, He aotea-roa”- the land of the long white cloud. It is clear that our tipuna have mastered the art of transmitting intergenerational knowledge and...