We aim to share stories that support positive lifestyles, reflects the journey to wellbeing, and connects all communities to kaupapa oranga Māori.
Achieving positive change through mātauranga Māori requires collaboration and encouragement so we want to champion and celebrate our people who are living healthy lifestyles while providing inspiration for those who need support.
If you have kōrero to add, karanga mai! Contact our Communications Manager, Toni Pivac-Hohaia at toni@toitangata.co.nz
What a perfect time to explore the Hunua ranges with the rain cleaning out our rivers and the mist covering the mountain peaks, anō nei he korowai atua. Nature at its finest. In most cases, kaupapa would be cancelled because of the rain but this is Mātaiao......
Cast your mind to the stories of Kupe and Kuramārōtini emerging from a thick mist to discover what we now call home: “He ao, he ao, He aotea-roa”- the land of the long white cloud. It is clear that our tipuna have mastered the art of transmitting intergenerational knowledge...
To enhance health services for Māori and Pasifika communities, Toi Tangata has been partnering with the University of Waikato and the South Waikato Pacific Islands Community Services Trust (SWIPCS) to test the formation of a national health implementation network. The network brings together divers...
Ko Tongariro te maungaKo Rotoaira te moanaKo Ngāti Hikairo te hapūKo Te Wharerangi te tangataKo Jason Tahi tōku ingoa I was raised in Tūrangi by my mother, who was born and bred Ngāti Tūwharetoa. Every child in Tūrangi was my cousin. I come from every marae. My......
The air was buzzing with excitement as we gathered at the waharoa of Hoani Waititi marae. The kaupapa, Māui Hīanga: Te Hui Taonga Tākaro, a national wānanga, felt like a reunion with many familiar faces of those who move in this space. Laughter, kōrero, and the hum of......
We’ve wrapped up the last Māori year having reflected on the journey of Kai Māori Kai Ora up to this point. When I first came into this role, Kai Māori Kai Ora was very much grounded within a Western Nutrition background. We saw an opportunity......
In July 2024, the Waiwhetū community gathered for their first Puanga Hautapu ceremony led by tamariki who, like the rising whetū, held the light of new beginnings in their hands. This kaupapa was driven by the energy of the tamariki who learned to gather kai as......
Over term two of this school year, Toi Tangata supported the pilot of reo Māori swimming lessons for mokopuna from two kōhanga reo in Tauranga Moana, Te Kōhanga Reo o Tūtarawānanga and Te Kōhanga Reo o Whareroa and their whānau. Lessons were held locally and were...
This semester we had the privilege of welcoming Matiu Spring as our Growing the Puna intern. A passionate father, dedicated Body Fit Training (BFT) Trainer, and Exercise Science student, Matiu brought a unique blend of enthusiasm and expertise to this internship. His goal? To explore how t...
Mānawa mai e te aranga o Puanga️Mānawa mai e te tōnga o Rehua️Mānawa mai e te putanga o Matariki️Mānawa mai e Te Mātahi o te Tau️|Mānawa mai e Matariki ki te Puhinui 2024 ️Te Tau Hou Māori – a time of commemoration, a time to......
In recent years, the resurgence of Kī-o-Rahi has become a symbol of cultural revitalisation and the preservation of mātauranga Māori. Grounded in pūrākau, this traditional kēmu is a living, breathing embodiment of our cultural narratives. Our Kaimahi, Crystal Pe...
He mātātahi, he mātātoa, kua mātai nei i ngā pae maunga o Mataaho i te pokapū o Tāmaki Makaurau. Inā te maunga teitei, kīhai i tuohu! I te 23-24 o Mei, i hui anō mātou te tira Mātaiao me ngā KKM ki TKKM o Ngā......
Since Joe McLeod’s arrival in the North at Waikarā marae alongside Toi Tangata in 2022, it had been our mission to see him return to share his knowledge across the wider Tai Tokerau region. For over a year we planned and finally, in March and April of 2024,......
Our journey alongside Kaimoana Queens began in July 2023 as we prepared for the first wānanga at Te Whakamaharatanga Marae, Waimamaku. Led by founders Hayley Taotua and Karis Vesey, a group of wāhine Māori from, or living in, the Hokainga prepared for the wānanga: organising kai,......
The MAS Foundation featured our wonderful, Renei Ngawati, who spearheaded the initiative He Puna Reo Hauora to help bridge the gap between kaimahi hauora and hapori Māori. “Our whānau deserve to have their reo, to be able to speak in te reo and to access hauora-based services (health......
Exploring how to integrate te reo Māori, pūrākau, and tikanga into a gym environment, Matiu Spring joins our 2024 Growing the Puna internship I te taha o tōku pāpa,Ko Panguru te maunga,Ko Whakarapa te awa,Ko Hokianga nui-a-Kupe te moana,Ko Ngātokimatawhaorua te waka,Ko Ngāpuhi te iwi,Ko......
Venturing into the underwater world has always fascinated me. Having been inspired by our wānanga with Kai Moana Queens and their encouragement of getting more wāhine into the moana, learning more about the moana and getting certified to scuba dive was ...
The Mātaiao collective embarked on their first wānanga of the year, anchored by whakawhanaungatanga with kura Māori around Tāmaki Makaurau and integrating a taiao centric way of thinking. This collective expanded after the initial gathering in October 2023 at Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Te......
Hei āpiti atu ki ngā kaupapa tini e amohia ake ana e te iwi i te nuku roa o te whenua, ko te Whitirau, Nakawhiti rānei ki ētahi, tētahi o ngā tāwara reka o te wā, ā, ko tētahi o ōna peka he arotahi ki......
Ka noho mātāmua te taiao ki a tātou te tangata. Me hoki anō a Ngāi Māori ki tōna anō taiao, ako ai. Anei a Tapuwaekura e hanake nei, kia hikitia, kia hāpaitia ki te pae o whiti. I te 17-19 o Āperira tū ai te......