Tainui

Julia, 16yrs, attends Napier Girls High School. She is the Māku Lead and oversees the rongoā making. Her interests are rongoā, fashion, beauty, photography and mahi toi.

Ngāti Kahungunu

Materita, 17yrs, attends William Colenso Colege. She is a MokoBoys Team Lead. Her interests are cooking, kapahaka and learning more about her Māoritanga.

Rongomaiwahine, Tūhoe, Ngāti Kahungunu, Ngāti Porou

Hikurangi, 15yrs, attends Tamatea High School. His interets are cooking and he aspires to become a chef.

Ngāti Kahungunu

Gracyn, 15yrs, participates in K1 & Shamrock Boxing. His interests are boxing and helping out the kaumātua.

Ngāti Kahungunu

Peter, 17yrs, attends Te Aratika Academy. He is a MokoBoys Team Lead & Pakaru Pānui researcher. His interests are automotive, basketball and te ao Māori.

Ngāruahine & Ngāti Kahungunu

Aaliyah, 13yrs, attends Tamatea High School. Her interest is kapa haka.

Ngāpuhi

Cypris, 15yrs, attends Napier Boys High School. His interests are mātauranga Māori and helping people.

Ngāti Porou & Ngāti Kahungunu

Elaijahr, 14yrs, is an up-and-coming sportsman. His interests are Muay Thai/Kick Boxing.

Rongomaiwahine

Precious, 16yrs, attends Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Ngāti Kahungunu o Te Wairoa. Her interests are kapahaka.

Tūhoe

Te Whetu, 17 yrs, is a rap artist from Wellington. He wants to be a better rangatahi for the people in need because there is no one that is beyond the reach of change.

Rongomaiwahine, Tūhoe, Ngāti Kahungunu, Ngāti Porou

Neon, 13 yrs, attends Mangateretere School. He is interning, the next generation learning the ropes of MokoBoys. He enjoys sports and gaming.

Rongomaiwahine, Tūhoe, Ngāti Kahungunu, Ngāti Porou

Jarli, 11 yrs, attends Marewa School. He is interning, the next generation learning the ropes of MokoBoys. He enjoys spending time with whānau and gaming.

Ngāti Raukawa

Amaiah, 14yrs, attends Napier Girls High School. She specialises in photography and filming. Her interets are photography, fashion, and sports such as netball, volleyball, dance and hockey.

Ngāti Kahungunu

Vellyn, 14yrs, attends Flaxmere College. He is a boxer at Shamrock Boxing and training to become one of our social media analysts and a familiar face in front of the camera.

Ngāti Kahungunu

Dale is a qualified Youth Worker, who is a passionate advocate for rangatahi, dedicated to uplifting and empowering the next generation. She oversees our MokoBoys kaupapa and is the chairperson of the board.

She is committed to personal development and is currently expanding her expertise through the Kai Oranga programme at Te Wānanga o Awanuiārangi and has participated in various programs with Landmark Worldwide.

Ngāti Kahungunu & Tūhoe

Tipene was brought up in the kaupapa and has always been involved wheter it was performing with 2FaceDrama or supporting at conferences and wānanga. Now he gives back to the kaupapa through volunteering and supervising the MokoBoys.

Ngāti Porou

Wiari is an Advanced Scaffolder and owner of Kahu Scaffolding based in Hawkes Bay. Out of work, Wiari is active in suicide pre-post prevention and is a qualified youth worker. He is a buisness advisor and tāne ora mentor for Toi Matarua and also supervises the MokoBoys.

Rongomaiwahine, Ngāi Tūhoe

Jahson was mentored and nurtured into a role at Toi Matarua. his has helped him to uild the sklls and confidence necessary to move oto mahi in construction. He now supports the kaupapa by volunteering and supervising the MokoBoys.

Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Kahu ki Whangaroa

Sarah is a qualified youth worker. She joined this kaupapa as a participant when she was in high school and now she helps in running our leadership programs and rangatahi wānanga. she is currently doing her Masters in Indigenous studies through Te Whare Wānanga o Awanuiārangi. She also regularly supervises the MokoBoys.

Ngāti Porou me Ngāti Kahungunu

Sally is a Kairangahau Matua (Research Lead) at EIT. She is also a trustee for Toi Matarua. Sally overseas the science and recipes behind our rongoā and in her spare time supervises the MokoBoys.

Ngāpuhi

Dayna is a passionate volunteer in Maraenui, Napier. She supervises our MokoBoys regularly.

Ngāti Kahungunu

Charlizza s a visionary leader passionate about Indigenous Advancement. She started this kaupapa at the age of 17, which now oversees a web of positive initiatives across Aotearoa designed for the bettement of rangatahi Māori and their whānau. She is currntly in the final stages of her doctoral thesis on rangatahi Māori sucide.

Ngāti Porou me Ngāti Kahungunu

Sally is a Kairangahau Matua (Research Lead) at EIT. Her background is in research, social work, mental health & addictions, education & business. Sally also holds an Indigenous Doctorate specialising in puku-roro (gut-brain) axis and connection to overall wellbeing. Sally oversees the science and recipes behind our rongoā.