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...
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...
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 ...
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...
By Te Rua Munro Te Rua Munro presents his research findings at The Toi Tangata Hui ā Tau 2020 My project for the six-week internship at Toi Tangata was to research and apply the Atua Matua framework in an everyday setting. I based my project around Mahuika, the atua...
By Aotea Frandi Growing The Puna Interns 2019-2020L-R:Aotea Frandi, Tereana Ihakara, Te Rua Munro. My role in my internship with Toi Tangata was to help explore the possibility of a tuakana-teina relationship between rangatahi and current health kaimahi. This mahi is aimed at rangatahi taking ownership of...
Tereana Ihakara presenting at Hui ā Tau, Napier, Feb 2020. Kei ngā huruhuru, kei ngā waewae o te kaupapa, tēnā rā tātou katoa. Ko te wehi tuatahi ki a Īhoa o ngā mano, te tīmatanga o te whakaaro nui, te whakaotinga o ngā mea katoa. Ko...
MEGAN TUNKS: Rerekē But Necessary Rerekē is a word that comes to mind to describe the situation that we all find ourselves in. Social distancing and isolation, not something that goes hand in hand with our collective whānau values and principles. Heoi anō, for the...
What is the future of our kai in this fourth industrial digi era? Will we be printing our evening dinner from 3D printed food? Fancy a digitally prepared hangi? Will the salad greens in our local supermarket by grown in a high tech warehouse where...
Tēnā koutou katoa ngā kaiwhakaora e te iwi Māori! Ko Renei Ngawati tōku ingoa. He uri no Ngāti Hine me Ngāti Porou. Just popping in to mihi to everyone as a new team member to Toi Tangata. Exciting! I’m super stoked to be part of the...