Anaru Cook & Bethany Edmunds-Cook

CEO & Creative Director

Toi Oho Creative Activators Limited generate positive impact in communities through Tikanga Māori (cultural guiding principles), hauora (holistic health and wellbeing), and toi auaha (creative activities)

Our mission is to use creativity and hauora to stimulate the activation of "IHI" which in turn creates a powerful metaphysical state of "MAURI" generating potential, positive experiences, and unique creative outcomes.

Our uniqueness is our combined journey.

Whanau owned and operated

• Whakapapa to the people we work with, to Aotearoa and Te Moana Nui a Kiwa 

• 20 years+ industry experience in audio, music, taonga, arts and culture industries

• Health and wellbeing from a creative Mātauranga Māori perspective 

• Tamariki focused development and delivery, Passionate about empowering whanau through strength based engagement

• Supporting tamariki to be the light in their whanau 

• Te Reo Maori & English delivered, Mahi Toi, Taonga tuku iho

• Active within the iwi of Muriwhenua particularly Ngāti Kurī, as chair of Waiora marae

• Mau Rakau inspired fitness / tuition trained under  Whare Tū Taua matua Malcom Kerehoma and Nga Taniwha O Muriwhenua Ururaiaha Awarau

• Creative practitioner, traditional weaver, contemporary exhibitions and residencies international and national 

• Community engagement with taonga tuku iho in museums and Māori arts Kaupapa

• Professional DJ (20+ years)