Sport New Zealand has just announced that He Oranga Poutama, a long-standing physical activity programme that focuses on outcomes for Māori, has been expanded into four new regions with Government investment almost doubled to increase its reach. Managed by a combination of hapū, iwi, hauora and...
Pipiri saw the birth of the first ever reo Māori CrossFit-style competition, Mātātoa, combining two passions of its creators; te reo Māori and physical activity. The brainchild of the Kapa-Kingi triplets Heemi, Tipene, and Eru, the competition saw over 160 athletes from all over the...
Lizzie Strickett is a current student at Takiura, taking a year to delve into full immersion Te Reo Māori learning. As a busy māmā of two, a loving wife and advocate for hauora Māori and hauora whānau, Lizzie took the time to invest in her...
He Pī Ka Rere is proving to be a compelling change agent for learning about Te Ao Māori kaupapa at Waverley Park School in Waihōpai, as Darrio and Nikki Penetito-Hemara recently experienced. In the lead up to the rising of Matariki, tamariki and kaiako from Waverley...
Tākaro Māori and culturally-empowered play allows tamariki to have fun and connect while developing self-regulation skills, resilience and mauri ora. Mokopuna Korikori, a kaupapa developed in partnership between Toi Tangata and ACC has been exploring what this can look like. Working alongside six whānau in the...
Toi Tangata was humbled to support te umu kohukohu whetū ki Ōkūrei, a beautiful and wairua filled kaupapa to bring in te tau hou Māori. Toi Tangata board member, Leonie Matoe, shares her whakaaro about the experience. One of the things I love about being on...
He kitenga kanohi, he hokinga mahara, he koanga ngākau Ko te whakapapa tētahi o ngā tino kaupapa i te ao Māori, me te aha, inākuanei anga whakamuri ai mātou ki te whakapapa o Toi Tangata, o Te Hotu Manawa Māori me te Heart Foundation hei kōkiri...
Toi Tangata Kai Maori Kai Ora lead, Haylee Koroi, recently attended the Taiohī Taiohā wānanga in Motukaraka. Here she reflects on the value of long term thinking and encourages us to consider the ways in which we live in connection with the world around us. Over...
Ko Taranaki te maunga Ko Aotea te waka Ko Ngaruahine me Te Atiawa te iwi Ko Ngati Tū te hapū Ko Waiokura me Potaka te marae Ko Gayel tōku ingoa Previously working as a Whanau Ora kaimahi in the community of West Auckland, Gayel’s passion for...
The rise of the Matariki star cluster to herald the Māori new year is just around the corner with the appearance taking place in the Tangaroa moon phases of the very first moon of this Maramataka year. As we look to celebrate the inaugural Matariki...