In 2021, Te Ngākau Kahukura hosted a series of webinars for the youth sector, sharing the expertise and lived experience of those working with and amongst rainbow rangatahi.

In their first webinar, Dr Elizabeth Kerekere and Kahu Tumai talked about the experiences of takatāpui rangatahi and what youth workers should consider when they’re working with takatāpui.

About the presenters

Kahu Tumai is a takatāpui Māmā living in Ōtautahi. She has whakapapa to multiple Waikato Tainui hapū. Kahu studied a Bachelor of Arts in Cultural Studies and works in Art & Mental Health. She works with InsideOUT as their Shift Hui Coordinator.

Dr Elizabeth Kerekere (Ngāti Oneone, Te Aitanga a Mahaki, Whānau a Kai, Rongowhakaata, Ngāi Tāmanuhiri) is the Chair and Founder of Tīwhanawhana Trust and has been an activist within Takatāpui and LGBTIQ communities for nearly 30 years.

Learn more

• Elizabeth’s resource Takatāpui: Part of the Whānau has recently been updated – you can order free copies or download it from the Mental Health Foundation.

• Resources for Whānau about Takatāpui identities and experiences.

• Elizabeth’s PhD thesis: Part of the Whānau: The Emergence of Takatāpui Identity - He Whāriki Takatāpui

• Check out Te Ngakau Kahukura’s Takatāpui Youtube Playlist for more videos and talks about takatāpui identities and experiences.