Our baby is two next month. Some days, kai is scoffed down and other days, thrown on the floor. We are trying to emphasise that kīnaki is not a meal on its own and I am learning to take each moment in my stride. While Western...
The cold of winter is finally fading here in the Hokianga as the sun sets further south along Niniwā. The tulips we planted have blossomed, our seeds have germinated - lettuce, beans, tomato and onions. We spotted a white puawānanga in the Waipoua canopy, and may...
Ko Taranaki te maungaKo Ngāti Maru rāua ko Te Atiawa ōku iwiKo Parihaka te maraeKo Kurahaupo te wakaKo Sonya tōku māmāKo Roman tōku teinaNo Ōtautahi ahauKo Ōtepoti tōku kāinga ināianeiKo Marcus Hughes tōku ingoa Our Growing the Puna project connects students with a focus on physical activity and/or nutrition, to Māori communities and...
Join us in welcoming our new kaimahi to the Toi Tangata whanau! We are excited to be growing our team and expanding our offerings to include the Mātaiao kaupapa which will be available to kura in the Tāmaki Makaurau region. Mātaiao will be spearheaded by...
The Mātaiao team was filled with excitement as we boarded our flight to Queenstown. Our destination held promises of adventure and exploration. Touching down in Queenstown we wasted no time gathering our gear and loading our suitcases into the truck. With spirits soaring high, our team embarked on...
In a celebration of te ao Māori and wāhine empowerment, women from across the Far North, Kaipara, Auckland, and Whakatane gathered at Te Whakamaharatanga Marae in Waimamaku to learn about and experience fishing and diving. Organised by the ‘Kaimoana Queens’ and in collaboration with Toi Tangata, the wānanga showcased the enduring significance of fishing and diving practices...
I te wiki tuarua o ngā hararei i whakakōtahi ētahi Kōhanga Reo o Te Mānuka Tūtahi purapura ki Te Whare o Toroa (Wairaka) Marae. I whakahaere, i whakaū katoa ki te kaupapa He Pī Ka Rere. During the second week of the school holidays, three Kōhanga...
Haere ki a Te Māta e tū kaha nei. Kei korā a Rongokako e hunaia ana. He tohunga whakamanahau ia. Āta titiro ki tērā tangata i whaia mō te hemo tonu atu i a Muriwhenua. Nā tō rāua aroha, ka puta ko Tamatea Pōkai Whenua.Kei korā ngā wāhi o...
The Kore Hiakai Zero Hunger Collective undertook a nationwide project to explore the ways in which different rohe in Aotearoa can achieve food security within their communities. They examined various tools and mechanisms that facilitate the realisation of this goal in each locality. As part of...
Kia ora Hine! Nau mai anō ki te whānau o Toi Tangata. We would love to know more about you - your passions and the things that might have brought you to this mahi, so I’m going to ask you some questions so that we can...