What does Touch NZ do?

E ngā Iwi, e ngā reo, e ngā karangatanga maha, e ngā hou e wha, tēnā koutou katoa. Nau mai, piki mai ra ki te ipurangi o Māori Touch NZ. He ipurangi tangata whenua no Aotearoa e pānuitia a mātou kaupapa me a mātou mahi ki a koutou huri noa o te ao. Māori Touch NZ sit under the umbrella of the parent organisation, the National Māori Touch Trust, a legal entity formed in 1998. The National Māori Touch Trust was established at an inaugural meeting through mandate from Iwi (tribal), hapu (sub tribal), waka (ancestral canoe) and takiwa (regional boundary) representation from throughout Aotearoa. The purpose of the Trust is to support the aspirations of individuals, whānau (families), hapu (sub tribal), iwi (tribal) and urban Māori and to empower and strengthen Māori in tikanga (traditional protocols and practices), te reo (language), whanaungatanga (relationships) and hauora (health) through the game of touch.