Skip to main content

Story: Ngā mātua – Māori parenting

Toni Huata

Video file

Singer Toni Huata talks about being raised as a whāngai by her grandparents. Her birth mother, Hera Huata, was 19 when she gave birth to Toni, and willingly allowed her parents to whāngai Toni.

Using this item

Blue Bach Productions

This item has been provided for private study purposes (such as school projects, family and local history research) and any published reproduction (print or electronic) may infringe copyright law. It is the responsibility of the user of any material to obtain clearance from the copyright holder.

All images & media in this story

How to cite this page

Cindy Kiro, Ngā mātua – Māori parenting – Whānau and whāngai, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/video/29230/toni-huata (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Cindy Kiro, published 10 May 2011, updated 1 June 2017.