Atua Matua - Maori Environmental Framework
2019-06-06 08:30 - 2019-06-07 16:30 (Pacific/Auckland)
In this unique Wananga you will experience the incredible potential of Atua Matua as a framework to enhance the recreation and outdoor education opportunities for your communities. Discover how the health of our people and places can begin with connections to the environment. Join us for a life-changing journey into Te Ao Maori and te reo – the world will never look the same to you again.

What will the wananga include? Practical experience of the Atua Matua framework – systems approaches, understanding environmental effect and how we engage with recreation, mountains, outdoors content of how we might engage with these places, practical experiences Introduction to Current Maori frameworks that link to recreation, sport, outdoor education, physical education, wheke, nga mana, te whare tapa wha Opportunity to engage with local marae and tikanga through three noho (staying over) At 4 locations over a 5-month period, each location encompasses a two-day programme with overnight accommodation including all meals. The first location is in Rotorua on 6 & 7 June 2019 There are only 12 places available The cost to be on this journey is $2,750 + GST

Men's Health Week 2019
2019-06-10 - 2019-06-16
The focus for Mens Health Week 2019 will be the impact of inequality and deprivation on men’s health – Mens Health Forum will be releasing reports and materials on the issue nearer the time.
If you’d like to help support the week – and help Mens Health Forum make it bigger and better, please donate now towards the cost. They’re keen to develop more materials and do more to raise awareness of the week and donations towards the week really help with this.
Free materials from previous weeks are available now from the Men’s Health Forum online shop.

Public Health Prevention Conference 2019
2019-06-12 08:30 - 2019-06-14 17:00 | Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre, Australia
The Public Health Prevention Conference is returning in 2019, following the hugely successful first iteration of the Conference in 2018. The 2019 Conference theme is ‘Smashing the Silos’. Two Conference Sub-Themes will guide the programme:
. Economics of prevention
. What is working, what needs to be strengthened and what are the biggest gaps in prevention systems.
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Food availability for Māori children – a rights based approach
2019-06-14 13:00 - 14:00 | Online
Guest presenter, Christina McKerchar (Ngāti Kahungunu, Tūhoe & Ngāti Porou) will present initial findings from her PhD research ‘Food availability for Maori children – a rights based approach’. The first part of her research used photographic data from the Kids’Cam research project which explored the world in which children live today. Christina will outline some findings from Kids’Cam and some initial draft findings from her PhD.

International Indigenous Health and Wellbeing Conference 2019
2019-06-18 - 2019-06-20 | Darwin Convention Centre
The Lowitja Institute International Indigenous Health and Wellbeing conference will be an Indigenous space built on First Nations knowledges and values.
​It will be a space to connect Indigenous peoples, and non-Indigenous colleagues, and share the journey together.
​Through the conference theme, the Institute invites an important discussion about the futures we want as Indigenous peoples and our contribution to the wellbeing of the planet.

Second New Zealand Walking Summit
2019-06-20 09:00 - 2019-06-21 17:00 | Auckland Transport, 21 Viaduct Harbour, Auckland, New Zealand
This Walking Summit is in Auckland Viaduct Harbour It includes one day on Walking to School and Play and day two Walking and Public Transport

Walking Summit programme
There are two themes for our two-day event –

Children walking to school and play – the future for healthy lifestyles
Walking and public transport – key connectors

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Matariki 2019
2019-06-25 - 2019-07-03
Matariki is the Māori name for a cluster of stars which is visible in our night sky at a specific time of the year. In 2019, from 25 to 28 June, Matariki will re-appear in the dawn sky – signalling the start of the Māori New Year.
It is a time to celebrate new life, to remember those who’ve passed and to plan for the future. And it’s a time to spend with whānau and friends – to enjoy kai (food), waiata (song), tākaro (games) and haka.
Our tūpuna (ancestors) would look to Matariki for help with their harvesting. When Matariki disappeared in April/May, it was time to preserve crops for the winter season. When it re-appeared in June/July, tūpuna would read the stars to predict the upcoming season – clear and bright stars promised a warm and abundant winter while hazy stars warned of a bleak winter.
Because Māori follow the Māori lunar calendar, not the European calendar, the dates for Matariki change every year.
When to observe Matariki

The optimum time to observe the rising of Matariki is in the phase of the moon known as Tangaroa, the moon of plenty. The Tangaroa moon phase occurs in the three or four days leading to a new moon and will fall on different dates each year.
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NZIFST CONFERENCE 2019
2019-07-02 07:30 - 2019-07-04 16:00 | Christchurch Town Hall, Kilmore Street, Christchurch, New Zealand
The conference theme for 2019 is GOOD FOOD which speaks to the concept that food should be good in lots of ways, including the community, the planet, me as a person, and business. This creates the four main themes that we will thread throughout the conference – GOOD FOOD 4.

Toi Ako Webinar: Focus on kai: What does a Low Carb High Fat diet have to offer? With Dr Lily Fraser
2019-07-26 10:30 - 11:30 | Online
In this hour long free webinar we will be joined by Dr Lily Fraser, who will discuss the application of Low Carbohydrate High Fat (LCHF) nutrition at Turuki Healthcare in Mangere, Auckland. With a focus on Māori and Pacific food and making nutrition changes on a low income budget, Dr Fraser will cover her personal journey since following a Low Carb High Fat diet since 2014 and how she now supports her patients to make nutrition changes for weight loss, diabetes control and many other health benefits.

Maramataka in the Workplace Wānanga
2019-07-30 09:00 - 15:00 | Waiwhetū Marae, 21 Puketapu Grove, Lower Hutt, Wellington, 5010, New Zealand
An empowering and informative wānanga to help you learn how to use the Māori systems framework of maramataka in the workplace.

About this Event

This maramataka planning wānanga is designed to be empowering and informative and is an opportunity for you to learn from an expert with over 14 years’ experience.
Over the course of the day you will learn how to use maramataka to reclaim your time, energy and space. Using maramataka as a planning tool can help you become more aware of the environment and the moon’s energies to plan and execute the right activities at the right time.
To make the most of the workshop, there are a few things you may like to consider beforehand, including identifying the purpose of your organisation and what your role is to help achieve this.
A few other things you could do in preparation are;
● Review and bring a copy of your organisation’s strategic and annual plan.
● Consider any up and coming important work event dates, project deadlines and reports due dates (next 12 months)
● Dates for annual leave and if your organisation will continue to deliver services during Dec/Jan Christmas/New Year period.
● Personal and whanau goals that you may want to incorporate into your maramataka planning
● Our unique maramataka wall planner will be used by participants as a tool to map out the 2019-2020 year starting in Matariki.
Participants will be empowered to achieve and produce using matauranga Maori!
**BONUS**
You will also receive a maramataka Māori wall planner, a great tool to help you observe, plan and action your mahi.

About the facilitator
Heeni Hoterene (Ngati Hine, Nga Puhi, Ngati Raukawa ki te tonga, Ngai Tahu ki kaikoura) will facilitate this interactive one day session on how to use the Maramataka M`āori as a planning tool within the work force. She has 14 years experience at delivering this wananga across a wide variety of sectors including education, early childhood education, kura kaupapa Māori, health roopu, government departments, and whanau and hapu groups.Heeni has trained over 3000 practioners of maramataka using the unique colour code maramataka classification system. She is a researcher, facilitator, broadcaster and organic gardener with practical experience at building rammed earth off grid papakainga in Te Taitokerau.

Maramataka in the Education Space Wānanga
2019-07-31 09:30 - 15:30 | Te Ahi Kaa, 48 Watsons Road, Harewood, Christchurch, 8051, New Zealand

10th OCEANIAFOODS conference - Smarter Data 2019
2019-09-03 09:00 - 2019-09-04 15:00 | Rydges Hotel
In September 2019, New Zealand will host the 10th OCEANIAFOODS conference in Auckland. This event will provide food composition experts from across the South Pacific with an opportunity to share knowledge on the generation, management and use of food composition data in the region.

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Toi Ako Webinar: Whakarauora Reo
2019-09-25 11:00 - 12:00 | Online
Raapa 25 o Mahuru 2019
Mo te marama Mahuru Māori kua whakarite a Toi Tangata i tētahi hui a hiko i Te Reo Māori.
He kaupapa whakarauora reo, whakapiki hoki i te ora, ma te waka o te hākinakina na Te Puni Kokiri i whakarite. Ki te hiahia koe ki te wananga tahi, rēhita mai ki konei.

Te Korowai type 2 diabetes Pataka Oranga Co-design wānanga
2019-10-14 09:30 - 15:00 | Paeroa, TBC, Paeroa, New Zealand
Toi Tangata and Te Korowai Hauora O Hauraki would like to invite kaimahi & whanau to join us Monday October 14 at 9.30-3.00 pm in Paeroa (venue TBC).
This co-design process builds on mātauranga Māori concepts which encourages participants to work collaboratively to understand the lived experiences of whanau living with type 2 diabetes.
This wānanga is an opportunity for whanau and Health providers to understand barriers to wellness and identify challenges for our Paeroa whanau living with type 2 diabetes.
We will use pātaka as a metaphoric navigational tool to understand the global food chain’s effect on our environment, our social wellbeing, and the significant influence it has on our kai and health decision making.
Participants will leave this workshop better able to understand the complex landscape and:

Understand what lived barriers to wellness are for Paeroa whanau
Understand why whanau should attend regular diabetes annual reviews
Understand why whanau should prioritise 6 monthly medication reviews
Understand how and what it means to keep HbA1cs to 50-60mmol/mol
Understand what the importance of reducing those who are over 60mmol/mol means
How to prevent renal and vascular complications
How food sovereignty and security may contribute to dietary quality and decision making.

Toi Ako Wānanga: Māori solutions to increase participation in physical activity and sport.
2019-10-23 10:00 - 16:00 | Te Pūtahi-ā-Toi School of Māori Studies, Bourke Road, Palmerston North, 4474, New Zealand
A one day wānanga about Maori solutions to increase participation in physical activity and sport.

About this Event

This one day Toi Ako Wānanga will explore Māori solutions to increase participation in physical activity and sport. The framework of Te Pae Mahutonga will help guide the structure for the day which will consist of a combination of keynote presentations, workshop and a panel discussion.
Participants will have the opportunity to examine enablers and barriers to participation, and to workshop solutions to increasing Māori participation in sport and physical activity from a te ao Māori perspective. Iwi led examples as well as the role of reo Māori in sports will be looked into for improving whanau ora outcomes.
This event precedes Ngā Pūmanawa ki Pūrehuroa: Māori High Performance Symposium which will be held on 24 October 2019 by Te Pūtahi-a-Toi at Massey University in Palmerston North. These two events complement the kaupapa by looking at different aspects of Māori in sport sport. Email L.Rowe@massey.ac.nz for more information. More details to follow.
Presenters include:
Prof Meihana Durie, Head of School of Te Putahi-a-Toi
Dr Farah Palmer, Associate Dean Māori, Massey University, Former Captain Black Ferns, Chair Māori Rugby Board
Megan Tunks, CEO of Toi Tangata
Eruera Lee-Morgan, Senior Policy Advisor, Te Puni Kokiri, Radio Host at Waatea, passionate te reo Māori advocate
Paora Te Hurihanganui, Te Papa Tākaro Te Arawa
Darrio Penetito-Hemara, Toi Tangata
Karla Matua, He Oranga Poutama ki Tamaki, Tag coach and ex rugby league player
A limited number of scholarships covering the registration fee will be available for charitable trusts/voluntary organisations that do not receive government funding, kaumatua and tertiary/school students.
Apply to Toi Tangata with your name, and some information about you or your organisation/education institution and why you want to attend.
Participants are responsible for their own travel and accommodation. Numbers are limited given the venue size.

Toi Ako Webinar: Cultural inclusion in NZ rugby
2020-02-05 10:00 - 11:00 | Online
Cultural inclusion in NZ rugby: Applying tikanga and mātauranga Māori in a sporting context.
A case study of tikanga and mātauranga Māori applied in a sporting context: the Bay of Plenty Steamers.
As part of his PhD research, Dr Hapeta undertook research on cultural inclusion and Māori culture in NZ Rugby. The research looked at the impact upon wellbeing for Māori and Non Māori players.
This webinar will discuss the work and case study of the Bay of Plenty (Steamers) Rugby team, using examples such as mottos, mascots and players researching maunga within the Bay of Plenty rohe.

Toi Tangata Hui ā Tau 2020 Pātaka Oranga
2020-02-25 14:00 - 2020-02-27 17:00 | Napier Conference Centre, 48 Marine Parade, Bluff Hill, Napier, 4110, New Zealand
Toi Tangata Hui ā Tau 2020
Pātaka Oranga
Storehouse for wellbeing
Nau mai haere mai ki te Toi Tangata Hui ā Tau 2020. Join us in February as we kick off our Hui ā Tau, an annual hui which helps provide focus and traction for the workforce on the positive kai, wai and kori tinana outcomes for our communities. The conference has become the preeminent hui in Māori nutrition and physical activity and is launching into its sixth year.
The theme of the Toi Tangata Hui ā Tau 2020 is Pātaka Oranga. The concept of Pātaka Oranga, ‘storehouse for wellbeing,’ acts as a symbol of our physical and cultural wellbeing, embracing all the tools we have at our disposal to reach our full potential, including kai, wai, korikori tinana and many more.
Pātaka has many literal and metaphorical associations in te ao Māori. It refers, literally, to the elevated platform for the storage of food or taonga and becomes a strong symbol of our knowledge and of all things we characterise as our wealth, embedding the values, traditions, social and spiritual wellbeing of te ao Māori. Ultimately, it is a symbol of safe keeping.
In this respect, the concept of Pātaka Oranga reflects our commitment to help tangata achieve their full potential with the mātauranga we gather and share.
Participants of the Toi Tangata Hui ā Tau 2020 can be seen as guardians of the pātaka, with a role in replenishing and sustaining the wellbeing of whānau and all communities within Aotearoa.

Health Coalition Aotearoa Prevention e-Forum
2020-08-18 09:00 - 2020-08-19 12:30 | Online
The Prevention Brief has been sent to candidates for the September election and the Health Coalition Aotearoa is holding a Political e-Forum on 18-19 August 9:00-10:30am with Jesse Mulligan as the MC and presentations from the political party spokespeople.
The Prevention e-Forum will take place on the mornings of 18/19 August. To join any of these sessions please register at https://www.healthcoalition.org.nz/prevention-e-forum/. Membership of the Health Coalition is free (same link), so please join so that you can participate in any of the Prevention e-Forum online sessions.

Toi Ako Webinar: Waka Ama | More than a sport, a lifestyle
2020-10-28 20:00 - 21:00
Tupuria King is an international waka ama champion athlete, entrepreneur, social media star and an academic.
The Ngapuhi and Tainui descendant was first introduced to the sport by his dad, Dave King, at age seven. He has been paddling professionally since 2012 and the 26 year old holds a Bachelor of Sport and Recreation as well as a Masters Degree of Sport, Health and Human Performance.
In a bid to contribute to the body of scientific knowledge based around high performance waka ama athletes that compete at the world championships, Tupuria’s Masters thesis focused on the physiology of Waka Ama.
Due to COVID19, Tupuria is bound to Aotearoa for now. Outside of running an online coaching service and merchandise store, you might catch him out on Okahu Bay, Hokianga Harbour or Lake Ngatu training out on the water.
In his spare time he is usually at the whanau farm in Broadwood, Northland hanging or training with his whanau (all waka ama world paddlers in their own right) and partner, rugby legend, Tyla Nathan-Wong.
As keen waka ama paddlers across the country gear up to train for the National Waka Ama Championship races next year, this one hour webinar delves into Tupuria’s waka ama journey, what motivates him to succeed and some of his Masters research findings.

Toi Ako Webinar: Kori tinana | Traditional Māori beliefs, values and practices of physical activity
2020-11-11 10:00 - 11:00
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.
