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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......

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 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......

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......

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......

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......

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......

Both Stacey (Ngāi Tahu, Te Arawa) and Scotty Morrison (Ngāti Whakaue) have dedicated years to the revitalisation of the Māori language. Though both Stacey and Scotty have been strong advocates for te reo Māori on the broadcasting platform, they are also involved in some of...

Dr Cathy Dewes (Te Arawa, Ngāti Porou) joined us as the Kaikōrero Matua for day one of the Toi Tangata Hui ā Tau 2023. She is a leader in Māori education and Māori language revitalisation. A founding member of Te Rōpū Reo Māori (Māori Language...

One of my favourite things about winter is soup. I love soup. There is something that feels so nourishing and warm about it, whether it's pumpkin soup, leek and potato soup, or ham hock soup. I’m often transported back to my parents house or an aunty's...

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...

I te 23 o Mei whakahaerehia ai e te Pouārahi He Pī Ka Rere, e Ranginui Rikirangi-Thomas tētahi wānanga ki Taranaki, ki te marae o Urenui. I hui katoa ētahi o ngā kōhanga reo o tērā takiwā me ngā ratonga hauora ki reira ki te...

Kia kawea tātou e te hiringa tākaro, e te hiringa a Māui, e te hiringa a Taranga! Kia taurite, kia tina, kia ita! E ngā māreikura o Oi Collective, e mihi whakamaioha tēnei. Ko koutou tēnā e kōkiri, e tītoki, e whakatinanahia rawatia tēnei mea te...

Nō muri mai i tētahi kaupapa hauhake kūmara i whai wāhi atu ai tō mātou Pouārahi, a Ranginui Rikirangi-Thomas, ka toko ake te whakaaro kia whakatūria tētahi wānanga hei tiaki i ngā kūmara, koia tēnei ko te Toi Ako: Ana Kūmara. I mahi tahi a...