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Māori Specific Resources

5+ A Day Colour Way Posters

5+ A Day colour way posters are available in English, Te Reo Māori and Samoan. The message of the posters is 'E kai ou kara ia ra – Eat your colours every day. There are five posters for each of the five colours of fruits and vegetables.

Diabetes Projects Trust

The Diabetes Projects Trust has a printed range of pamphlets available in Māori, Samoan, Tongan and English. They are aimed at promoting better health and preventing type 2 diabetes in children and adolescents.

Heart Foundation Early Childhood Resources – Te Reo Māori

Te Oma Nui

This story book written in Te Reo Māori, is about a boy who is encouraged to eat breakfast before his sports day at Kohanga. It is available from the Heart Foundation for Te Kohanga Reo.

Nga Kai Pai Yummy Food Idea Fact Sheet

This fact sheet of food ideas for under 5s in Te Reo Māori.

Ngā Wahine Atawhai o Matukutureia Recipe Book

This cookbook developed by the Maori Women’s Welfare League provides practical tips on healthy cooking, eating and portion size. All recipes have been checked by a dietitian.

  • Download a copy here.

Te Hotu Manawa Māori resources

Te Hotu Manawa Māori provides a range of resources to promote nutrition and physical activity either free of charge or on a cost recovery basis.

Resources include general nutrition booklets and posters, the Kai booklet for young Māori, which includes recipes, and also the popular 'Fat, Sugar, and Salt' charts that show the amounts of these in commonly eaten foods.

Why the Fuss? The Three Food Baskets

The brightly coloured Why the Fuss? flipchart and CD produced by Northland DHB have now been updated. The resource uses pictures of real food and presents healthy alternatives to commonly eaten foods that are high in fat and/or sugar. A graphic teaspoon indicates the amount of fat and sugar in the foods.

It is very visual and easy to use. It would be suitable for parent groups, marae groups, schools, community groups, church groups, sports teams and people with limited literacy. The text is in English and Māori.