Latest Maori Headlines
Battle on to find supreme iwi – there can be only one!
Wed, 16 Oct 2013 19:07:17 +1300 | UNITEC
The countdown is on in the lead-up to one of Auckland’s largest Māori sporting events – the Iwi of Origin – which will be held this Saturday 19 October at Unitec’s Mt Albert campus.More >>
Martin Doyle cartoon: Ko to maatau moni tenei
Wed, 16 Oct 2013 17:52:11 +1300 | Martin Doyle
Education Minister Hekia Parata is strong to probe into the finances of the Kohanga Reo. More >>
Māori book award winners announced
Wed, 16 Oct 2013 11:46:49 +1300 | Massey University
The book version of the movie White Lies: Tuakiri Huna that was submitted as New Zealand’s best foreign language entry for the 86th Academy Awards has been chosen as a winner in the fifth annual Māori book awards.More >>
What will it take to get to 5% smoking prevalence 2025?
Wed, 16 Oct 2013 10:31:26 +1300 | University of Otago
The New Zealand Government has a goal of a Smokefree Nation by 2025, often interpreted as a smoking prevalence of less than 5% by 2025. This should be a major focus of the New Zealand contingent at the Smokefree Oceania Conference in Auckland next week.More >>
Kohanga investigation must be transparent
Wed, 16 Oct 2013 09:18:33 +1300 | New Zealand Labour Party
Hekia Parata had no other option than to call for a “please explain” from the Te Kohanga Reo National Trust, Labour’s Maori Education spokesperson Nanaia Mahuta says.More >>
Kōhanga Reo Statement
Tue, 15 Oct 2013 23:32:58 +1300 | New Zealand Government
15 October 2013 Media Statement Kōhanga Reo Statement Education Minister Hekia Parata and Associate Minister Dr Hon Pita Sharples have met with representatives of the Kōhanga Reo National Trust Board tonight to discuss the allegations made ...More >>
Never Forget: October 15th solidarity tour
Tue, 15 Oct 2013 15:50:27 +1300 | Kirsten Wong
A day of discussion and a night of hip hop, spoken word and inspired sounds, mark the sixth anniversary of the October 15 raids. Police arrested 20 people in connection with the Operation 8 raids, initiated in response to suspected “terrorist threats” ...More >>
Maori repatriation ceremony - University of Birmingham
Tue, 15 Oct 2013 15:28:42 +1300 | University of Birmingham
The University of Birmingham has discovered a collection of Toi moko (preserved Mäori tattooed heads) which it wishes to reunite with the Maori people. University representatives made contact with cultural organisations in New Zealand to begin the process of repatriating ...More >>
Six Years On From Operation 8, Govt Still Breaking the Law
Tue, 15 Oct 2013 15:25:59 +1300 | Mana Party
“Six years on from the Police raids of Ruatoki in 2007 and government is still breaking the law” said MANA Leader and MP for Te Tai Tokerau, Hone Harawira. “When the police spied on the people in the Urewera’s they broke the law – pure and ...More >>
Q+A Panel Discussion - Judith Collins Interview - 13 Oct
Tue, 15 Oct 2013 14:25:40 +1300 | TV One
Welcome along to the panel this morning. Political Scientist Dr Raymond Miller from Auckland University; Annette Sykes, nice to see you again after all these very many years, who is Mana Party President and, of course, a lawyer; and NZ Herald Columnist, ...More >>
David Cunliffe: Kohanga Reo Trust | Euthanasia | LVRs
Tue, 15 Oct 2013 11:48:12 +1300 | Hamish Cardwell
At his weekly pre-caucus press conference in Wellington Labour leader David Cunliffe answered questions about allegations of the misuse of credit cards by a subsidiary of the Kohanga Reo Trust, the Reserve Bank's LVRs coming into effect, and a call ...More >>
New Chief Executive Announced
Mon, 14 Oct 2013 16:17:39 +1300 | Ngati Kahungunu Iwi Inc
Ngāti Kahungunu Iwi Incorporated is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr Adele Whyte as the Ngāti Kahungunu Iwi Incorporated Chief Executive. More >>
Kohanga story not the full picture - trustee
Mon, 14 Oct 2013 16:15:28 +1300 | Waatea News
A Kohanga Reo trustee is accusing Maori Television’s Native Affairs programme of being used by senior staff out to get revenge. More >>
Iwi Calls for MP to resign
Mon, 14 Oct 2013 14:12:26 +1300 | Ngati Rangiwewehi
“Clare Curran, MP for Dunedin must resign her position as an MP for she has no credibility and is not fit to represent this country” said Te Rangikaheke Bidois, Chairperson of Te Maru o Ngati Rangiwewehi, the tribal authority of Ngati Rangiwewehi ...More >>
Online Māori urged to be proactive with new changes in .nz
Mon, 14 Oct 2013 13:56:14 +1300 | New Zealand Maori Internet Society
The managing body of New Zealand domain names; InternetNZ’s subsidiary company The Domain Name Commissioner, announced that next year it will be possible to register a web address that ends in .nz without the need for .iwi, .māori, .co or any of ...More >>
Never Forget: Oct 15th Solidarity Tour
Mon, 14 Oct 2013 12:32:39 +1300 | Solidarity Tour
Public event commemorating the events that occurred on October 15th 2007, the police raids that attacked whanau around Aotearoa and especially in Ruātoki. More >>
“Critics of Heke’s burial need to be muzzled”
Fri, 11 Oct 2013 10:26:41 +1300 | David Rankin
Ngapuhi spokesman David Rankin has lashed out against critics of plans to re-bury the remains of his ancestor – the nineteenth-century warrior chief Hone Heke – at the end of this month.More >>
Maori Party shares grief at the passing of Tapihana Shelford
Fri, 11 Oct 2013 09:05:14 +1300 | The Maori Party
The Maori Party shared their grief today at the passing of Tapihana Shelford who was a personal friend and confidant to Maori Party Co-leader, Tariana Turia. More >>
Geographic Board Welcomes Decision On Islands' Names
Thu, 10 Oct 2013 15:32:40 +1300 | New Zealand Geographic Board
New Zealand Geographic Board (NZGB) Chair Dr Don Grant today welcomed Land information Minister Maurice Williamson’s decision to formalise the English and Māori names of the two main islands of New Zealand.More >>
Names of NZ’s two main islands formalised
Thu, 10 Oct 2013 15:05:14 +1300 | New Zealand Government
Land Information Minister Maurice Williamson today announced the recorded English names of the two main islands of New Zealand, the North Island and South Island, will be formalised.More >>
