Our journey to grow a healthier, affordable and sustainable local kai community in Tairāwhiti.
Te Mahinga Kai o Tairāwhiti (TMKoT) is a cross- sector collective who share an interest to grow a healthy kai system. Healthy Families East Cape are the backbone support organisation for the Te Mahinga Kai o Tairāwhiti collective and were commissioned to map the food system in Tairāwhiti.
Our Te Mahinga Kai o Tairāwhiti - Insights on access to affordable and nourishing kai in Tairāwhiti report documents the insights gathered during our research phase of the TMKoT project. During the period August - October 2020, the project team took a systems approach to understanding the barriers and enablers of our local kai system by mapping the stakeholders, processes and environments that impact on our kai and people.
Our Te Mahinga Kai o Tairāwhiti - Insights on access to affordable and nourishing kai in Tairāwhiti report documents the insights gathered during our research phase of the TMKoT project. During the period August - October 2020, the project team took a systems approach to understanding the barriers and enablers of our local kai system by mapping the stakeholders, processes and environments that impact on our kai and people.
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Leading up to the conclusion of the Research phase, the Healthy Families East Cape team hosted several meetings with the Te Mahinga Kai o Tairāwhiti Collective Steering Group at the Healthy Families East Cape office in Gisborne. Together, we looked at the overarching themes that emerged from the diverse collection of feedback received through interviews with Te Tairāwhiti people representative of the food processing, health, agriculture, primary industries and NGO sectors.
The meetings with the Collective were a valuable time for us to learn from our partners and an opportunity to define the discovery questions in mapping the local kai system. After a process of engagement and collaboration, including bi-weekly hui with the Collective, the Healthy Families East Cape team proposed a co-design process for Kitchen Table Talks – a consultation process across Tairāwhiti to discuss and document challenges and solutions for our food and health with local residents, whānau, community groups, schools and businesses. |
Our project partners
Te Mahinga Kai o Tairāwhiti Collective is made of partners from Hikurangi Enterprise, Supergrans Tairāwhiti, Gizzy Kai Rescue, Rongowhakaata Iwi Trust, Cobham School, Hauora Tairāwhiti, Trust Tairāwhiti and EIT Gisborne.
Kitchen Table Talks in TairāwhitiFrom March to September 2021, our Healthy Families East Cape team undertook a fun and dynamic consultation process called Kitchen Table Talks to discuss and document Tairāwhiti resident’s experiences and perceptions of the region’s local kai system, and capture their ideas for solutions to the challenges the region faces for its food future.
We held Kitchen Tables Talks at:
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Read our Kitchen Table Talk Discussion Document and Consultation Summary below to learn about the experiences and perceptions of our people and system stakeholders, and to understand the methodologies and frameworks used by Healthy Families East Cape.
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