Construction of a multi-million-dollar communal home for elderly Māori is expected to begin within the next two months. The home, designed by Opus Architecture and costing more than $2 million, is being funded jointly by Te Taiwhenua o Heretaunga and Housing NZ. It will be built on a site next to a children’s playground in Bristol… [Continue Reading]
Celebration of Matariki should be on our national agend
June 21, 2012 By Leave a Comment
The Māori Party is inviting all New Zealanders to recognise Matariki and Puanga as a unique and distinctive part of our national identity. “Three years ago in June 2009, we established a private member’s bill Te Ra o Matariki Bill/Matariki Day Bill which would have formalised Matariki as an official public holiday” said Tariana Turia,… [Continue Reading]
Climate change and fishing in the Pacific
June 12, 2012 By 3 Comments
Fifteen countries and territories are meeting in Noumea this week [8 June] to discuss how climate change will affect Pacific fisheries and how they can ensure fishing and aquaculture will continue contributing to their food security, livelihoods and community development. The meeting was organised by the Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) and Food and… [Continue Reading]
Māori and Pasifika children our highest priority says Ririki
May 30, 2012 By Leave a Comment
A new report released by UNICEF today reveals that 30 million children – across 35 countries with developed economies – are living in poverty. The report maintains that poverty is not an inevitable situation but is susceptible to the influence of government policy. “The report reinforces what we already know. We can alleviate child… [Continue Reading]
Māori Party celebrates Samoan Language Week
May 29, 2012 By Leave a Comment
A leai se gagana ua pō le nu’u Without language the people are in darkness The Māori Party has today added their voice to the celebration of Samoan Language Week which features the theme of O le Vāfealoa’i (Strong and Respectful Relationships). “Tangata whenua share with Samoan people the value we place on our mother… [Continue Reading]
Ngāti Whātua Orakei awarded for excellence
May 1, 2012 By Leave a Comment
The Ngāti Whātua o Orakei Māori Trust Board received a Special Recognition Award for Excellence in Tribal Strategic Planning at the Aotearoa New Zealand Annual Business and Alumni Awards held Friday at the University of Auckland. Associate Dean of Māori and Pacific Development, Dr Manuka Henare, says the award recognises the way Ngāti Whātua Orakei has dealt with… [Continue Reading]
Māori name preferred for Poverty Bay
April 29, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Gisborne Councillor Manu Caddie is campaigning for the Poverty Bay to go by its Māori name Oneroa. Caddie says the place name has always painted Poverty Bay in an unfavourable light. The name was given by Captain James Cook – the first known European to discover the area. Believing that the land could not produce good… [Continue Reading]
Te reo in schools get ministerial support
April 29, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Trade Minister Tim Groser is calling for Māori to be made compulsory in New Zealand schools. Speaking on TV3’s “The Nation”, Mr Groser stressed that it was a personal view but he believed we should be teaching Māori to every five year old. ”This is turning the usual Pakeha argument on its head, because what I… [Continue Reading]
Georgina Te Heuheu lands Māori TV’s top job
April 24, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Former Minister Georgina te Heuheu has been appointed to the Board of Māori Television, Māori Affairs Minister Hon Dr Pita Sharples said today. “Mrs te Heuheu has been appointed to the Board for three years, effective immediately, and she will replace the current Chair of the Board when his term expires on 30 April 2012,”… [Continue Reading]
Tariana Turia applauds new Māori housing initiative
March 28, 2012 By 1 Comment
Associate Minister of Housing, Tariana Turia has congratulated Ngāti Hine Health Trust for opening the Moerewa Housing Project today, and also Te Matapihi He Tirohanga mo te iwi Trust for hosting the National Māori Housing Conference, after attending both events this morning in Northland. Hon Tariana Turia said “I am very excited by the housing… [Continue Reading]
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