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Wednesday, 28 June 2023 Sport NZ Ihi Aotearoa is investing $4.5 million to expand the pilot initiative Tapuwaekura throughout Aotearoa. Along with the expansion, Tapuwaekura will be renamed Mātaiao, which means to observe and learn from the environment. Mātaiao is the culturally distinctive pathway within......
Thursday 29 September 2022For immediate release Toi Tangata is advocating for te reo Māori funding to upskill the Māori health workforce and bridge inequities. The national Māori health agency recognises the demand for mātauranga and kaupapa Māori based services is currently outweighing the confidence and......
Tuesday 28 June 2022 Toi Tangata is looking to the future by reconnecting with its whakapapa as the Māori health agency moves its base to the Heart Foundation offices in Ellerslie. A dawn service led by mana whenua, Ngāti Whātua, to bless the building will......
Toi Tangata welcomes the announcement of the major health reform revealed by Minister Little and Minister Henare on Wednesday morning. The establishment of a Māori Health Authority is a bold and courageous move in the right direction. This new Māori Health Authority will have the......
Thursday 11 February 2021For immediate release The first 1000 days of life have the potential to set us up for good health across our lives and are when good nutrition can have the greatest impact. But while good nutrition in early childhood is essential for......
National Māori health agency, Toi Tangata, welcomes the announcement from Sport NZ Ihi Aotearoa yesterday of the $7m investment package as part of their COVID-19 Kaupapa Māori Response Plan. “Toi Tangata has long been an advocate for increased resourcing to address the inequities in funding......
Māori Touch NZ is delighted to announce the 21st Māori Touch Tournament, which will take place on the 5 and 6 December 2020 at Rotorua’s International Stadium. Proudly hosted and organised by the Rotorua Touch Association, the new venue has enabled the tournament to proceed......
Toi Te Kupu is a renewed Māori-to-English and English-to- Māori dictionary about kai, cooking, our body and our mind. The resource was developed by the Heart Foundation and Toi Tangata to empower everyone in Aotearoa to have conversations with tamariki and mokopuna about the importance of food and......
Low iron levels are common in women, not only during pregnancy, but for all women who have demanding lifestyles. As a mum of four, Toi Tangata Kaiwhakahaere Rautaki Renei Ngawati understands the challenges of trying to meet the nutritional requirements of not only her children......
Unhealthy takeaways have no mauri. That’s the bold message Toi Tangata wants to send to whānau who now have the option of buying take out food again. Chief Executive Megan Tunks says, “McDonalds, KFC and the like are heavy in saturated fat and sodium. These......
Monday 21 October 2019 For immediate release Toi Tangata and Te Pūtahi-a-Toi are hosting a Toi Ako wānanga exploring Māori approaches and solutions to increase participation in physical activity and sport. The one day event will be held at Massey University in Palmerston North on......
Monday 16 September 2019 For immediate release Toi Tangata congratulates Tūnohopū Marae of Ohinemutu, Rotorua, for their leadership in adopting a fizzy drink and plastic bottle ban and challenges other marae to follow suit. “Embracing this kaupapa is an awesome step in supporting the wellbeing......
For immediate release Tuesday 10 September 2019 Toi Tangata is taking a stand against intellectual property breach and cultural appropriation Toi Tangata is deeply concerned to learn of the launch of a new vape kit by a UK company using its brand mark which is......
Toi Tangata commends the efforts by Ngati Kahungunu to normalise te reo Māori in everyday settings, but highlights the need for a wider conversation to be had amongst Iwi, Māori organisations and Māori communities around normalising its use in outlets like McDonalds. As advocates for......
Friday 20 April 2018 For immediate release Local iwi runanga Ngati Ranginui, the Bay of Plenty District Health Board and Toi Tangata are leading the call to action for healthy kai on marae in the Bay of Plenty. With the aim to support and uplift......
Thursday, 19 April 2018, 9:48 am Press Release: eHealthNews.nz A healthy lifestyle app developed for Māori and Pasifika people is being trialled and could be rolled out nationally next year. Ol@-Or@ is a mobile app and website co-designed by Toi Tangata, the Fono Health & Social Services,......
Thursday 1 February 2018 For immediate release Toi Tangata is proud to announce the Toi Tangata Hui ā Tau 2018 which is to be held 21-23 February 2018 in Rotorua. Toi Tangata is a national Māori agency which develops, delivers and champions kaupapa Māori based......
Wednesday 31 January 2018, 10am For immediate release Today marks the bringing together of a group of Māori co-design practitioners from Toi Tangata and the Healthier Lives research team based at the School of Population Health within the University of Auckland. Toi Tangata, alongside their......
Wednesday 31 January 2018 For immediate release Toi Tangata is taking up the wero (challenge) and getting on their bikes for the Aotearoa Bike Challenge and is encouraging more Māori and Māori organisations to join them. This free, month-long event runs from 1-28 February 2018......
Tuesday 4 April 2017 For Immediate Release The Toi Tangata Symposium 2017 brings together visionaries from around the motu for a unique, interdisciplinary opportunity to share and inform kaupapa Māori health approaches, create opportunities to share innovative ideas, and make new connections within and across......
Tuesday 21 March 2017 For Immediate Release World Water Day is celebrated annually on 22 March all around the world. This year Toi Tangata is celebrating World Water Day by urging people to draw on mātauranga Māori to value water as a taonga, recognising that......
Monday 19 December 2016 For immediate release Toi Tangata has just released a revised edition of its popular health resource, Toi te Kupu. Toi te Kupu, the Māori health dictionary, was first published in 2014 as a collaborative effort between the NZ Heart Foundation and......
Monday 5 December 2016 For immediate release Toi Tangata is delighted to announce the appointment of Megan Tunks as its new CEO, effective 9 January 2017. Megan (Te Whānau-a-Apanui (Ngāti Paekau), Te Whakatōhea (Ngāti Patu, Ngāti Ngahere)), brings valuable experience to this key role and......
Thursday 24 November 2016 For immediate release Healthy Families Manukau, Manurewa-Papakura congratulates the Mangere-Otahuhu Local Board for their leadership in adopting the replacement of sugar-sweetened beverages with healthier alternatives in Council facilities and Council-run events. The local board adopted the policy at their board meeting......
For immediate release Wednesday 23rd November 2016 Tomorrow will bring together a group of Māori co-design enthusiasts who work at the coal face of participatory research within their iwi, hapū and whanau. Toi Tangata and Nga Aho have actively supported and championed the use of......
With the recent introduction of ‘treat food,’ soft drink and ‘gaming’ advertising on its channels, Māori Television is facing fierce condemnation from the Māori film and health sectors. Toi Tangata is among the critics of this new decision maintaining that odds are constantly stacked against......
With the festive season upon us, there are so many opportunities to mix and mingle, so here are a few tried and true recipes for healthy beverages. Ingredients 4 cups of water 2 cups of your favourite fresh fruit (consider berries and watermelon) 1 tbsp...
Dr Mera Penehira ( Ngati Maniapoto) is Associate Professor at Te Whare Wananga o Awanui-a-Rangi and is currently training for the Waka Ama nationals. Mera maintains her māra kai, regularly contributing to a West Auckland local kapata kai! Here she shares one of her recipes...
Kua tae te wā kirihimete, a, kia kaha tonu tātou te nekeneke, te taakaro, te korikori i ngā hararei. During the holiday break let's remember to keep moving and have some fun with our whanau. Climb maunga, hikoi in the ngahere or kaukau in your roto,...
Toi Tangata kaimahi, Darrio Penetito-Hemara, was selected to compete in the Tag Football World Cup for the New Zealand Open Mixed team. The whakataetae took place on November 1st- 3rd in Coffs Harbour, NSW, Australia with over 32 different countries represented. The team was fortunate enough...
The Cancer Society Auckland Northland hosted a one-day symposium - Stop Cancer Before it Starts: Saving lives with effective tobacco, alcohol & obesity policies. This was the keynote event of Cancer Research Week 2018 and focused on three preventable risk factors for cancer: tobacco, alcohol and...
“Invest in people and in culture. That way you can have an organisation that can adapt and change for the future” Chris Buxton, Stats NZ Over the course of 2018, I had an opportunity to do some research into the impact of Emerging and Disruptive Technology and...
Our environment has affected us in many ways in terms of kai. Our interdependent ecosystem is continually challenged by human intervention. We are now far removed from the tools our ancestors left behind in order for us to maintain a healthy lifestyle. The Future of Foods...
Ko Motutere tōku maunga Ko Te Punga Punga tōku awa Ko Whangapoua tōku turangawaewae Ko Ngāti Huarere ki Whangapoua tōku iwi Ko Mangakahia whanau ingoa Ko Hamiora Mangakahia rāua ko Meri Te Tai Mangakahia tōku mātua tipuna Ko Nehe Rapata Wahawaha nō Ngāti Porou ki Harataunga rāua ko Winifred Mangakahia tōku...
Kai Māori, Kai Ora is the overarching kai and nutrition strategy under which all our kai projects, resources, and communications fall under. We weave key Kai Māori, Kai Ora messages, resources and principles through all of our mahi to ensure high quality, consistent kaupapa Māori...
Erina Korohina, Toi Tangata kaiarahi/nutritionist, along with Growing the Puna intern Hannah Rapata recently attended and presented at the Native American Nutrition conference held in Minnesota, America. The conference brought together tribal officials, researchers, practitioners, and others to discuss the current state of indigenous and academic...