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Toi Ako Webinar: Kori tinana | Traditional Māori beliefs, values and practices of physical activity
2020-11-11 10:00 - 11:00 (Pacific/Auckland)
Traditional Māori physical activity is distinguished by a Māori cultural definition understood through mātauranga, with shared whakapapa to atua, and practiced through tikanga.
Despite a rich understanding and practice of Māori physical activity in a pre-European era, the violent colonial experience in Aotearoa has resulted in a dominant view of physical activity that marginalises Māori perspectives and approaches.
In this kōrero Te Miri will discuss the findings of his Masters research that investigates the traditional Māori beliefs, values and practices of physical activity and their relevance today. He will touch on the key themes that emerged through a kaupapa Māori analysis of interviews, pūrakau and whakataukī.
Join us to hear about what characterises Māori physical activity; the ways in which mātauranga informs the beliefs, values and practices of physical activity for Māori; and how these are relevant for Māori physical activity today.

Māori Touch NZ Tournament
2020-12-05 - 2020-12-06 | Rotorua International Stadium, Devon Street West, Rotorua, New Zealand
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 for 2020.
So far over 50 teams have entered, with strong Open Men’s and Open Mixed grade numbers. Entries will remain open until Sunday 15 November 2020.
The tournament will begin with a powhiri on Friday 5 December at 4pm with a special tribute to touch legend, George Rogers, who passed away in 2019.
“George attended every Māori touch tournament from the inaugural event in 1997. He also played and coached Māori representative teams over the last twenty years, but it was his commitment to Waitakere Māori Touch we will especially honour this year. We are very grateful to his partner, Natalie, his whanau, and Waitakere Māori Touch to enable us all to acknowledge George,” says Carol Ngwati, Māori Touch NZ Chair.
Rotorua Lakes Council is pleased to welcome back Māori Touch participants to Rotorua and looks forward to hosting the up to 5,000 people who attend the tournament over the weekend.
Māori Touch NZ is always warmly welcomed by Rotorua Lakes Council, local Marae, motels and all the volunteers who continue to support this important event on the Māori sport calendar.

2021 Public Health Summer School
2021-02-01 - 2021-02-19 | Otago University, 362 Leith Street, Dunedin, 9016, New Zealand
The Public Health Summer School offers practical 1–2 day courses to anyone who wants to develop their knowledge and skills. It has been providing this training for over 20 years and has grown to become the largest and longest running summer school of its type in the Southern Hemisphere.
There are 24 courses on offer including 12 new topics on a range of important areas from COVID-19 to ENDS and Smokefree 2025 to countering disinformation and more. Plus many of our ever-popular courses are back including Hauora Māori, Pacific health, epidemiology and health research methods.
To see a summary of all courses available, please view the:
Summer School flyer (PDF format)
To register or to view more information on each course, please visit:
Public Health Summer School

Aotearoa Bike Challenge 2021
2021-02-01 - 2021-02-28
Get your workplace biking – and potentially earn prizes! To encourage more people to discover how easy and enjoyable riding a bike can be, the New Zealand Transport Agency has partnered with Love to Ride to run the Aotearoa Bike Challenge.

World Cancer Day
2021-02-04
World Cancer Day every 4 February is the global uniting initiative led by the Union for International Cancer Control (UICC)

Relay for Life
2021-02-28 - 2021-04-17
Relay For Life is an inspiring community experience that gives everyone a chance to celebrate/whakanui cancer survivors and carers; remember/maumaharatia loved ones lost to cancer; and fight back/tū atu by raising awareness and funds to support the work of the Cancer Society.

Kidney Health Month
2021-03-01 - 2021-03-31
Kidney Health Month is run by Kidney Health New Zealand and is timed for March to coincide with World Kidney Day on March 12.
Kidney Health New Zealand promotes kidney health awareness, supports kidney patients and provides free kidney health checks.

Walk to Work Day
2021-03-11
Walk2Work Day encourages New Zealanders to do just that – walk to work!
Run by Living Streets Aotearoa, the focus is on the link between using public transport and walking, and celebrating walking in general.

World Water Day
2021-03-22
World Water Day is an annual event run by UN-Water, the entity that coordinates the United Nations’ work on water and sanitation.
