Naomi Toilalo is an Auckland-based cookbook author, recipe developer, and creator behind Whānaukai, where she shares baking recipes infused with te reo Māori. She is passionate about combining food, language and culture, offering bilingual recipes and step‑by‑step videos to make cooking accessible and meaningful. Naomi has developed recipes for major New Zealand brands and published her cookbook Whānaukai in 2022, celebrating the connection between whānau and kai.