Our Toi Tangata research team has been working alongside Hauora Māori over the last few months to prepare for implementing hauora based programmes in hāpori Māori in early 2024 as part of phase three of the National Science Challenge - Healthier Lives Implementation Network. Alongside...
Dive Otago Collaboration Elevates Water Safety We are thrilled to announce our collaboration with Dive Otago for the upcoming Toi Tangata Hui ā Tau 2024. Led by Virginia Watson, the Dive Otago team has been dedicated to the commendable task of enhancing skills and imparting knowledge...
Mātaiao ki Te Arawa In November, the Toi Tangata team and our two Summer Interns had the privilege of being hosted by Te Papa Tākaro o Te Arawa for a Mātaiao wānanga. Immersed in the rich narrative of Hātūpātū, we embarked on a journey retracing some...
Toi te kupuToi te manaToi te whenuaMauri ora! He whakautu tēnei ki te wero reo o taku hoamahi, Renei Ngawati. I tērā tau, i tuhia e ia tētahi kōrero i roto i te reo Māori anake. He wero mōna ki te whakamahi te reo e mōhio...
Earlier this year, we supported an event with Ngāpeke Permaculture in Welcome Bay, Tauranga, focused on kai, moving and playing in te reo Māori with Tutarawānanga Kōhanga Reo. Ngāpeke Permaculture is primarily led by wāhine Māori who are determined to restore their whenua using regenerative methods of gardening and practices...
Growing up in Heretaunga and being heavily sports-orientated, there wasn’t much opportunity to experience and engage with the endless avenues of science or tertiary education. However, with the experiences I’ve gained and the connections I’ve forged along the journey, I find myself impassioned to tautoko the pursuit...
Nō Poteriwhi ngā ture o te riri, hau! Nō te waoku, ka ngiha ka nguha ka ngangana e! Widely known within history books as a 'triumph for the Māori', the 1864 battle of Pukehinahina celebrated its 159th year commemoration on Labour Day this year. A range...
“He whenua pukepuke, he maunga kōrero” In early October, our Mātaiao ki Tamaki team facilitated their very first wānanga at Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Kotuku. A mix of kura and organisations attended this wānanga, including Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Te Moananui a Kiwa, Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Ngā Maungarongo, He Oranga Poutama...
“Māku anō hei hanga tōku nei whare. Ko ngā pou o roto, he māhoe, he patatē, ko te tāhūhū he hīnau. Me whakatupu ki te hua o te rengarenga, me whakapakari ki te hua o te kawariki" - Kīngi Tāwhiao These words recited by Kīngi Tāwhiao...
