Mika Haka Foundation

MHF is the product of an extraordinary visionary and performer for an extraordinary future for young New Zealanders – particularly those from diverse and minority communities. Mika is that visionary.

The foundation was formed in 2008 to consolidate and expand the work that Mika established through the pioneering programmes of the Torotoro Trust between 2001 and 2008.

The Torotoro Trust began as an urban Māori youth ‘empowerment’ performance project, and ended up creating career opportunities and training pathways for hundreds of young Māori and Pacific youth, reaching into the arts, education and health professions.

MHF has several projects here that were seeded by the Torotoro Trust. These projects are being developed and expanded, to benefit greater numbers of young New Zealanders.