Stories from Ngā Kaikōkiri
Hui Kaikōkiri 2025 – Reflections
Te Kāwai Toro hosted our annual Hui Kaikōkiri, bringing our leading kaupapa Māori initiatives from across the motu (land) to Te Whanganui-a-Tara (Wellington).
Hui Kaikōkiri 2024 – Reflections
A highlight of the Te Kāwai Toro calendar is the Hui Kaikōkiri…
From Grassroots Film to Global Movement: The Māoriland Story
In the heart of Aotearoa, The Māoriland Charitable Trust was established to support the Māori film industry and promote indigenous voices and perspectives globally…
Returning to our roots: The Te Waka Kai Ora approach to food sovereignty
Te Waka Kai Ora, serving as the National Māori Organics Authority in Aotearoa, operates as a not-for-profit organization deeply rooted in Kaupapa Māori principles…
Restoring the mana in Tāhuna - charitable trust growing Māori support structures in Otago
Mana Tāhuna was born after several decades' worth of hope, want, and a need for a kaupapa Māori organisation in the Tāhuna area…
E Tipu E Rea Whānau Services - Building up young parents and breaking down barriers
E Tipu E Rea Whānau Services are an organisation utilising a Kaupapa Māori Support Framework to support mātua taiohi and hapū māmā…
Insights from Hui ā-Tau Kaikōkiri Māori 2023
The Te Kāwai Toro calendar's noteworthy annual event, Hui ā-Tau Kaikōkiri Māori, took place in Wellington on March 13-14…
Kāhui Rangatahi attend the International Funders for Indigenous Peoples Global Conference 2023
In February four members of the Kāhui Rangatahi attended the International Funders for Indigenous People (IFIP) Global Conference in Merida, Mexico…
Tuia Trust: Empowering rangatahi and enriching communities
Tuia Trust helping to flip the script on how organisations interact with rangatahi
Tū iho nei, tākoto ake nei: Building Māori climate resilience from the ground up and the top down
The Climate Change Iwi Leaders Group was established four years ago during the November 2018 National Iwi Chairs Forum, where the new rōpū was tasked with the enormously important mandate of building Māori climate resilience…
Kaitiakitanga: How Māori are leading the way on environmentalism and sustainability
From species like the delicate hīhī birds through to our mighty kauri trees – many of our native taonga are under threat…
Ngā Kaikōkiri – The champions, mentors, advocates, and community leaders
From Māori climate resilience, rangatahi development, healthcare services, storytelling through a Te Ao Māori lens, business development, and much more… there is no shortage of incredible Māori rōpū across Aotearoa each making their mark on their communities
Te Ataarangi Trust – Kia kore koe e ngaro taku reo rangatira
Te Ataarangi Trust is at the forefront of Māori language revitalisation in Aotearoa. 40 years ago, Dr Kāterina Te Heikōkō (Ngāti Porou) and Ngoingoi Pewhairangi (Ngāti Porou), had the vision to reclaim te reo Māori as a way of reclaiming rangatiratanga…
Tūhoe Tuawhenua Trust: The Māori organisation dedicated to connecting youth and whenua
Nestled deep in Ruatāhuna, Te Urewera is where Tūhoe Tuawhenua Trust can be found. A land trust primarily, the organisation has expanded to create a uniquely tailored space for mātauranga to be passed down to the next generation, by inspiring a passion for the outdoors in youth.
Reflection on the Māori Development focus, supported by Te Kāwai Toro
The past 10 years has provided an excellent opportunity for us to reflect and learn on how an 80 year old philanthropic foundation can adapt to significant changes in order to support ngā kaikōkiri…