"The rising cost of living is hitting families hard. While only 25% of kids are eligible for Ka Ora Ka Ako healthy school lunches, we know expanding this programme would make a huge difference for many more tamariki.Health Coalition Aotearoa, of which we are an...
Ahakoa ngā tini āhuatanga o tēnei kaupeka o te tau, he nui tonu ngā kaupapa i rewa puta noa i te motu, koia rā te pai o te ipurangi, he whakamāmā i ngā whakaritenga ki ngā kaupapa. Ko tētahi o ērā waimarietanga, ko ngā huinga...
Living in Rotorua, there are so many sporting events happening all the time, it can be hard to keep up! One event that I always look forward to is the Secondary Schools Waka Ama Nationals at Lake Tikitapu. Thankfully, as a whānau we still have...
This year our Growing the Puna internship programme took a slightly different direction. Renei Ngawati shares what it looked like. Since the establishment of Growing the Puna, the focus has been on research projects and diving into kaupapa to strengthen our learning around kai oranga and...
This report outlines key findings of a Health Research Council-funded project, Working on Wellbeing with Young People, Mahitahi ki ngā Rangitahi i te Hauora. Its findings draw on interviews conducted in 2019 and 2020 with rangatahi aged between 16 and 20, living in Tāmaki Makaurau...
I ngā rā whakatā i tū te whakataetae Nakawhiti Oceania Cup ki Tāmaki Makaurau. He nui ngā tāngata i tae atu ki te korikori, ki te mātaki, ki te whakanui i ngā tātai whakapapa o te Moana Nui a Kiwa. Ki a mātou o Toi Tangata he...
E mihi ana te kapa o Toi Tangata ki ngā motu o ngā hau e whā. Waimāria katoa ana mātou i whakakōtahi ai kia whakanui i te kaupapa whakahirahira - Te Matatini Herenga Waka Herenga Tangata. Poho kererū ana mātou, ko te reo Māori i...
Our Kaiārahi Kai Māori, Haylee Koroi, shares her thoughts about restoring the mana, tapu and mauri of kai and the beauty of community. It's stone fruit season here in Te Tai Tokerau and we've managed to salvage what is left from our peach tree in the...
Jewell (Heitiki) Carlson joined us for our Summer 22-23 intake of Growing the Puna internships. Here she shares her learnings throughout the experience. My Māori heritage and culture are a huge part of who I am. Taiao is a foundation of Māori culture and due to...
Paris King (Te Ati Haunui-a-Pāpārangi) shares her experience as a Toi Tangata Growing the Puna intern. Ma te rongo, ka mohio;Ma te mohio, ka marama; Ma te marama, ka matau; Ma te matau, ka ora. From listening comes knowledge; From knowledge comes understanding; From understanding comes wisdom; From wisdom comes well-being. This...