Waterway restoration is a priority issue
21 October 2018
Since 2014, Toimata has supported Enviroschools Northland to harness the power of community cooperation and regional partnerships to bring together WaiRestoration, a cofacilitated, community-led project that focuses on taking action locally to restore waterways and biodiversity. Water ecosystems are a good environmental indicator and... Read MoreRelationship with Te Mauri Tau anchors Toimata kaupapa
21 June 2018
Te Mauri Tau is an educational, environmental and health organisation based in Whaingaroa/Raglan. They have been a founding partner of Toimata since the beginning of the Enviroschools Programme development in the late 1990’s. The relationship between our organisation and Te Mauri Tau anchors Enviroschools and... Read MoreTe Rarawa Mauri Ora Mai Tawhito Wānanga
21 January 2018
In December 2017, Te Aho Tū Roa supported the Mauri Ora Mai Tawhito Wānanga hosted by Te Uri o Tai at Ohaki Marae in Pawarenga. The ‘Mauri Ora Mai Tawhito’ concept began through the realisation that Kaumātua and Kuia knowledge is an absolute taonga. With... Read MoreHui Poutautoko ki Ōtaki
21 December 2017
Pēnei i te tāhūhū kōrero “he pūkenga wai, he pūkenga tangata” koia te ia o te hui Poutautoko i karapinepine ai ngā kanohi o te kaupapa ki ngā wai kārohirohi i Ōtaki. - Whakarāpopototanga - Pēnei i te tāhūhū kōrero “he pūkenga wai, he pūkenga... Read MoreMātai wai, mātai tangata!
21 December 2017
Ko tōku awa tapu ko au, ko au ko tōku awa tapu - ko te taiao ko au, ko au te taiao! Kia tātaihia anō ai ngā hono o tō tātou ao, ahakoa ngā tāwhirowhirotanga o te ao hurihuri. Kia māhorahora ai te ngākau tangata ki nga... Read MorePapakāinga wānanga provide opportunities for sustainable development on ancestral land
21 November 2017
Wānanga held at Uku Papakāinga in Mangakāhia provide a way for whānau to grow their ideas for creating sustainable housing, kai, and employment, while reconnecting with their ancestral land. The first whare under development. Four wānanga have been held in Mangakāhia across 2017-18 with the... Read MoreNationwide Census proves the extensive value of the Enviroschools Programme
21 October 2017
As part of our on-going development of Enviroschools, Toimata Foundation has undertaken a significant 5-year research and evaluation programme. This culminated in our 2017 Census that reinforced the wide range of outcomes flowing from the Enviroschools network. Enviroschools is a nationwide programme supported by 90+... Read More
